Idioms Quiz 1

Gina started trying to ______________________ when her friends invited her to the beach.

• bury her head in the sand

• butter up her mom

• add fuel to the fire

• bite her tongue

My whole family was ____________________ when our cat passed away.

• feeling butterflies in our stomach

• crying wolf

• down the drain

• feeling blue

John said he would get that new video game ________________________.

• beating around the bush

• between a rock and a hard place

• by hook or by crook

• when the chips are down

My little brother was _____________________ hitting my sister.

• the black sheep of the family

• caught red-handed

• stuck between a rock and a hard place

• asleep at the switch

Isabel used ________________ to avoid getting punished for her bad decisions.

• feeling blue

• crying wolf

• chewing the fat

• crocodile tears

My dad told me I shouldn't _________________________ when I told him I wanted to get a second job.

• add fuel to the fire

• break a leg

• bite off more than I can chew

• butter someone up

I could feel ________________________ the night before I had to present my poem to the class.

• butterflies in my stomach

• chip on my shoulder

• achilles' heel

• asleep at the switch

I was truly _______________________ when my two friends had birthday parties on the same day.

• adding fuel to the fire

• stuck between a rock and a hard place

• asleep at the switch

• the black sheep

My teacher told me to ___________________ before my performance began.

• break a leg

• call it a day

• cry wolf

• bite your tongue

My grandmother warned me against _____________________ when I shouted, "Bees!!" just to scare my cousins for fun.

• burying my head in the sand

• feeling blue

• adding fuel to the fire

• crying wolf