Quiz for Learners - Idiom 1

Feeling calm and relaxed...

• Cheesy

• Shake in one's boots

• As cool as a cucumber

• As good as gold

To feel uncomfortable in an unfamiliar environment...

• Cold shoulder

• Deadwood

• To shake in the boots

• A fish out of water

A very long time...

• Do time

• Elbow room

• Donkey's years

• Monkey's years

more space to work or move in...

• Space room

• Elbow room

• Shoulder room

• Arm room

To decide to do something even though the chances of success are slim or unknown...

• Take a risk

• Chance one's arm

• Chance one's legs

• Chance one's head

A show of intentional unfriendliness...

• Cold shoulder

• Cold arm

• Cold look

• Hot shoulder

Being very happy

• On cloud nine

• On cloud two

• On cloud five

• On sky nine

a disgrace for one's family

• Deadwood

• A black sheep

• Blackball

• A black goat

to be very angry

• Fly off the handle

• A silver lining

• Blow a fuse

• Blood, sweat and tears

A person who is similar in behaviour or actions like his parents...

• A deadwood

• A chip off the old block

• A chip off the old man

• By the skin of your teeth