IDIOMS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

If someone was caught cheating in an exam, they would be ...

• drowning

• in deep water

• in cold water

• in boiling water

Although they had overcome many problems, they still had the end of year exams to face, so they ...

• were still in deep water

• needed to beat around the bush

• were not out of the woods yet

• needed to sow

We raised a lot of money to stop global warming, but it was really only ... as the amount needed was millions of dollars.

• a hot potato

• a storm in a teacup

• the tip of the iceberg

• a drop in the ocean

The increase in extreme weather is ... as nobody wants to talk about the climate emergency in my country.

• a white elephant

• the elephant in the room

• the tip of the iceberg

• a storm in a teacup

Greta Thunberg is really ... as people still keep using fossil fuel without considering the consequences for future generations.

• a hot potato

• a storm in a teacup

• a voice in the wilderness

• the tip of the iceberg

Greta Thunberg is really ... as people still keep using fossil fuel without considering the consequences for future generations.

• a hot potato

• a storm in a teacup

• a voice in the wilderness

• the tip of the iceberg

When Greta Thunberg said, 'Our house is on fire', she wanted people to ...

• leave their homes

• call the fire brigade

• call the emergency services

• know that our planet is in imminent danger due to global warming

Climate activists believe that ...

• it is the tip of the iceberg

• the sands of time are running out

• it's time to reap and sow

• it's time to go out of the woods

She's a real force of almost entirely decimated rain forest.

What was the original idiom?

A real force of ...

• energy

• sunlight

• nature

• wind

A bird in the hand is worth more than it used to be because they're going extinct.

What was the original idiom?

A bird in the hand is worth ...

• two hands

• nothing

• a lot of money

• two in the bush