New Idioms

Using Idioms complete the following sentence: "My mother ............................ visiting her siblings."

• is out of sorts

• rings a bell

• put two and two together

• gets a kick out of

In which sentence the usage of the idiom "out of sorts" is correct?

• After winning the game, he was feeling out of sorts.
• She was feeling out of sorts because of the surprise party.
• He was feeling out of sorts after a good night's sleep.
• After a long day at work, she was feeling out of sorts.

In which sentence the idiom "drive someone up the wall" is correct?

• The beautiful sunset is driving me up the wall.
• The constant noise from the construction site is driving me up the wall.
• The delicious food is driving me up the wall.
• The calm music is driving me up the wall.

In which sentence the idiom "stumbling block" is correct?

• The team easily overcame the stumbling block of communication barriers.
• The stumbling block was a great opportunity for the team to showcase their skills.
• The new software was a stumbling block to the company's productivity.
• The lack of funding was a stumbling block to the project's success.

In which sentence the idiom "well off" is correct?

• After winning the lottery, they became well off.
• After getting into debt, they became well off.
• After losing their jobs, they became well off.
• After giving away all their money, they became well off.

In which sentence the idiom "be left holding the baby" is correct?

• They were left holding the baby after finishing the marathon.
• After the project failed, I was left holding the baby.
• I left holding the baby at the party last night.
• She was left holding the baby when she won the lottery.

In which sentence the idiom "do the trick" is correct?

• I tried everything to fix my computer, but throwing it out the window finally did the trick.
• I tried everything to fix my computer, but restarting it finally did the trick.
• I tried everything to fix my computer, but feeding it to my pet finally did the trick.
• I tried everything to fix my computer, but painting it blue finally did the trick.

Which sentence would be appropriately completed with the word "fussy"?

• The chef was very fussy about the presentation of the dish.

• The teacher was very fussy about grading the tests.

• The dog was very fussy about eating his food.

• I think my brother is a fussy eater because he is always complaining of my food.