If you say that something is a piece of cake,

it is very good but very few people know it

If you speak/talk of the devil,

the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears

you say something bad about someone

you talk directly about a hot issue

If you go the extra mile,

you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something

you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can

you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone

If you let the cat out of the bag,

you accidentally reveal a secret

you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered

If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...

from someone who heard it from someone else

from an authoritative or dependable source

while shopping at the greengrocer's

When you see eye to eye with someone,

you agree with someone completely

you look extremely similar to someone

you are glad to see this person

What's on your bucket list? Your bucket list is:

a list of things you want to do before you die

a list of things you need to pack for your holidays

a list of things you need to buy because you have run out of them

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? John met the President.

John rubbed elbows with the President

John pulled the wool over his eyes.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? I have a problem.

Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

She said something embarrassing.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? I'm tired. Let's go to bed .

Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

The boy "cried wolf" means...

He asked for help when he didn't need it.

She is walking on eggshells means...

She is trying not to upset anyone.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? There is trouble ahead.

He had to pay through the nose.

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10th Grade - University

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,

it is extremely cheap

it is not worth the money

it is very expensive

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you take something with a pinch of salt,

you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true

you like your food to be salty

you think something might bring you bad luck

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you feel under the weather,

you feel frustrated

you feel ill

you feel sad

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you hit the sack,

you win the lottery

you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

you go to bed because you are very tired

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you cut corners when doing something,

you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort

you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards

you do it straightaway

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you are over the moon,

you become serious about something

you are very pleased about something

you are very angry with someone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,

I am going to study

I am going to take a short break from studying

I am going to throw my books away

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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