ESL Idioms

The idiom for feeling sad is

• all thumbs
• tongue-tied
• down in the dumps
• hold your horses

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

• Let's hit the hay.
• He tried not to "make waves".
• Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!' 

• I'm sad
• I'm loving
• I'm happy
• I'm nervous

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
She memorized something.

• You're the apple of my eye.
• Knows it by heart
• She took me under her wing.

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The idiom "put on the back burner"
means

• unable to think of something to say
• work on a difficult or lengthy task
• delayed until later
• make a good first impression

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Keep your chin up really means...

• Don't feel bad. Stay positive.
• Don't look down.
• You did horrible.

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Very easy is the meaning for the idiom

• spill the beans
• buy a lemon
• hold your horses
• piece of cake

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
That's a low price.

• That's dirt cheap.
• Don't let the bed bugs bite.
• Shake a leg.

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
It's time to take your turn.

• It's raining cats and dogs
• The ball is in your court
• Reach for the stars

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The idiom "cool as a cucumber" means

• clumsy; not very good at doing something
• good at growing vegetables
• calm, not nervous
• feeling sad

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