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WorksheetsIdioms! I
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To eat humble pie means....
a)
an expensive conquest
b)
to admit your error and apologize
c)
to make peace, to calm someone down
d)
to visit and oppose a person on his own grounds
2.
A flash in the pan means...
a)
a humiliating defeat
b)
having a selfish motive in the background
c)
promising at the start but then disappointing
d)
an item you purchase without having seen
3.
Crocodile tears means...
a)
insincere tears
b)
one who spoils the fun
c)
a too costly victory
d)
any imminent danger
4.
Skid Row means...
a)
an item you purchase without having seen
b)
promising at the start but then disappointing
c)
to come to no practical result
d)
disreputable part of town
5.
To go up in smoke means...
a)
to evade responsibility
b)
to be in charge
c)
to have no choice at all
d)
to come to no practical resul
6.
To rule the roost means...
a)
to disparage something that you cannot have
b)
to be kept waiting
c)
to be in charge
d)
to let well enough alone
7.
To take down a peg means...
a)
to take the conceit out of a braggart
b)
to be kept waiting
c)
to vote against a candidate running for reelection
d)
to disparage something that you cannot have
8.
To pass the buck means...
a)
to change one's mind
b)
famous law case
c)
to signal rejection
d)
to refuse to take responsibility
9.
A red-letter day means...
a)
day of happiness, time for rejoicing
b)
drunk
c)
the goods, tools, and other requisites of a profession
d)
the necessary equipment
10.
To let sleeping dogs lie means...
a)
to disparage something that you cannot have
b)
to be kept waiting
c)
to let well enough alone, to avoid stirring up old hostilities
d)
to vote against a candidate
11.
A thumb's down means...
a)
signal of rejection
b)
a famous case or controversy
c)
a humiliating defeat
d)
having a selfish motive in the background
12.
A bitter pill to swallow means....
a)
a humiliating defeat
b)
something that diverts attention from the main issue
c)
having a selfish motive in the background
d)
signal of rejection
13.
An ax to grind means....
a)
having a selfish motive in the background
b)
a humiliating defeat
c)
an item you purchase without having seen
d)
promising at the start but then disappointing
14.
Sour grapes means....
a)
one who spoils the fun
b)
to be kept waiting
c)
disreputable part of town
d)
to disparage something that you cannot have
15.
To cool one's heels means...
a)
to vote against a candidate running for reelection
b)
to be kept waiting
c)
to let well enough alone
d)
to make a big fuss over someone
16.
A red herring means...
a)
don't jump to conclusions based on incomplete evidence
b)
a famous law case or controversy
c)
something that diverts attention from the main issue
d)
day of happiness
17.
A wet blanket means....
a)
drunk
b)
a skeptic
c)
one who spoils the fun
d)
a famous law case
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