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English Idioms to learn

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 75secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you usually go "by the book", it means:

a)

you follow the rules.

b)

you break the rules.

c)

you make the rules.

2.

We usually know the words to lots of songs without working hard to learn them. In fact, we can sing them easily because we know them ________________________.

a)

by leaps and bounds

b)

by word of mouth

c)

by heart

3.

Hey, I bumped into my old boyfriend __________ the other day while walking down the street. What a surprise!

a)

by and large

b)

by chance

c)

by hand

4.

Sorry, I didn't mean to send you an incomplete email. I must have hit the send button __________.

a)

by heart

b)

by mistake

c)

by the book

5.

Wow, Tori, your piano playing has improved __________. You must have practiced a lot!

a)

by leaps and bounds

b)

by accident

c)

by word of mouth

6.

The idiom "by word of mouth" means:

a)

through advertising in magazines

b)

through commercials on TV

c)

through people telling each other

7.

Yes, ______________, she enjoys living in Canada. She even got used to the winter!

a)

by and big

b)

by and large

c)

by and huge

8.

Oh my gosh, did you make that scarf __________? You're so talented!

a)

by heart

b)

by coincidence

c)

by hand

9.

My sister and I found ourselves at the same movie ___________. Imagine that!

a)

by coincidence

b)

by hand

c)

by and large

10.

I felt really bad when I spilled red wine on their white tablecloth __________. They were very kind, but I still felt lousy!

a)

by heart

b)

by hand

c)

by accident