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Idioms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is an idiom

a)

Donald duck

b)

over exaggeration

c)

non-literal expression

d)

an old expression

2.

what does "it costs an arm and a leg" mean

a)

no money

b)

cheap

c)

expensive

d)

a literal expression

3.

finish the sentents "steal someones _________"

a)

wallet

b)

fun

c)

leg

d)

thunder

4.

finish the sentence "barking up _________"

a)

a storm

b)

the wrong tree

c)

a kid

d)

a toy

5.

finish the sentence "Couch _________"

a)

Kendra

b)

potato

c)

Mel

d)

pin

6.

What does it mean to "Beat around the bush"

a)

to avoid doing work

b)

to take a longer path than is needed

c)

to avoid danger

d)

to not get straight to the point

7.

What does it mean to "add insult to injury"

a)

to make a bad situation worse

b)

to be mean to someone who is hurt

c)

to be nice to someone who is hurt

d)

to fix a bad situation

8.

finish the idiom. "Once in a _______"

a)

while

b)

year

c)

blue moon

d)

long time

9.

finish the sentence. "spill the ________"

a)

paint

b)

water

c)

beans

d)

cats

10.

What does "feel a bit under the weather" mean?

a)

feel kind of sad

b)

feel happy

c)

my tummy hurts

d)

my head hurts

11.

what idiom would you use if you do not clean your room

a)

I never clean my room

b)

couch potato

c)

piece of cake

d)

once in a blue moon

12.

what idiom would you use if you jut got back at someone

a)

call it a day

b)

taste of your own medicine

c)

steal someones thunder

d)

got you back