WorksheetsIdioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
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He added insult to injury.
He made a bad situation better.
He made a bad situation worse.
He was very rude.
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His eyes were bigger than his stomach.
He got more food than he could eat.
He was too busy looking at things to eat.
He is a picky eater.
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It's a hot potato.
It's an issue everyone is arguing about.
Life is a game.
It's something everyone loves.
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He has to burn the midnight oil.
He has to stay up late.
He has no electricity.
He doesn't like to spend money.
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Many hands make light work.
Too many people make work more difficult.
You should wash your hands often.
People working together make a job easier.
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This is the best thing since sliced bread.
This person is very kind.
This idea is bound to fail.
It's a great idea or invention.
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Cleanliness is next to godliness.
You should clean your room every day.
People who are clean are honest people.
It's important to keep things clean.
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Old habits die hard.
It's hard to break a bad habit.
Chewing your nails is a bad habit.
When you are old, life is more difficult.
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She was in the doghouse.
She was in trouble.
Dogs are her favorite animal.
She wanted time alone.
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Practice makes perfect.
You can practice but you'll never be perfect.
Keep practicing to get better and better.
If you practice you are already perfect.
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A leopard can't change its spots.
Bad people can change.
People never change.
You should always be yourself.
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Don't change horses in midstream.
You should never try something new.
Problems may happen if you change midway.
Wait until you're almost done to change.
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She was beating around the bush.
She was avoiding the real issue.
She wasn't a kind person.
She was talking about what matters.
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It was a blessing in disguise.
It was a terrible situation.
It seemed bad at first but ended up being something good.
Don't be fooled by people in disguise.
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The early bird catches the worm.
You are more successful if you start right away.
Getting up early is important.
Birds are role models.
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Time cures all ills.
You will be equally sad your whole life.
All bad things end up working out well.
Pain decreases over time.
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Let sleeping dogs lie.
Never wake up anybody.
Everyone needs to sleep.
Don't change a situation which is going well.
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Every dog has its day.
Every dog needs a good home.
Every person has some success.
Every person should make the most out of each day.
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It was a piece of cake.
It was very hard.
It was easy.
You shouldn't eat too many sweets.
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Once bitten, twice shy.
If you are hurt by someone, you become cautious of them.
If someone bites you, you won't like them.
People are shy after they have been bitten.
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He feels a bit under the weather.
He is sick because of the weather.
He feels sick.
He is under an umbrella in the rain.
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She missed the boat.
She missed her chance.
Boats aren't the only way to travel.
If you miss the boat your life is ruined.
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Let bygones be bygones.
It's hard to say goodbye.
Put the past behind you and move on.
When things are gone it is very sad.
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She hit the nail on the head.
She did or said something perfectly.
She is very angry.
She was too shy to speak her mind.
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You reap what you sow.
You get what you deserve.
Things always work out well in the end.
Worrying is a waste of time.
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There is nothing new under the sun.
There are no new ideas.
You should invent new things.
Inventing new things is useless.
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A fool and his money are soon parted.
You should open a savings account.
Smart people never lose their money.
Fools lose their money easily.
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The squeaky wheel gets greased.
It's not good to complain.
Complainers get all of the attention.
Bad things happen to complainers.
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You can't judge a book by its cover.
A book cover never lies.
You shouldn't judge someone by his/her appearance.
Reading is important.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
Each person has his/her own idea of what is beautiful.
A person's eyes make him/her beautiful.
A beautiful heart is what matters.
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She'll cross that bridge when she comes to it.
She'll deal with a problem when it is necessary and not before then.
Bridges can be scary.
Change is difficult.
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Don't cry over spilt milk.
Everyone spills milk sometimes.
Don't be sad about things that have already happened.
You should never cry.
