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Idioms

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the drop of a hat

a)

walking without a hat

b)

without any hesitation

c)

at the beginning

d)

to conclude

2.

Barking up the wrong tree

a)

illegal logging

b)

searching at the same place

c)

looking in the wrong place

d)

injuring trees

3.

Bite off more than you can chew

a)

To take on a task that is way to big

b)

To eat more than anyone

c)

To risk someone's life

4.

Costs an arm and a leg

a)

something is fragile

b)

something is very affordable

c)

something is very cheap

d)

something is very expensive

5.

Hear it on the grapevine

a)

to hear the truth

b)

to hear rumors

6.

Hit the sack / sheets / hay

a)

To go to a barn

b)

To go to bed

c)

To go away

7.

See eye to eye

a)

two (or more people) agree on something

b)

two (or more people) disagree on something

8.

Steal someone's thunder

a)

To take someone's belonging

b)

To claim something that is not yours

c)

To take the credit for something someone else did

9.

Off one's rocker

a)

Demeaning

b)

Dementors

c)

Demented

10.

Cross that bridge when you come to it

a)

Dwell in the problems

b)

Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary

11.

The whole nine yards

a)

Everything, all the way.

b)

Extremely wide

c)

Spacious field

12.

That ship has sailed

a)

leave the way it is

b)

saying goodbye

c)

It's too late

13.

Now that you have answered all questions, I want you to choose 5 idioms and construct sentences by applying the idioms.

a)

OK!

b)

5 idioms it is!