WorksheetsIdioms
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,
it is extremely cheap
it is not worth the money
it is very expensive
If you take something with a pinch of salt,
you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true
you like your food to be salty
you think something might bring you bad luck
If you feel under the weather,
you feel frustrated
you feel ill
you feel sad
If you hit the sack,
you win the lottery
you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough
you go to bed because you are very tired
If you cut corners when doing something,
you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort
you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards
you do it straightaway
If you are over the moon,
you become serious about something
you are very pleased about something
you are very angry with someone
If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,
I am going to study
I am going to take a short break from studying
I am going to throw my books away
If you speak/talk of the devil,
you say something bad about someone
you talk directly about a hot issue
the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears
If you go the extra mile,
you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something
you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can
you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone
If you let the cat out of the bag,
you accidentally reveal a secret
you create a problem
you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered
If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...
from an authoritative or dependable source
from someone who heard it from someone else
while shopping at the greengrocer's
When you see eye to eye with someone,
you look extremely similar to someone
you are glad to see this person
you agree with someone completely
If something is a hot potato,
it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it
it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it
it is unfair competition where one side has an advantage
What's on your bucket list? Your bucket list is:
a list of things you need to pack for your holidays
a list of things you want to do before you die
a list of things you need to buy because you have run out of them
I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.
sick
bugs crawled inside of me
mad
nervous
After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!
excited
upset
disappointed
confused
You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!
jumbled
slow
fast
I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.
once a while
every year
whenever I want
all the time
It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!
It's been raining all day.
It's raining a lot.
It's not raining.
There are scattered thunderstorms.
William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.
he always keeps it clean
his room is never clean
he likes to clean
he asks his sister to clean
Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.
They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.
They eat apples together.
He doesn't like being with his daughter.
She is extremely important to her dad.
Sam's sister was always STEALING HER THUNDER on the dance floor.
taking away the attention
getting struck by lightning
stealing her clothes
working together
BREAK A LEG!
Don't cheat!
I hope you break your bones.
Good luck!
Watch where you are walking.
I have a problem.
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.
She memorized something.
What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"
To make someone cold
Someone feels that they need a sweater
to be nice to someone
to ignore somebody
He did not want the talk to get out of hand.
inside the classroom
out of control
The needed to pull together. Then they could out on a great play.
waited in line
worked as a team
Luz made up her mind to play Henny Penny.
understood
decided
The play was a big hit!
was a success
was very long
I crossed my fingers with anticipation!
good luck
pointed at something
I told the students to get their act together.
behave properly
acting out in a play
It all sounded like a bunch of mumbo jumbo! I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying!
To call something total nonsense
it was massive
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
He was born to a rich family
He was born hungry
He was born with teeth
