WorksheetsS1 Supplementary Idioms (U4 + U5)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
4.1. The fund-raising project ______ when a philanthropist donated RM800,000.
fly by night
keep the flag flying
made sparks fly
got off to a flying start
4.2. We have encountered some difficulties but if we ______, I am sure we will succeed.
pigs might fly
keep the flag flying
got off to a flying start
in a flight of fancy
4.3. If the wastrel can do an honest day’s work, ______.
fly by night
pigs might fly
made sparks fly
got off to a flying start
4.4. My mother ______ when I came home later than my curfew dictated I should.
made sparks fly
fly by night
sent his opponent flying
flew off the handle
4.5. If you buy expensive electronic equipment from ______ companies, they may not honour your warranty.
fly by night
sent his opponent flying
high flyers
a flying visit
4.6. Be wary of what she tells you for she has a habit of making things up ______.
pigs might fly
made sparks fly
in a flight of fancy
got off to a flying start
4.7. Ever since he started studying at Harvard University, he has had to compete with ___________.
high flyers
a flying visit
pigs might fly
flew off the handle
4.8. He ______ at the party when he commented that women are not as intelligent as men.
keep the flag flying
fly by night
got off to a flying start
made sparks fly
4.9. At the Tae-kwan-do Tournament, he gave such a powerful kick that he ________.
keep the flag flying
sent his opponent flying
got off to a flying start
flew off the handle
4.10. When my father attended a business conference in Britain last week, he only had enough time to pay his good friend ________.
a flying visit
high flyers
fly by night
keep the flag flying
5.1. Instead of helping him to solve his problems, you ______ instead.
rose to the bait
has other fish to fry
tossed him to the sharks
were packed like sardines
5.2. The new Chinese student felt ______ on his first day at school.
like a fish out of water
cold fish
something fishy
like a fish in muddy water
5.3. The bus that I take to school is ______ during peak hours every day.
packed like sardines
like a fish out of water
fish in muddy water
something fishy
5.4. Mary has not been her normal self so I suspect ______ is going on with her.
a fish out of water
packed like sardines
cold fish
something fishy
5.5. Try not to bother him with your minor problems, he ______.
has other fish to fry
does not add up to a can of sardines
tossed him to the sharks
rose to the bait
5.6. Just as we expected, he ______ and got tricked into doing the work.
rose to the bait
fish or cut bait
packed like sardines
tossed him to the sharks
5.7. Your idea has been rejected because the committee agreed unanimously that it ______.
is like a fish out of water
is something fishy
does not add up to a can of sardines
is packed like sardines
5.8. Having spent all week discussing this project, it is time for us to decide whether to ______.
fish in muddy water
fish or cut bait
toss him to the sharks
rise to the bait
5.9. People who ______ take advantage of a troubled situation.
rise to the bait
fish in muddy water
have other fish to fry
fish or cut bait
5.10. People who have tried to strike up a conversation with Alan and failed agree that he is a ______.
cold fish
a fish out of water
fish in muddy water
a can of sardines
