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WorksheetsThe Adjective. Idioms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
She's a heavy smoker.
She smokes like a bear with a sore head.
She smokes like a log.
She smokes like a rocket.
She smokes like a chimney.
He’s incredibly clumsy and often breaks things.
He's like a trooper.
He's like a cat on a hot tin roof.
He's like a bull in a china shop.
He's like a lamb to the slaughter.
I slept really soundly last night.
I slept like a log last night.
I slept like hot cakes last night.
I slept as a sheet last night.
I slept like a bear with a sore head last night.
It's absolutely freezing in here!
It's as cold as a fiddle in here!
It's as cold as the grave in here!
It's as cold as the hills in here!
It's as cold as ice in here!
She is so naive, she doesn’t realise what a dangerous situation she's going into.
She's like a cat on a hot tin roof.
She's like a lamb to the slaughter.
She's like a feather.
She's like a rocket.
My grandmother may be 85 but she’s incredibly fit and healthy.
She's as fit as a feather.
She's as fit as a mule.
She's as fit as a fiddle.
She's as fit as a trooper.
Do you feel all right? You’re very pale.
You're as white as ice.
You're as white as a fiddle.
You're as white as a sheet.
You're as white as a lie.
He’s terribly nervous, he can't keep still for a moment.
He's like a bear with a sore head.
He's like a cat on a hot tin roof.
He's like a bull in a china shop.
He's like a mad March hare.
She's in a foul mood this morning, shouting at and arguing with everyone.
She's like like a bull in a china shop.
She's like a trooper.
She's like hot cakes.
She's like like a bear with a sore head.
Our new car goes really fast.
Our new car goes like a prayer.
Our new car goes like a boss.
Our new car goes like a rocket.
Our new car goes like a stone.
My new flatmate never stops swearing.
My new flatmate swears like a judge.
My new flatmate swears like a lord.
My new flatmate swears like a truck driver.
My new flatmate swears like a trooper.
Once the lights were out, the dormitory became eerily quiet.
Once the lights were out, it was as quiet as a millpond.
Once the lights were out, it was as quiet as a rake.
Once the lights were out, it was as quiet as a bone.
Once the lights were out, it was as quiet as the grave.
She doesn't need to diet, she weighs hardly anything!
She doesn't need to diet, she's as light as a feather.
She doesn't need to diet, she's as easy as ABC.
She doesn't need to diet, she's as feeble as a child.
She doesn't need to diet, she's as weak as a lamb.
Once the old man has made his mind up he never changes it, whatever you say.
The old man is as old as the hills.
The old man is as true as steel.
The old man is as stubborn as a mule.
The old man is as sound as a bell.
These new mobile phones are selling amazingly well.
These new mobile phones are selling like gold.
These new mobile phones are selling like nuts.
These new mobile phones are selling like hot bread.
These new mobile phones are selling like hot cakes.
