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Idioms

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Apple of my eye" means?

a)

pupil is shaped like an apple

b)

someone that is very special

c)

eye color is red like an apple

d)

eye color is green like an apple

2.

What does "cry over spilt milk" mean?

a)

to be upset about something that can't be changed

b)

accidentally spilling a liquid

c)

slipping and falling over milk

d)

when your tears look like milk

3.

That was a "piece of cake" because it was________.

a)

a delicious dessert

b)

something was easy to do

c)

it was just a small task

d)

something was sweet

4.
It cost an arm and a leg means:
a)
it was expensive
b)
I paid with my arm
c)
I paid with my leg
d)
it took my arm and leg
5.

Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.

a)

They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.

b)

They eat apples together.

c)

He doesn't like being with his daughter.

d)

She is extremely important to her dad.

6.

What does "pig out" mean?

a)

pig running out

b)

eat a lot of something

c)

eat pork

7.

The chocolate that I left in the fridge is missing. I smell a rat here.

a)

begin to suspect trickery

b)

dead rat

c)

smelly rat

8.

The updates about the Covid-19 cases should be heard from the Ministry of Health to assure truth.

a)

Covid-19

b)

Ministry of Health

c)

straight from the horse's mouth

9.

Scoring in your SPM exam is like taking the bull by the horns.

a)

talking to bull

b)

face a challenge or danger boldly

c)

take bull's horn

10.

Ms Reeta gets tired easily because she has a bun in the oven.

a)

MsReeta is lazy.

b)

Ms Reeta is pregnant.

c)

MsReeta is sleepy.

11.

It was "raining cats and dogs" last night! That means that ______________.

a)

it was raining heavily

b)

dogs were barking very loud

c)

There were cats on roofs

d)

when the animals were let loose in the zoo

12.

I could eat pizza and ice-cream for a very long time. What does this idiom mean?

a)

until the cows come home

b)

long long time ago

c)

time waits for no man

13.

Don't befriend the bad eggs of the town. They will spoil you.

a)

broken eggs

b)

boys who sell eggs

c)

a person who is often in trouble