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English Idioms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.
a)
Let's hit the hay.
b)
He tried not to "make waves".
c)
Stuck between a rock and a hard place.
2.
This idiom means: Feeling slightly ill.
a)
To taste your own medicine.
b)
At the drop of a hat.
c)
To feel a bit under the weather.
d)
To add insult to injury
3.
If you say "it's written all over your ___", you're saying that the expression on someone's face is showing their true feelings or thoughts.
a)
mind
b)
face 
c)
gestures
d)
book
4.
If you're still finding your feet, you're still adjusting to a new ___ or a new situation.
a)
place
b)
meaning
c)
means
d)
job
5.

"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

6.

What does "butterflies in my stomach" mean?

a)

I ate too much

b)

I swallowed some bugs

c)

to be nervous about something

d)

to be very hungry

7.

Giving someone the "cold shoulder" means that...

a)

taking away their sweater

b)

throwing ice or snow on someone's shoulder

c)

to go out in the snow without proper snow gear

d)

to ignore or be unfriendly

8.

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

9.

When some says "I feel like a fish out of water" what do they mean?

a)

not knowing how to swim

b)

having a hard time breathing

c)

uncomfortable situation that you are not used to

d)

feeling trap

10.

To be "all ears" means...

a)

listen attentively

b)

when you have more than one earring

c)

when you wear a silly hat with other ears

d)

when you are not listening

11.

When we are all "in the same boat" it means that....

a)

when you are going fishing with a friend

b)

singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

c)

being in a kayak together

d)

share the same unfortunate situation as another person

12.

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

13.

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

a)

it was raining hard

b)

dogs were barking very loud

c)

There were cats on roofs

d)

when the animals were let loose in the zoo

14.

"Time flies" means __________________.

a)

when a fly lands on a clock

b)

when time going very moving slowly

c)

your watch flies off your wrist

d)

time goes by very quickly

15.

... sheep of the family

a)

blue

b)

black

c)

pink

d)

purple

16.

catch someone ... -handed

a)

white

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

red

17.

... with envy

a)

white

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

red

18.

once in a ... moon

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

round

d)

square

19.

in black and ...

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

round

d)

square

20.

a ... lie

a)

big

b)

long

c)

white

d)

fat

21.

out of the ...

a)

class

b)

truck

c)

house

d)

blue