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Idioms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

That exam was a piece of _____________! I'm sure we all got an A.

a)

pie

b)

pizza

c)

cookie

d)

cake

2.

"I'm in hot water" means...

a)

I'm happy

b)

I'm in trouble

c)

I'm angry

d)

I'm hungry

3.

Thanks, but I don't want to go to the match. Football's not my cup of _____________.

a)

tea

b)

chocolate

c)

coffee

d)

water

4.

She's a teacher, so education is something that's close to her _____________.

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

hand

d)

head

5.

Hurry up! We're _____________________ time!

a)

racing out of

b)

running out of

c)

running into

d)

racing into

6.

When you need to _______________ with new colleagues, try playing some games or doing activities together.

a)

break the water

b)

smash the brick

c)

bend the metal

d)

break the ice

7.

Hi Maria, could you give me a ___________ with my homework?

a)

head

b)

hand

c)

arm

d)

help

8.

'To hit the nail on the head' means...

a)

to hurt someone's feelings

b)

to fix a problem

c)

to have an argument

d)

to give exactly the right answer

9.

I need to go to the shop. Can you keep ____________ on my kids for ten minutes?

a)

an eye

b)

a look

c)

a sight

d)

a see

10.

'To let your hair down' means...

a)

to study hard

b)

to go to bed early

c)

to go out and have fun

d)

to relax like you are at a spa

11.

I really put my ___________ in it when I asked Tom about his wife. I forgot they were divorced!

a)

hand

b)

foot

c)

mouth

d)

face

12.

'Window shopping' means...

a)

just looking at things in shops, not buying anything

b)

shopping online

c)

shopping with someone else's money

d)

looking through shop windows but not going inside