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Idiom 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the drawing board!

a)

to start all over again using different methods

b)

Having two very bad choices.

c)

Wanting to say something but stopping yourself.

2.

I hate my job so much I can’t bare忍受 going to work, but if I quit I don’t think I can get another job. I’m really stuck / caught between a rock and a hard place.

a)

to start all over again using different methods

b)

Having two very bad choices.

c)

Wanting to say something but stopping yourself.

3.

I have to bite my tongue so I don’t say what I really think of him!

a)

to start all over again using different methods

b)

Having two very bad choices.

c)

Wanting to say something but stopping yourself.

4.

Come on, cut to the chase. We haven’t got all day!

a)

Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point

b)

Putting all of one’s resources into one possibility

c)

Believing that every bad situation has a positive side

5.

Are you putting all of your savings into that company? Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

a)

Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point

b)

Putting all of one’s resources into one possibility

c)

Believing that every bad situation has a positive side

d)

Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

6.

Try not to worry about it. Every cloud has a silver lining.

a)

Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point

b)

Putting all of one’s resources into one possibility

c)

Believing that every bad situation has a positive side

d)

Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

7.

It was difficult when I moved to another country but I eventually found my feet.

a)

To become comfortable in what you are doing

b)

Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

c)

To refer to someone who is having a bad day

d)

Doing much more than is required when doing something

8.

My parents are very fixed in their ways. They won’t start using the internet.

a)

To become comfortable in what you are doing

b)

Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

c)

To refer to someone who is having a bad day

d)

Doing much more than is required when doing something

9.

I think he got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He is in a terrible mood.

a)

To become comfortable in what you are doing

b)

Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

c)

To refer to someone who is having a bad day

d)

Doing much more than is required when doing something

10.

My mother will always go the extra mile to help people.

a)

To become comfortable in what you are doing

b)

Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

c)

To refer to someone who is having a bad day

d)

Doing much more than is required when doing something