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idioms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to "Go fly a kite"?

a)

Go away and stop bothering me.

b)

You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

c)

Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city

2.

What does "rat race" mean?

a)

Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city

b)

You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.

c)

You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

d)

People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together

3.

What does "egg on my face" mean?

a)

You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.

b)

a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

c)

You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.

d)

You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

4.

What does "money burns a hole in my pocket" mean?

a)

You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

b)

Go away and stop bothering me.

c)

a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

d)

People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together

5.

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

a)

hard

b)

easy

c)

messy

d)

fun

6.

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

a)

sick

b)

bugs crawled inside of me

c)

mad

d)

nervous

7.

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

a)

excited

b)

upset

c)

disappointed

d)

confused

8.

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

a)

jumbled

b)

slow

c)

fast

9.

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

a)

once a while

b)

every year

c)

whenever I want

d)

all the time

10.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining a lot.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

11.

William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.

a)

he always keeps it clean

b)

his room is never clean

c)

he likes to clean

d)

he asks his sister to clean

12.

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.

13.

BREAK A LEG!

a)

Don't cheat!

b)

I hope you break your bones.

c)

Good luck!

d)

Watch where you are walking.

14.

Helen was feeling UNDER THE WEATHER.

a)

happy

b)

confused

c)

excited

d)

sick

15.

Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG!

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are yellow

c)

they go on both feet

d)

they are cheap

16.
He is one tough cookie.
a)
He eats a lot of cookies
b)
He likes cookies
c)
He works hard
17.
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.
18.
Barking up the wrong tree
a)
Something good that isn't recognized at first.
b)
Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person
c)
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
d)
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
19.
Cry over spilt milk
a)
Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.
b)
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
c)
When you complain about a loss from the past.
d)
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
20.
Every cloud has a silver lining
a)
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
b)
You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.
c)
Believe someone's statement, without proof.
d)
Keep something away.