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Fun English and Chinese Food Idioms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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1.

"A:I want a good grade on the exam, but I also want to have fun this weekend.

B:You can’t have your cake and eat it too."


The English idiom "you can't have your cake and eat it" means:

a)

You should always share your cake.

b)

You can't have everything.

c)

It's always better to eat someone else's cake.

2.

Choose the English idiom that means "a job or activity that provides someone with the money he/she needs to live."

a)

milk and tea

b)

rice and vegetables

c)

bread and butter

3.

"Keep it simple when teaching grammar! If you over-egg the pudding with too much information, your students will not understand."

What does the idiom "over-egg the pudding" mean?

a)

錦上添花

b)

畫蛇添足

c)

雪上加霜

4.

“It's really not worth my time. I've got a bigger fish to fry!

The English idiom "to have a bigger fish to fry" means:

a)

to have something more dangerous to do

b)

to have something more important to do

c)

to have something that earns you more money

5.

The English idiom "a man's meat is another man's poison" can be translated into which Chinese idiom?

a)

人為刀俎,我為魚肉。

b)

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉。

c)

青菜蘿蔔,各有所好。

6.

"Kevin bought me flowers yesterday. It smells fishy. He never bought me flowers."

The English idiom "it smells fishy" means:

a)

it does not smell good

b)

it smells very fresh

c)

it seems dishonest or false

7.

“The exam is in less than an hour, but I'm as cool as a cucumber.”

The English idiom "as cool as a cucumber" is used to say:

a)

someone is not prepared for a situation

b)

someone is being surprisingly calm

c)

someone is fashionably dressed

8.

"Hiking is not my cup of tea, but my husband enjoys it."

The English idiom "it's not my cup of tea" means:

a)

It's not what I'm interested.

b)

It's none of my business.

c)

It's not my tea. (The waiter made a mistake)

9.

"We plan to throw a surprise party for Lily. Look! Here she comes. Please don't spill the beans!"

The English idiom "to spill the beans" means:

a)

to tell the secret

b)

to cause a trouble

c)

to play a joke on someone

10.

The English proverb "Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune" is closest in meaning to which sign below?

a)
b)
c)
d)