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Idioms

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stop complaining about that! There's no use crying over spilt _____.

a)

egg

b)

milk

c)

tea

d)

cake

2.

Most people are nice and help others, but there’s always a bad ______ that ruins everything.

a)

egg

b)

milk

c)

tea

d)

cake

3.

Quite easy this exercise is! It’s a piece of _______ .

a)

egg

b)

milk

c)

tea

d)

cake

4.

Rock music is not my cup of ______ ; I prefer rap.

a)

egg

b)

milk

c)

tea

d)

cake

5.

We have so little money that we can hardly keep our ________ above water.

a)

feet

b)

hand

c)

ears

d)

heads

6.

So tell me… I’m all _______ .

a)

feet

b)

hand

c)

ears

d)

heads

7.

I'm worried John may be getting cold ________ about our trip to Sudan.

a)

feet

b)

hand

c)

ears

d)

heads

8.

I need some help here! Could you give me a _____?

a)

foot

b)

hand

c)

ear

d)

head

9.

He is presenting his project to a large audience next week – that’s if he doesn’t get ______!

a)

butterflies in her head

b)

cold feet

c)

pain in the chest

10.

Thanks for listening to my problems. I just needed to get this off _______.

a)

my chest

b)

my head

c)

my mind

d)

my feet

11.

Today is the big day, right?

a)

Full arms!

b)

Piece of cake!

c)

Hot potato!

d)

Break a leg!

12.

He doesn’t listen to the teacher – he’s got his _________ all the time!

a)

arms in the clouds

b)

head in the clouds

c)

feet on the ground

d)

eyes on the floor

13.

I’ll keep ______ on the dinner while you’re on the phone.

a)

an eye

b)

a finger

c)

a ear

d)

a hand

14.

What's the meaning?

I’m so hungry! I’d give my right for some decent food.

a)

To stop being involved

b)

To want something very much

c)

To be extremely expensive

d)

Be afraid

15.

What's the meaning of: To keep your feet on the ground

a)

To hope for a bit of luck, or a positive outcome

b)

To show sympathy to someone when they are upset

c)

To be realistic about your own ideas, actions and decisions

16.

The issue of World Hunger is a _______ right now.

a)

hot potato

b)

piece of cake

c)

bad egg

17.

What's the meaning of:

Cooking isn’t my cup of tea.

a)

I hate cooking.

b)

I enjoy cooking.

c)

Cooking is hard for me

d)

Cooking is not fun for me

18.

There was something fishy in the way he paused before answering my question.

a)

To say that something is suspicious

b)

To say that something is fun

c)

To say that something is false