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IDIOM QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I am a couch potato' means

a)

I went crazy.

b)

I am kind.

c)

I am lazy.

d)

I should focus.

2.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I have a heart of gold' means

a)

I am lazy.

b)

I went crazy.

c)

I am scared to do something.

d)

I am kind.

3.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I opened a can of worms' means

a)

I went crazy.

b)

I am scared to do something.

c)

I want to ask you a question.

d)

I started some trouble.

4.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I have cold feet' means

a)

I went crazy.

b)

I am scared to do something.

c)

I should focus.

d)

I am lazy.

5.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I want to pick your brain' means

a)

I want to ask you a question.

b)

I will be quite.

c)

I started some trouble.

d)

I should focus.

6.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"Do something to begin a process".

a)

Get the ball rolling

b)

A horse in this race

c)

Hit out of the park

7.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"To give up, admit defeat"

a)

Jump through hoops

b)

Get the ball rolling

c)

Throw in the towel

8.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"An important person in a company or organization"

a)

The apple of (someone's) eye

b)

Big cheese

c)

Couch potato

9.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"Chat for a considerable length of time"

a)

Chew the fat

b)

Cut the mustard

c)

Cherry-pick

10.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"Be in trouble"

a)

Be in warm water

b)

Out of the blue

c)

Be in hot water

11.

I never agree with Henry about anything. We just don't ______ eye to eye.

a)

see

b)

watch

c)

look

d)

stare

12.

Jenny does everything her brother tells her to do. She is completely under his _____________.

a)

eye

b)

finger

c)

thumb

d)

hand

13.

She knows of all her friends' phone numbers by ___________.

a)

mind

b)

eye

c)

heart

d)

ear

14.

They are joking about it - they are ___________ your leg.

a)

turning

b)

pulling

c)

pushing

d)

taking

15.

Joanna won't speak to me. Why is she giving me the ________ shoulder?

a)

stiff

b)

hard

c)

strong

d)

cold

16.

Kamil doesn’t like to eat chicken. Hence, he only go to KFC _______________.

a)

a hot potato

b)

once in a blue moon

c)

out of the blue

d)

raining cats and dogs

17.

Zack will ____because he has an examination next Monday.

a)

hit the book

b)

pull his legs

c)

miss the boat

d)

a piece of cake

18.

I don't trust Mike. I find him _______________.

a)

two-eyed

b)

two-faced

c)

two-headed

d)

two-handed

19.

Carla was very impressed by the fireworks show. It ______________.

a)

blew her away

b)

bit off more than it could chew

c)

killed two birds with one stone

d)

cut corners

20.

The student's answer to the word problem was exactly right. He _________________.

a)

got out of hand

b)

hit the hay

c)

costs an arm and a leg

d)

hit the nail on the head