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Idioms FCE

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
a)
He was born to a rich family
b)
He was born hungry
c)
He was born with teeth
2.

He is one tough cookie.

a)

He eats a lot of cookies

b)

He likes cookies

c)

He works hard

d)

He is very strong

3.

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

4.

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

5.

What does "birds of a feather flock together" mean?

a)

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

b)

a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

c)

Go away and stop bothering me.

d)

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

6.

What does "burn the candle on both ends" mean?

a)

Working too many hours without a break

b)

It is raining very hard.

c)

You feel very happy

d)

You're in big trouble

7.

What does "on cloud nine" mean?

a)

You feel very happy

b)

You're in big trouble

c)

Everything is going your way

d)

listening intently

8.

My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here.

a)

become sad

b)

become worried

c)

become angry

d)

beome happy

9.

Although we argued with him for a long time, he ________ his ground.

a)

remained

b)

kept

c)

sat

d)

stood

10.

Dan's such a____________________ , always reminding us what fantastic results he got in his exams!

a)

big-head

b)

cup of tea

c)

two left feet

11.

Did he really say Canada has a tropical climate? Come on, he_____________________! It’s cold in Canada!

a)

was pulling your leg

b)

put his foot in his mouth

c)

was flexing his muscles

12.
Have a...tooth
a)
gold
b)
big
c)
lucky
d)
sweet
13.
Over my dead body
means...
a)
Absolutely not!
b)
I have a headache
c)
I need a blanket
d)
I'm orginizing a funeral
14.
As cool...a cucumber
a)
as
b)
like
c)
such
d)
so
15.

If you are sick, you are ________________________.

a)

let the cat out of the bag

b)

under the weather

c)

fair weather friend

16.

The teacher told the students to wait and relax.

a)

hold your horses

b)

don't cry over spilled milk

c)

an arm and a leg

17.

If you put your foot in your mouth, this means _____________.

a)

you did something inappropriate

b)

you said something inappropriate

18.

To get to point or to skip to the important part of something without wasting time on boring or unimportant details.

a)

to hit the hey

b)

to give a cold shoulder

c)

to be on a roll

d)

to cut a chase

19.

Adding insult to injury

a)

Calling someone a name after hurting them

b)

Making a bad situation even worse

c)

Having a doctor insult you

20.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

a)

We will do the most obvious thing to do

b)

We will overcome our fear of high places

c)

We will deal with the problem when it's absolutely necessary, but not before then

21.

Every cloud has a silver lining

a)

Even a difficult situation will have some good in it

b)

Look at the clouds until you see something shiny

c)

If you dream high enough you will make some good money

22.

Jump on the bandwagon

a)

Show athletic skill and ability

b)

Show a love of good music

c)

Join a popular trend or activity

23.

Let the cat out of the bag

a)

Share information that had been secret

b)

Rescue an animal from cruel treatment

c)

Surprise your friends with something unexpected