WorksheetsIdioms FCE
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
He is one tough cookie.
He eats a lot of cookies
He likes cookies
He works hard
He is very strong
What does it mean to "Go fly a kite"?
Go away and stop bothering me.
You feel that you need to spend your money at once.
Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city
What does "rat race" mean?
Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city
You're embarrassed because you made a mistake and everyone knows about it.
You feel that you need to spend your money at once.
People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together
What does "birds of a feather flock together" mean?
People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together
a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun
Go away and stop bothering me.
Fast pace, busy schedule, usually associated with living and working in the city
What does "burn the candle on both ends" mean?
Working too many hours without a break
It is raining very hard.
You feel very happy
You're in big trouble
What does "on cloud nine" mean?
You feel very happy
You're in big trouble
Everything is going your way
listening intently
My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here.
become sad
become worried
become angry
beome happy
Although we argued with him for a long time, he ________ his ground.
remained
kept
sat
stood
Dan's such a____________________ , always reminding us what fantastic results he got in his exams!
big-head
cup of tea
two left feet
Did he really say Canada has a tropical climate? Come on, he_____________________! It’s cold in Canada!
was pulling your leg
put his foot in his mouth
was flexing his muscles
means...
If you are sick, you are ________________________.
let the cat out of the bag
under the weather
fair weather friend
The teacher told the students to wait and relax.
hold your horses
don't cry over spilled milk
an arm and a leg
If you put your foot in your mouth, this means _____________.
you did something inappropriate
you said something inappropriate
To get to point or to skip to the important part of something without wasting time on boring or unimportant details.
to hit the hey
to give a cold shoulder
to be on a roll
to cut a chase
Adding insult to injury
Calling someone a name after hurting them
Making a bad situation even worse
Having a doctor insult you
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
We will do the most obvious thing to do
We will overcome our fear of high places
We will deal with the problem when it's absolutely necessary, but not before then
Every cloud has a silver lining
Even a difficult situation will have some good in it
Look at the clouds until you see something shiny
If you dream high enough you will make some good money
Jump on the bandwagon
Show athletic skill and ability
Show a love of good music
Join a popular trend or activity
Let the cat out of the bag
Share information that had been secret
Rescue an animal from cruel treatment
Surprise your friends with something unexpected
