WorksheetsQuoting Shakespeare: Idioms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 58mins
I am more sinned against than sinning.
I have been accused of something I didn't do
I should not be blamed for what I have done wrong because I have been badly treated by other people
I am hopeless
I did something wrong and got caught
It's Greek to me.
What you are saying is difficult to understand
I think it tastes like Greek salad
I understand what you are saying
I don't care
Salad days are...
the time when one was a vegetarian
summer days
time on a diet
the period when someone was still young
The wish is father to the thought.
I am your father
Our opinions or beliefs are often influenced by our desires and hopes
Think before you act
To vanish into thin air means to...
forget about something
go out
breathe
disappear
To budge an inch means to...
move a little
share
change your opinion or attitude
eat something
To play fast and loose means to...
behave in a clever and dishonest way
move quickly
move fast while wearing loose clothing
to lose something
To be tongue-tied means...
to have difficulty speaking
to be tied up
to be unfriendly
to speak too much
A tower of strength is...
a tall building with a stable foundation
a physically strong person
an emotionally strong person who gives a lot of support or help during difficult times
a lighthouse
To hoodwink means...
to trick or deceive
to tell the truth
to help
to dress up
To be in a pickle means...
to have the opportunity to pick (choose)
to be in trouble
to eat pickles
to be lucky
When you knit your brows, you...
smile
move your brows together (e.g. when worried or angry)
cry
do a DIY project
When you make a virtue of necessity, you ...
make good choices
do what needs to be done
make bad choices
benefit from something you have to do
When you stand on ceremony, you...
are invited to a celebration
want all the formalities to be observed
fail to reserve a seat and have to stand up
treat people with respect
When you dance attendance on somebody, you ...
do everything that this person asks you to do and treat them in a special way
dance wildly at a party to attract this person's attention
start dancing immediately when this person enters the room
ignore this person
When something is cold comfort to you, it...
is cold and comfortable
gives you little or no comfort because your situation is so difficult
is exactly what you need
means a lot to you
If you say that a particular result is a foregone conclusion, you mean that...
it will certainly happen
it is hard to believe
it is impossible
it is in the past
You use the idiom "as good luck would have it" when you want to say that...
something happened because of good luck
something happened because of bad luck
something happened because of good or bad luck
When you say it's early days, you mean that...
it is too early in the morning for you to do things
you are too young to do things
it is the season of spring
it is too soon to talk about the result of something because a lot can still change
Foul play is...
criminal activity or violent behavior
a boring board game
football
gambling
