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IDIOMS: Nature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I got my promotion, I was ......

a)

Calm before the storm

b)

A shrinking violet

c)

On cloud nine

d)

A late bloomer

2.

I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the ......

a)

Calm before the storm

b)

A shrinking violet

c)

On cloud nine

d)

A late bloomer

3.

Joseph was ......, but turned out to be a formidable scholar in the long run

a)

Calm before the storm

b)

A shrinking violet

c)

On cloud nine

d)

A late bloomer

4.

After years of being seen as nothing more than ......, Christine decided to overcome her fears and start talking to strangers

a)

Calm before the storm

b)

A shrinking violet

c)

On cloud nine

d)

A late bloomer

5.

I'm sorry, but that ridiculous rationale ...... with me and will not change my mind

a)

Cuts no ice

b)

Over the hill

c)

Stealing my thunder

d)

Spit into the wind

6.

My mom and dad spent years ...... trying to get my brother to take his studies seriously; in the end, he dropped out anyway to pursue a career in music

a)

Cuts no ice

b)

Over the hill

c)

Stealing my thunder

d)

Spit into the wind

7.

My brother is the star athlete of our high school, so no matter what I succeed in, he's constantly ......

a)

Cuts no ice

b)

Over the hill

c)

Stealing my thunder

d)

Spit into the wind

8.

I used to think that being 40 meant you were ......, but I still feel as youthful as ever

a)

Cuts no ice

b)

Over the hill

c)

Stealing my thunder

d)

Spit into the wind

9.

My best friend was a real ...... when I was recovering from surgery

a)

Out of the woods

b)

Many moons ago

c)

Ray of sunshine

d)

A cold day in july

10.

It'll be ...... before they get that new interstate built

a)

Out of the woods

b)

Many moons ago

c)

Ray of sunshine

d)

A cold day in july

11.

......, when I was young

a)

Out of the woods

b)

Many moons ago

c)

Ray of sunshine

d)

A cold day in july

12.

If our sales stay strong, we should be ...... by the next quarter

a)

Out of the woods

b)

Many moons ago

c)

Ray of sunshine

d)

A cold day in july

13.

I think we're going to head ...... to London for our vacation this summer

a)

A bed of roses

b)

Across the pond

c)

Mountain to climb

d)

Up in the air

14.

My friend told me that he wants to live in ...... without hard work. Winning the Jackpot made his dream come true

a)

A bed of roses

b)

Across the pond

c)

Mountain to climb

d)

Up in the air

15.

You certainly have a ...... if you intend to get this project done by Thursday

a)

A bed of roses

b)

Across the pond

c)

Mountain to climb

d)

Up in the air

16.

With his contract expiring during the summer, the defender's future is ......

a)

A bed of roses

b)

Across the pond

c)

Mountain to climb

d)

Up in the air

17.

The way he's obsessing over one doorknob when we're renovating the entire house makes me think that he ......

a)

Lay of the land

b)

Can't see the forest for the trees

c)

In a clover

d)

Down to earth

18.

He knew the ...... from hiking through it daily

a)

Lay of the land

b)

Can't see the forest for the trees

c)

In a clover

d)

Down to earth

19.

After we earn a million in our new business of gold, we’ll hopefully be ......

a)

Lay of the land

b)

Can't see the forest for the trees

c)

In a clover

d)

Down to earth

20.

She is very ...... person, not at all attracted by the glamour world

a)

Lay of the land

b)

Can't see the forest for the trees

c)

In a clover

d)

Down to earth