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Level 8 - Expressions, idioms and Phrasal verbs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lacey has a __________. She enjoys eating chocolates and other pastries.

a)

an egg on her face

b)

sweet tooth

c)

smart cookie

2.

Wow, look at him and all the gold necklaces, bracelets, and rings he's wearing. He's so __________.

a)

slow as molasses

b)

over the top

c)

too close for comfort

3.

I know you are having problems with your visa application, I hope everything will __________ well.

a)

follow up

b)

pan out

c)

turn around

4.

Some websites are really useless. They're __________.

a)

drifting apart

b)

garbage in, garbage out

c)

snail mail

5.

No one knew how to operate the new cash machines, since we had not been trained to use them. We were all ____________.

a)

drifting away

b)

in the same boat

c)

at a loss for words

6.

Sometimes, I can't find my way around the New York subway on weekends. Almost all the subway lines are running on different routes and the worst thing is they suspend the service. I really can't ________ this subway problem.

a)

search for

b)

beef up with

c)

put up with

7.

She has never tasted Turkish food, but, if she does, she will ___________.

a)

have a taste of her own medicine

b)

have a cold turkey

c)

see it in a whole new light

8.

drift apart

a)

come to the same place at the same time

b)

break up slowly

c)

from the beginning

9.

cough up

a)

find by accident

b)

give or pay

c)

come to the same place at the same time

10.

beef up

a)

sell un-needed things

b)

break up slowly

c)

add weight, strenght or power

11.

from the get go

a)

brek up slowly

b)

from the beginning

c)

give or pay

12.

have egg on one's face

a)

find by accident

b)

be ashamed, embarrased

c)

survive without something needed

13.

Choose the correct response:


- That issue is too close for comfort.

a)

- You really think so? Thanks. I made them from scratch.

b)

- He shouldn’t have bought it up.

c)

- Running downhill makes it worse.

14.

Choose the correct response:


- Sometimes running does more harm than good.

a)

- Running downhill makes it worse.

b)

- I sure will. They’re annoying.

c)

- Sure. Not a problem.

15.

Choose the correct response:


- It's a toss up.

a)

- Frankly speaking, I really don’t know the answer.

b)

- Yep! The score’s tied.

c)

- Let’s get a move on.