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Idioms using body parts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anthony really likes Lulu, but she always _____. He feels rejected and sad.

a)

is a bleeding heart

b)

buries his head in the sand

c)

gives him the cold shoulder

d)

has her heart set on him

2.

Would you be happy to pay through the ______ for one night in a fabulous hotel?

a)

finger

b)

nose

c)

thumb

d)

gut

3.

To give someone the "cold shoulder" means?

a)

old

b)

stay serious

c)

throw ice

d)

ignore

4.

Alex started getting _______________ the closer it was to the big day and he wished he could postpone it.

a)

cold feet

b)

cold shoulders

c)

itchy feet

d)

a bleeding heart

5.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
6.

Students who are "all ears"....

a)

have big ears

b)

love q-tips

c)

are listening carefully

d)

are dreaming

7.
To suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do
a)
Get cold feet
b)
Get batterflies in one's stomach
c)
Land on one's feet
d)
Go on on the wrong foot
8.

He's got a chip on his shoulder really means...

a)

He earns money chopping wood.

b)

He is very angry and feels he is badly treated.

c)

He has wounded his shoulder.

d)

He has been fighting all the time

9.

Sandra is as stubborn as an ox and refused to listen to her mum's advice. This has the same meaning as she ___________________.

a)

paid through her nose

b)

had a cast iron stomach

c)

dug her heels in

d)

has a cold shoulder

10.

Kimberley loves animals and always volunteers at her local animal rescue shelter because it is _________________.

a)

causing her to have a bleeding heart

b)

close to her heart

c)

making her become a bag of bones

d)

digging its heels in her

11.

Watch out! He is _________________ and dangerous.

a)

cleaning his hands

b)

cutting his nose to spite his face

c)

a bag of bones

d)

armed to the teeth

12.

Don't __________________ just because you want to go on a holiday! There is a pandemic going on!

a)

pay through your nose

b)

cut your nose to spite your face

c)

walk around with a chip on your shoulder

d)

be all in your head

13.

A person who has clean hands is a person who ______________

a)

always breaks the law

b)

cares a lot about the world

c)

likes to be clean and hates dirt

d)

is not involved in illegal activities

14.

Bury your ___________ in the ______________

a)

neck, sand

b)

head, beach

c)

neck, beach

d)

head, sand

15.

Please don't bring me to an exotic food restaurant full of strange dishes and spices - I don't have a __________________

a)

cast iron stomach

b)

lead stomach

c)

glass stomach

d)

iron gut

16.

If you think everyone is out to get you, it is __________________

a)

all in your brain

b)

all in your head

c)

all in your dreams

d)

under your hair

17.

What happened to you? You used to be ______________________, but now, you look pleasantly plump!

a)

a long noodle

b)

a box of bones

c)

a bag of bones

d)

a sack of fingers

18.

Timothy has _______________ and cannot stay still for long.

a)

cold feet

b)

cold shoulders

c)

itchy feet

d)

a bleeding heart

19.

______________________ means "to ignore something that is obviously wrong"

a)

Bleeding heart

b)

Bury your head in the sand

c)

Cut your nose to spite your face

d)

Dig your heels in

20.

______________________ means "to do something silly that ends up making things worse"

a)

Bleeding heart

b)

Bury your head in the sand

c)

Cut your nose to spite your face

d)

Dig your heels in