WorksheetsIdioms and their meanings
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
This idiom means to create a new set of problems.
Open a can of worms
Bend over back wards
Burn bridges
Keep a stiff upper lip
This idiom means that someone is loud but not dangerous.
Ready to jump ship
To be in her shoes
Her bark is worse than her bite
To get the short end of the stick
This idiom means that the child is just like his parents.
Compare apples and oranges
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
To sweep it under the rug
At the drop of a hat
This idiom means that you get a bad deal.
To burn your bridges
To get the short end of the stick
To be in his shoes
To jump ship
This idiom means that you have to wait for a long time for something.
Open a whole new can of worms
Burn your bridges
Sweep it under the rug
Until the cows come home
This idiom means to experience what someone else experiences.
Apples and oranges
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
To be in his shoes
To sweep it under the rug
This idiom means to do something very quickly.
Until the cows come home
At the drop of a hat
Bend over backwards
Burn your bridges
This idiom means that you don't show emotion.
Keep a stiff upper lip
Sweep it under the rug
At the drop of a hat
Horseplay
This idiom means that you pretend that something never happened.
Sweep it under the rug
Jump ship
Burn your bridges
Knock her socks off
This idiom means that you give up when something gets difficult or challenging.
Burn your bridges
Get the short end of the stick
Jump ship
Open a whole new can of worms
This idiom means that you really impress someone.
Keep a stiff upper lip
Knock her socks off
Horseplay
Jump ship
This idiom means chaos.
Horseplay
Apples and oranges
Bending over backwards
Burning bridges
