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Idioms & Expressions

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

" Hit the books " means ..............

a)

everything is OK until now

b)

Study hard

c)

very smart

d)

very easy

2.

" So far so good " means ...............

a)

don't raise your voice loudly

b)

very easy

c)

everything is OK until now.

d)

very smart

3.

"enough is enough " means .................

a)

very easy

b)

to say that one wants something to stop

c)

to hurry

d)

very smart

4.

look on the bright side stands for...

a)

be pessimistic

b)

be impolite

c)

be optimistic

5.

A special, happy, and important day that you will always remember

a)

a blue-letter day

b)

a yellow-letter day

c)

a red-letter day

d)

a green-letter day

6.

A person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves

a)

a piece of cake

b)

a red-letter day

c)

a wet blanket

d)

a white blanket

7.

She never stops talking about dieting - she's got a real .............. in her bonnet about it.

a)

wasp

b)

bee

c)

bug

d)

beetle

8.

used to say that a decision, action, etc. is sudden and done without any planning:

a)

on a spur of a moment

b)

on the spur of a moment

c)

on the spur of the moment

d)

on a spur of the moment

9.

His arrogant behavior with others has left him high and dry.

a)

To be penniless

b)

To be very sick.

c)

To be very famous

d)

Isolated

10.

All the residents of the colony painted the town red on the eve of festival.

a)

To white wash buildings

b)

To renovate buildings

c)

To celebrate noisly in public places.

d)

To create nuisances.

11.

I do not like his habit of mincing matters.

a)

Not to speak plainly.

b)

To brag about

c)

To be talkative

d)

To show off.

12.

What is the meaning of -Miss the boat”.

a)

Let too much time go by to complete a task.

b)

Long for something that you don’t have.

c)

Miss out on an opportunity.

d)

Not know the difference between right and wrong.

13.

The expression "to walk on eggshells" means...

a)

You wrap some eggs using shells and your words are soft.

b)

you hate your teacher so badly..

c)

Your teacher hates you..

d)

you're very cautious when saying or doing something.

14.

The expression "if I were you" can be replaced by...

a)

If your shoes were mine.

b)

If I were in you're shoes.

c)

If I were in your shoes..

d)

What' on my mind..

15.

When you have a gut feeling, it means you

a)

have palpitations.

b)

have a hunch.

c)

your heart-beats increase so much.

d)

You can't help yourself.

16.

What is the meaning of: A blessing in disguise

a)

To slow down

b)

Something common

c)

To get something over with because it is inevitable

d)

A good thing that seemed bad at first