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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
I think we got off on the wrong ______, let's start again, shall we?
hand
leg
foot
way
You're going to have to put your foot down this time. You can't let the kids come home late every weekend.
calm down
start again
decide not to let something happen
make a mistake
She got (a) feet and decided not to do it.
Keep your hair on means...
make yourself look younger
calm down
it's windy
you need a haircut
If you want someone to look after something like a business or a shop for a short time, you say, "Could you
knock it off?
tie the knot?
grin and bear it?
hold the fort?
"Grin and bear it" means
put off
put down
put up with
put out
If a couple are going to "tie the knot", they are going to...
get married
go on holiday
get divorced
put their shoes on
Everyone is welcome. The more, the (a) .
"Knock it off! You're really annoying me."
Go home!
Stop doing that!
Throw something at it!
Close the door!
The grass is always (a) on the other side of the fence.
Eric wants to get Chinese food. Lindsey wants to get Mexican food. But Marcy is on the fence.
What is the meaning of "on the fence?"
She is sitting on a fence.
She can't decide what she wants.
She wants both Chinese and Mexican food.
She doesn't like either type of food.
Pablo is about to speak in front of a big group. He's never done it before. So, he has butterflies in his stomach.
What is the meaning of "has butterflies in his stomach?"
He swallowed butterlies.
He feels like he is sick to his stomach.
His stomach is being tickled.
He is nervous about speaking in front of people.
Bart has never been able to eat more than half a pizza before. But today, he thinks he can eat a whole one! His eyes are bigger than his stomach.
What is the meaning of "his eyes are bigger than his stomach?"
He has really BIG eyes!
He can eat a lot.
His stomach is really small.
He thinks he can eat more than he really can.
We want to get a big dog, but Dad isn't sure. He says he'll sleep on it and tell us tomorrow.
What does it mean to "sleep on it?"
To use the dog as a pillow.
To get a good nights sleep.
To think about it overnight.
To dream about dogs.
Some people are really good at fractions, but not me. Fractions go over my head.
What is the meaning of "go over my head?"
I see fractions in the sky.
It means that it is too hard to understand.
Fractions are in my head.
Fractions are above me.
Dustin tried to make his own table. He didn't have a lot of time or money, so he had to cut corners. The table he made was not pretty!
What does it mean to "cut corners?"
to find ways to save time or money.
to cut the corners of a paper.
to make an ugly table.
to create a pretty picture.
If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,
it is extremely cheap
it is not worth the money
it is very expensive
If you are over the moon,
you become serious about something
you are very pleased about something
you are very angry with someone
If you say that something is a piece of cake,
it is very good but very few people know it
it is very easy to do
it is very sweet
If you let the cat out of the bag,
you accidentally reveal a secret
you create a problem
you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered
When you see eye to eye with someone,
you look extremely similar to someone
you are glad to see this person
you agree with someone completely
