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Technology idioms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They hoped that the tax cuts would __________ the wheels of the economy.

a)

lock

b)

reinvent

c)

grease

d)

pull

2.

Have you ever seen Jack and his girlfriend argue? He knows exactly which ____________________ to make her crazy.

a)

waves to surf

b)

wheels to grease

c)

fuses to blow

d)

buttons to push

3.

After years of failed experiments, the company ___________ the plug on their brain chip idea.

a)

blew

b)

pulled

c)

hit

d)

put

4.

You should be able to assemble it and have it working in 20 minutes. It’s not ___________________.

a)

rocket technology

b)

big science

c)

rocket science

d)

higher maths

5.

Bobby is an incredible chess player. I wish I knew ___________________.

a)

what makes him tick

b)

what powers his hours

c)

what wavelength he's on

d)

what his bells and whistles are

6.

I decided to set up my own business because I was tired of just being a ____________________ in a machine.

a)

wheel

b)

button

c)

cog

d)

steam

7.

Video games companies are always on the _______________ edge in terms of the graphics.

a)

sharp

b)

cutting

c)

last

d)

steep

8.

What makes the problem worse is that the project leader and the board of managers are not_______________________ about how to deal with it.

a)

on the same wheel

b)

two chips on the same motherboard

c)

blowing the fuse

d)

on the same wavelength

9.

Tesla manufacturers announced that they have just released a luxury Cyberquad. A vehicle for kids with all ___________________ .

a)

the buttons to push

b)

the same wavelenghts

c)

the bells and whistles

d)

nuts and bolts

10.

Somehow we ____________________ because I'd written the 23rd in my diary and Jen had the 16th.

a)

hit the panic button

b)

got our wires crossed

c)

run out of steam

d)

greased the wheels