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House idiom

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"to bring down the house"

a)

to make people mad

b)

to remodel a house

c)

to make people laugh

d)

to make people cry

2.

"throw money down the drain"

a)

to save money

b)

to waste money

c)

to save time

d)

to save water

3.

“pan out”

a)

when a plan or schedule is successful

b)

to enjoy meeting someone

c)

to paint a wall

d)

to drive too fast

4.

"to get one's foot in the door"

a)

a shoe

b)

soccer

c)

to start a new job

d)

to quit

5.

“clean house”

a)

to be confused

b)

to fire everyone

c)

to misunderstand

d)

Hawaii

6.

"to hit the ceiling"

a)

the roof

b)

ceiling fan

c)

to get very angry, mad

d)

baseball

7.

"on the fence"

a)

the backyard

b)

not sure, can't make a choice

c)

a firm decision

d)

a dog fence

8.

"on the house"

a)

free, no charge

b)

expensive

c)

credit card

d)

paint the house

9.

“money pit”

a)

an expensive house, many repairs and costs

b)

to keep working hard

c)

bookshelf

d)

the library

10.

"under the table"

a)

official

b)

IRS

c)

not official, not taxed

d)

expensive

11.

If you bring the curtain down on something, you hide the truth from people.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

If something is under lock and key, it is stored very securely.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.

a)

very safe

b)

weak and easy to destroy

c)

wasting time instead of going straight to the point

14.

I’ve checked all the details. This investment is as safe as houses.

a)

very angry

b)

completed successfully

c)

very safe

15.

I hit the roof when Tom crashed the car.

a)

become very angry

b)

be worried

c)

weak and easy to destroy

16.

That big dog will eat us out of house and home!

a)

became friends very quickly

b)

eat everything in somebody’s house

c)

become very angry

17.

I just need one more source for this essay to be home and dry.

a)

complete something successfully

b)

go straight to the point

c)

be safe

18.

I was worried about my friends meeting my girlfriend - in the end they actually got on like a house on fire.

a)

to have a quite bad relationship

b)

to have a quite aggressive relationship

c)

to have a quite friendly relationship

19.

I really can’t be bothered going all round the houses with you. Here's is the deal...

a)

become very angry

b)

to have an impossible or unrealistic dream

c)

waste time on unnecesary things

20.

You need sound financial advice if you’re going to start your own business—don’t just build castles in the air.

a)

waste time on unnecesary things

b)

a weak plan, easy to destroy

c)

to have an impossible or unrealistic dream