WorksheetsHouse idiom
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"to bring down the house"
to make people mad
to remodel a house
to make people laugh
to make people cry
"throw money down the drain"
to save money
to waste money
to save time
to save water
“pan out”
when a plan or schedule is successful
to enjoy meeting someone
to paint a wall
to drive too fast
"to get one's foot in the door"
a shoe
soccer
to start a new job
to quit
“clean house”
to be confused
to fire everyone
to misunderstand
Hawaii
"to hit the ceiling"
the roof
ceiling fan
to get very angry, mad
baseball
"on the fence"
the backyard
not sure, can't make a choice
a firm decision
a dog fence
"on the house"
free, no charge
expensive
credit card
paint the house
“money pit”
an expensive house, many repairs and costs
to keep working hard
bookshelf
the library
"under the table"
official
IRS
not official, not taxed
expensive
If you bring the curtain down on something, you hide the truth from people.
true
false
If something is under lock and key, it is stored very securely.
true
false
Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.
very safe
weak and easy to destroy
wasting time instead of going straight to the point
I’ve checked all the details. This investment is as safe as houses.
very angry
completed successfully
very safe
I hit the roof when Tom crashed the car.
become very angry
be worried
weak and easy to destroy
That big dog will eat us out of house and home!
became friends very quickly
eat everything in somebody’s house
become very angry
I just need one more source for this essay to be home and dry.
complete something successfully
go straight to the point
be safe
I was worried about my friends meeting my girlfriend - in the end they actually got on like a house on fire.
to have a quite bad relationship
to have a quite aggressive relationship
to have a quite friendly relationship
I really can’t be bothered going all round the houses with you. Here's is the deal...
become very angry
to have an impossible or unrealistic dream
waste time on unnecesary things
You need sound financial advice if you’re going to start your own business—don’t just build castles in the air.
waste time on unnecesary things
a weak plan, easy to destroy
to have an impossible or unrealistic dream
