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WorksheetsENGLISH 11 UNIT 18: TROUBLE AND DIFFICULTY
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
"bite off more than you can chew" means
to be in a situation in which you cannot prove something
to try to do something that is too difficult for you
to be likely to cause problems or difficulties for yourself
to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone
Our team lost when we scored an ...... late in the second half
old point
old goal
own point
own goal
a stumling block : something that prevents action or agreement
True
False
I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the o (a) t being the fact that I'll have to sit next to my mother-in-law
What idiom means "a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse" ?
(a)
He put his ... in it by asking if she was going to marry Craig.
foot
leg
arm
head
But it is a (a) 22 situation - you can't get people without funding, but you can't get funding without the people there in the first place.
Riding bicycle in town after dark without lights is just asking for ......
problem
trouble
concern
difficulty
Many kids who try to run away from unhappy homes discover that they've ..........
bitten off more than they can chew
put their foot in it
been in vicious circle
jumped out of the frying pan into the fire
When you are in over your (a) , you are in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with.
What idiom means "problems that happen in the early stages of doing something new"
(a)
You don't have a formal contract with the company so I'm afraid you haven't really got..........
a fly in the ointment
an own goal
a raw deal
a Catch 22
what idiom is this?
(a)
His friend had said he was .......... but he decided to preserve
jumping out of the frying pan into the fire
in over his head
putting his foot in it
scoring an own goal
It's her attitude that prevents her from getting a promotion
is a stumbling block
is an own goal
is in over her head
is a vicious circle
Funny question:
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
(a)
to find a quick, bold solution for a perplexing problem
hint: Ancient Greek
(a)
to think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas
think inside the box
think outside the box
think long and hard
thibk straight
The president has failed to get ..... grips .... the two most important social issues of our time.
in-with
to - of
to- with
on-to
If someone ................., they succeed in overcoming a major difficulty
break the teeth of the beast
break the mouth of the beast
break the back of the beast
break the leg of the beast
ride ..... the storm
in
off
against
out
"The source or cause of one's misfortune, unhappiness, frustration, or anxiety, usually used hyperbolically" means
teething problem
the crux of matter
where the shoes pinches
bane of (one's) existence
A (a) AROUND SB’S NECK:
problem or responsibility that becomes a burden and a source of worry
