WorksheetsBasic Idiomatic Expressions Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
It's raining cats and dogs, so
Take an umbrella
Keep your pets aside
Watch out for falling animals
If someone is pulling my leg it means that
He is massaging it
We are doing gymnastics
He is joking
I was feeling under the weather, so
I took my umbrella with
Next time I should listen to weather forecast
I went back to bed
If you address to a big cheese, you should
Speak to him as if he is a VIP
Ask him what sort of cheese he likes
Advice the person to do sport in order to lose weight
Mike and Kate decided to tie the knot because
It had become undone
They loved one other
They needed to save money
When I heard the poem, some of the lines rang a bell and
Sounded very beautiful
I thought I'd heard it somewhere before
Some of them beat a drum
During the dog days in summer
I have some problems with my boss
I wear light clothes because it's very hot
People are allowed to come to the beach with their dogs
Helen is only a fair-weather friend. That's why
We got out only when the weather is fine
She is the person who I can trust
I can't rely on her in difficult situations.
Match the idiom with its real like meaning.
'I am a couch potato' means
I went crazy.
I am kind.
I am lazy.
I should focus.
Match the idiom with its real like meaning.
'I have a heart of gold' means
I am lazy.
I went crazy.
I am scared to do something.
I am kind.
Match the idiom with its real like meaning.
'I opened a can of worms' means
I went crazy.
I am scared to do something.
I want to ask you a question.
I started some trouble.
Match the idiom with its real like meaning.
'I have cold feet' means
I went crazy.
I am scared to do something.
I should focus.
I am lazy.
Match the idiom with its real like meaning.
'I want to pick your brain' means
I want to ask you a question.
I will be quite.
I started some trouble.
I should focus.
Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.
"To give up, admit defeat"
Jump through hoops
Get the ball rolling
Throw in the towel
Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.
"An important person in a company or organization"
The apple of (someone's) eye
Big cheese
Couch potato
Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.
"Be in trouble"
Be in warm water
Out of the blue
Be in hot water
I never agree with Henry about anything. We just don't ______ eye to eye.
see
watch
look
stare
They are joking about it - they are ___________ your leg.
turning
pulling
pushing
taking
Joanna won't speak to me. Why is she giving me the ________ shoulder?
stiff
hard
strong
cold
Carla was very impressed by the fireworks show. It ______________.
blew her away
bit off more than it could chew
killed two birds with one stone
cut corners
