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American Idiomatic Expressions 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whenever I arrive home past 10:00, my dad________because he believes the streets are not safe late at night.

a)

gets a grip

b)

gets on my case

c)

has a blast

d)

goofs up

2.

Hey! Would you ________the funny clothes they are wearing?!

a)

botch up

b)

take the cake to

c)

eat it to

d)

get a load of

3.

I believe Josh was________when he said he was a bank robber. He just wanted to see how you would react.

a)

putting you on

b)

catching you in the act

c)

picking you up

d)

taking a dip

4.

He had to do his homework again ________

a)

rock bottom

b)

from scratch

c)

blowout

d)

red-eye

5.

After I was done shopping, I got the ________ to________my purchases.

a)

sellout-

haul in

b)

sleeper-

soak up

c)

blockbuster-

cut down

d)

checker-

ring up

6.

This expression means "to nag" or "criticize sb"

a)

have a blast

b)

goof up

c)

get a grip

d)

gets on sb's case

7.

This expression means "to look at" or "to check out"

a)

get a load of

b)

eat it up

c)

take the cake to

d)

botch up

8.

This expression means "to kid someone."

a)

pick sb up

b)

catch sb in the act

c)

put sb on

d)

take a dip

9.

This expression means "from the beginning."

a)

rock bottom

b)

blowout

c)

from scratch

d)

red-eye

10.

The slang word means "cashier" and the phrasal verb means "add up the purchases" in American English.

a)

blockbuster-

cut down

b)

checker-

ring up

c)

sellout-

haul in

d)

sleeper-

fork over