WorksheetsTerm 2 Idioms
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
TO SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING IS FALSE
TO SMELL A CAT
TO SMELL A RAT
TO SMELL A PIG
TO SMELL A DOG
TO RAIN HEAVILY
TO RAIN DOGS AND CATS
TO RAIN CATS AND FROGS
TO RAIN CATS AND DOGS
TO RAIN DOGS AND FROGS
TO ACT IN A CLUMSY, RECKLESS MANNER
TO BEHAVE LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
TO BEHAVE LIKE AN ELEPHANT IN A CHINA SHOP
TO BEHAVE LIKE A RHINO IN A CHINA SHOP
TO BEHAVE LIKE A DINOSAUR IN A CHINA SHOP
TO CUT DOWN SUDDENLY FROM CONSUMING AN ADDICTIVE SUSTANCE
TO GO THE COLD DUCK
TO GO THE COLD MONKEY
TO GO THE COLD CHICKEN
TO GO THE COLD TURKEY
TO HAVE A MISCHIEVOUS BEHAVIOUR
MONKEY BUSINESS
GORILLA BUSINESS
CAMEL BUSINESS
HORSE BUSINESS
TO DO SOMETHING THAT CAUSES A PROBLEM
TO SET THE CAT AMONGST THE CATS
TO SET THE CAT AMONGST THE PIGEONS
TO SET THE CAT AMONGST THE MICE
TO SET THE CAT AMONGST THE DOGS
A BIG REACTION BECAUSE OF THE ACCUMULATION OF LOTS OF ACTIONS
THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE HORSE'S BACK
THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE DONKEY'S BACK
THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE ZEBRA'S BACK
THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK
A PERSON WHO NEVER BECOMES ANGRY
TO BE GENTLE AS A BIRD
TO BE GENTLE AS A TURTLE
TO BE GENTLE AS A SNAIL
TO BE GENTLE AS A LAMB
TO DO SOMETHING FOR A LONG TIME
TO TALK UNTIL THE GOATS COME HOME
TO TALK UNTIL THE RACCOONS COME HOME
TO TALK UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME
TO TALK UNTIL THE OTTERS COME HOME
a wild ___________ chase
= a hopeless search for something or an impossible task
open a can of __________
= create a whole new set of problems
hold your ________
= slow down, stop
the ___________ in the room
= an obvious problem that people avoid talking about
have a ______
= become angry or upset
a ______ in a china shop
= a clumsy person
a scaredy- ______
= a person who is easily frightened
to take the _______ by the horns
= to take action
deer
bull
moose
goat
If you do not study harder, you'll pass the exam only ______.
when you have a cow
when pigs fly
when you are pigheaded
till the cows come home
He’s got a real _______ in his bonnet about buying a new car.
bee
fly
worm
insect
He looks powerful, but is actually weak. He is a paper ________.
wolf
dog
tiger
dragon
Don’t tell him any secrets – he is a ________ in the grass.
worm
crab
snake
fox
We sat down and started the exam under the _______ eye of the teacher.
bat
cat
eagle
snake
If you like staying up late at night, feel more productive in the evening, and have troubles getting up in the morning, you are a night _____.
lizard
cat
owl
bat
The situation when children imitate the behaviour of the people around them, without even realizing what they are doing, is called “_______ see, _______ do”.
cat
fox
monkey
lion
When someone says 'I have _________ in my stomach', she or he means she/he feels very nervous.
ants
cats
pigeons
butterflies
We got stuck in an awful traffic jam yesterday. The car hardly moved at all for an hour. We were travelling at a ______________’s pace.
hare
leopard
snail
turtle
My brother and I baked a cake for my mum's birthday. I did all the ______________ work. He only put the candles on the cake.
donkey
penguin
seal
bee
She was like a (a) out of water when she left the village and moved to New York.
If I cycle to work, I can kill two (a) with one stone as I can do some exercise and save the planet.
Stop talking about it! Let the sleeping (a) lie!
It's my birthday today, I'm glad to offer 50% discount on all the items for the _________________ coming to shop.
eagle eye
a guinea pig
a wolf in sheep's clothing
early bird
While Gladys was given...................... of their mother's attention, Mary and her two younger brothers enjoyed their freedom.
a bear with a sore head
pig headed
the lion's share
up with the lark
Joseph did half the amount of work as the rest but took the ……..…’s share of the credit.
(a)
I could talk about comic book movies until the …..…. come home. I love them!
(a)
Ronith has …..…. in his pants, hence he can never sit still in class.
(a)
The negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are going at a …..….'s pace. It will take them ages to reach an agreement.
(a)
Hold your …..….! We don’t have to eat all the popcorn before the film even starts.
(a)
Be extremely restless.
make a beeline
take the pull by the horns
have ants in the pants
horse around
to be following a routine that is both, exhaustive as well as competitive
rat race
the cows come home
in the doghouse
chicken out
will not hurt a (a) .
too gentle to want to hurt anyone
