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WorksheetsIdioms 2022
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does the idiom "Over the moon" mean?
to be on the moon
to be very happy or excited about something
to be sad
What does the idiom "Give someone a hand" mean?
to help someone
to cut off your hand for someone else
to paint someone's nails
What does the idiom "Twist someone's arm" mean?
to put your hands one someone's arm and twist
to help someone
to persuade or convince someone to do something
What does the idiom "Take a raincheck" mean?
Check on the rain
Put water on a check
To postpone a plan/ decide to do something at another time
What does the idiom "When pigs fly" mean?
A video game
Something that will probably never happen
A sky full of flying paper pigs
What does the idiom "A piece of cake" mean?
To eat cake at a party
Something that is very hard to do
Something that is easy to do
What does the idiom "Have a blast" mean?
to have a lot of fun
to play with rockets
to have an explosion
What does the idiom "Under the weather" mean?
to not feel well
to be outside in the rain
to be excited about something
What does the idiom "Not one's cup of tea" mean?
when you like coffee more than tea
when something does not belong to you
something you do not like or are not interested in
What does the idiom "all ears" mean?
to have big ears
when someone is ready to listen and pay attention
when you wear earrings
What does the idiom "Once in a blue moon" mean?
something that does not happen often
to paint a picture of different colored moons
something that happens every day
What does the idiom "A walk in the park" mean?
to take a walk in the park
something that is really hard to do
something that is easy to do
What does the idiom "Butter someone up" mean?
to be extra nice to someone because you want something
to put butter on someone
to be mean to someone
What does the idiom "ants in someone's pants" mean?
when someone can't sit still (because they're excited, nervous, or anxious...)
to have a lot of ants on your pants
to be at a picnic with a lot of ants
What does the idiom "Playing with fire" mean?
to make smores in the fireplace
to do something dangerous/risky
to play with matches and make fire
What does the idiom "Spill the beans" mean?
to tell a secret
to spill beans when making dinner
to say hi to everyone you walk by
What does the idiom "Wake up on the wrong side of the bed" mean?
to wake up on the floor
to almost fall off of the bed
to be in a bad mood for no reason
What does the idiom "Pick your brain" mean?
to itch your head because it's itchy
to go to the doctors for a headache
get information from someone or hear someone's ideas
What does the idiom "Hold your horses" mean?
to put horses on a leash
to do something quickly because you're excited
to wait, be patient
What does the idiom "Cut it out" mean?
to cut out things for a poster
to ask a lot of questions
to stop doing something
What does the idiom "Break a leg" mean?
To wish someone good luck
To fall and get hurt
To go to the hospital because you're hurt
What does the idiom "Break the ice" mean?
to break ice on a winter day
to buy new shoes
to start talking and being social
What does the idiom "In a pickle" mean?
to love pickles so much you eat a whole jar
in a trouble or difficult position
to do something that is so much fun
What does the idiom "Keep your chin up" mean?
to walk with your chin up
the laugh a lot
to stay positive and brave in a difficult situation
What does the idiom "Dress to the nines" mean?
To wear the number 9
To go to sleep around 9:00
To dress up in formal clothes
