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Idioms 2022

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the idiom "Over the moon" mean?

a)

to be on the moon

b)

to be very happy or excited about something

c)

to be sad

2.

What does the idiom "Give someone a hand" mean?

a)

to help someone

b)

to cut off your hand for someone else

c)

to paint someone's nails

3.

What does the idiom "Twist someone's arm" mean?

a)

to put your hands one someone's arm and twist

b)

to help someone

c)

to persuade or convince someone to do something

4.

What does the idiom "Take a raincheck" mean?

a)

Check on the rain

b)

Put water on a check

c)

To postpone a plan/ decide to do something at another time

5.

What does the idiom "When pigs fly" mean?

a)

A video game

b)

Something that will probably never happen

c)

A sky full of flying paper pigs

6.

What does the idiom "A piece of cake" mean?

a)

To eat cake at a party

b)

Something that is very hard to do

c)

Something that is easy to do

7.

What does the idiom "Have a blast" mean?

a)

to have a lot of fun

b)

to play with rockets

c)

to have an explosion

8.

What does the idiom "Under the weather" mean?

a)

to not feel well

b)

to be outside in the rain

c)

to be excited about something

9.

What does the idiom "Not one's cup of tea" mean?

a)

when you like coffee more than tea

b)

when something does not belong to you

c)

something you do not like or are not interested in

10.

What does the idiom "all ears" mean?

a)

to have big ears

b)

when someone is ready to listen and pay attention

c)

when you wear earrings

11.

What does the idiom "Once in a blue moon" mean?

a)

something that does not happen often

b)

to paint a picture of different colored moons

c)

something that happens every day

12.

What does the idiom "A walk in the park" mean?

a)

to take a walk in the park

b)

something that is really hard to do

c)

something that is easy to do

13.

What does the idiom "Butter someone up" mean?

a)

to be extra nice to someone because you want something

b)

to put butter on someone

c)

to be mean to someone

14.

What does the idiom "ants in someone's pants" mean?

a)

when someone can't sit still (because they're excited, nervous, or anxious...)

b)

to have a lot of ants on your pants

c)

to be at a picnic with a lot of ants

15.

What does the idiom "Playing with fire" mean?

a)

to make smores in the fireplace

b)

to do something dangerous/risky

c)

to play with matches and make fire

16.

What does the idiom "Spill the beans" mean?

a)

to tell a secret

b)

to spill beans when making dinner

c)

to say hi to everyone you walk by

17.

What does the idiom "Wake up on the wrong side of the bed" mean?

a)

to wake up on the floor

b)

to almost fall off of the bed

c)

to be in a bad mood for no reason

18.

What does the idiom "Pick your brain" mean?

a)

to itch your head because it's itchy

b)

to go to the doctors for a headache

c)

get information from someone or hear someone's ideas

19.

What does the idiom "Hold your horses" mean?

a)

to put horses on a leash

b)

to do something quickly because you're excited

c)

to wait, be patient

20.

What does the idiom "Cut it out" mean?

a)

to cut out things for a poster

b)

to ask a lot of questions

c)

to stop doing something

21.

What does the idiom "Break a leg" mean?

a)

To wish someone good luck

b)

To fall and get hurt

c)

To go to the hospital because you're hurt

22.

What does the idiom "Break the ice" mean?

a)

to break ice on a winter day

b)

to buy new shoes

c)

to start talking and being social

23.

What does the idiom "In a pickle" mean?

a)

to love pickles so much you eat a whole jar

b)

in a trouble or difficult position

c)

to do something that is so much fun

24.

What does the idiom "Keep your chin up" mean?

a)

to walk with your chin up

b)

the laugh a lot

c)

to stay positive and brave in a difficult situation

25.

What does the idiom "Dress to the nines" mean?

a)

To wear the number 9

b)

To go to sleep around 9:00

c)

To dress up in formal clothes