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idioms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to kill ------------------------ with a stone

a)

two cats

b)

two flies

c)

two birds

2.

what is the meaning of" the biter bit" ?

a)

à quelque chose malheur est bon

b)

le serpent l'a mordu

c)

c'est le chat qui se mord la queue

3.

every cloud -----------------

a)

has a silver lining

b)

can pour over you

c)

is a threat

4.

we mustn"t count ------------------------ before they are hatched

a)

apples

b)

cherries

c)

chickens

5.

what does "' birds of a feather flock together" mean ?

a)

people who have the same interest like being together

b)

people who don't have the same interest like being together

c)

people who have the same interest dislike being together

6.

what does " a blessing in disguise" mean ?

a)

Something that is pleasant at first but is later seen as a disadvantage

b)

somthing that is unpleasant at first but is later seen as an advantage

c)

something that is unpleasant at first and is later seen as worse than was expected.

7.

Once _______________ twice shy

a)

eaten

b)

bit

c)

bitten

d)

drank

8.

a rolling stone gathers -------------------

a)

no weed

b)

some moss

c)

no moss

9.

what is the idiom to translate ' tu te moques de moi ! '

a)

you are laughing!

b)

you are joking !

c)

you are pulling my leg !

10.

what is the idiom to translate: " tu me casses les pieds "

a)

you are a pain in the neck

b)

you are a pain in the back

c)

you are silly

11.

I have a lot on my --------------

a)

plate

b)

desk

c)

back

12.

" you could have knocked me down with a feather "means :

a)

what you said or did surpised me a lot

b)

what you said or did frightened me a lot

c)

you could have hurt me a lot

13.

cross your ------------------ when your come to it

a)

road

b)

lane

c)

bridge

14.

WHAT DOES " TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE" MEAN ?

a)

ne pas faire attention à ce qu'on dit

b)

en deux temps deux mouvements

c)

regarder le bon côté des choses

15.

what is the English for : " devenir dingue" ?

a)

to go bananas

b)

to go to the moon

c)

to go the end of the wotrld

16.

"I smell a -----------" means there is something fishy.

a)

gerkin

b)

a rat

c)

a mouse

17.

" to wipe the slate -------------------" means : " passer l'éponge"

a)

dry

b)

clean

c)

thoroughly

18.

" to know ----------------------" means " s'y connaitre"

a)

the words

b)

the way

c)

the ropes

19.

" a cock and ---------------- story " means " une histoire à dormir debout".

a)

bull

b)

cow

c)

chicks

d)

turkey

20.

what does " curiosity killed the cat " means ?

a)

a person who watches his neighbour too much may get hurt

b)

a person who tried to find out too much about other people's affairs is likely to suffer injury or harm

c)

a cat that goes away too much get lost.