WorksheetsIdioms and Work I
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What might the following idiom mean?
John is currently bankrolling me.
This means John ...........
works together with me in a bank
owns a bank
is employing me
is financing me
What might the following idiom mean?
Since the last CET exam, Li has been burning the candle at both ends."
This means Li .........
Li has passed his exams and is very happy
Li has failed his exams
Li cannot pay his electricity bill
Has been working very hard
What might the following idiom mean?
To pass the TEM 8 requires blood, sweat and tears!
Requires a lot of work
Is impossible to achieve
is actually easy to do
It may affect your health
What might the following idiom mean?
I don’t understand why he continues to bend over backwards for Julia!
To lend someone money
To work extra hard for someone
To fall in love with someone
To quarrel with someone
What might the following idiom mean?
"Folks, them's the breaks!"
This means ...
Don't make a mess!
Make every possible effort
that is just how life is
let's make up for lost time
What might the following idiom mean?
"Zhang told Yue that he was a little snowed under."
This means ...
Zhang had fallen in love with Yue
Zhang had committed a crime
Zhang was very ill
Zhang had a lots of work to do
What might the following idiom mean?
I am exhausted, Xin and I pulled an all nighter!
This mean Xin and I ..........
had a good night's rest
are the best of friends
worked all through the night
passed all our exams
What might the following idiom mean?
"Joy and I got off on the wrong foot, I mistook her for someone else."
This means .......
I did something to make her dislike me
I did something to make her like me
We were due to meet, but missed each other
Joy and I went for a walk together
What might the following idiom mean?
"I was about to investigate the matter further, then thought it is actually above my pay grade"
It was not my responsibility to investigate further
I was not happy with my salary
I did not know how to investigate further
I needed more people to help me investigate further
What might the following idiom mean?
"That's a piece of cake!"
It is very good
It is easy
It is difficult
It is delicious
What might the following idiom mean?
"Oh dear, that is a dead end job"
The job is boring
This job involves working with dead people
There are no prospects for promotion
This job does not pay well enough
A stapler?
A laminator?
A cat
A mat
A mouse
A pointer
What might the following idiom mean?
"Jane is showing me the ropes"
This means Jane is ...
doing the filing for me
going to have lunch with me
working for me
helping me learn how to do a job
A filofax?
The Reception?
The Restroom or Loo?
The phrase "elbow grease" is a reference to what?
A thought-provoking job
Very easy work
hard work
Playing
The phrase "I'm getting my feet wet", refers to what?
A difficult job
A new job
Swimming
A boring job
Which of the following professions is likely to say the following?
"Hi, I am good at doing the books!"
Which of the following expressions correctly translates the phrase?
"I like doing things by the book"
我喜欢阅读的方式
这意味着我喜欢非常严格地遵守官方规则
这意味着当我做某事时，我总是想赢，不惜一切代价
这意味着我更喜欢做书上写的事情
Which one of these people is most likely to be cooking the books?
What does the following idiom mean?
"He brow beat me into giving evidence"
He beat me up
He paid me to give evidence
He convinced me to give evidence
He forced me to give evidence
What might the following idiom mean?
His work was first notch!
Really bad
Mediocre
Excellent
Ruined
