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WorksheetsCommon Idioms
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
cost an arm and a leg
"Petrol these days costs an arm and a leg!"
Petrol is expensive
You pay for petrol with your arm and leg
Petrol is difficult to get
Petrol is not expensive
when pigs fly
"When pigs fly, she'll do her homework."
She always does her homework
She never does her homework
She does her homework sometimes
She lives on a farm
turn a blind eye to something
"The teacher knew the student was sleeping, but he decided to turn a blind eye."
He noticed the student sleeping
He can't see the student sleeping
He will ignore the student sleeping
He'll wake him up
set the record straight
"Someone has been lying about me, I need to set the record straight!"
Give the true version of events
To straighten a record
To affirm the false information
To lie about someone
see eye to eye
"I really enjoy working on projects with Matt, we always see eye to eye."
To not give your opinion and follow
To disagree about many things
To always follow their plans
Work well together and agree with each other
(let) the cat out of the bag
"I didn't want people to know how old I am, but now the cats out of the bag!"
The truth is revealed
the cat has escaped
To lie about something
To make someone believe something false
judge a book by its cover
"He may look unfriendly but, you should never judge a book by its cover."
Books can be fun to read even with an ugly cover
Base your opinion on the way they look
Don't trust appearance only when judging character
Avoid someone based on appearance
call it a day
"I'm so tired, let's call it a day."
Let's take a break
Let's stop working for the day
Let's call a friend
Let's go out after work
bite the bullet
"I know that going to the dentist isn't fun, but you have to just bite the bullet."
Shoot yourself in the mouth
Do something you want to do
Do something you don't want to do
Fix your teeth
once in a blue moon
"My football team wins once in a blue moon."
Win all the time
Win often
Win sometimes
Win very rarely
Use any idiom from the quiz to write a single sentence in the box.
