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WorksheetsREVISION ON IDIOMS 3
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
The police officer let him off the hook.
took him to jail
didn't give him a ticket
helped him get down
gave him a ticket
Couch Potato
Lazy
Watching Tv
Eating potato chips
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's favorite student
Pigs fly
Hamster
I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.
sick
bugs crawled inside of me
mad
nervous
After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!
excited
upset
disappointed
confused
BREAK A LEG!
Don't cheat!
I hope you break your bones.
Good luck!
Watch where you are walking.
What does it mean if before a performance, a friend told you to "break a leg"?
She wants you to hurt yourself.
She wants to wish you good luck.
She wants you to slow down.
She wants you to be wild.
5) Hold your horses! We will leave when everyone is ready. What does "hold your horses" mean?
pack up
hurry up
be patient
11) The teacher said, "I need you to be all ears." What does "to be all ears" mean?
to listen very carefully
to not listen
when you have more than one earring
very rarely
Once in a blue moon
Take the red eye
Green thumb
The idiom "Hit the books" means study hard
TRUE
FALSE
We tried to throw Ms. Parker a surprise party, but you let the cat out of the bag.
let the cat run away
told the secret
went to sleep
I didn't do my homework, but neither did Bill, so we're in the same boat.
excited
in trouble
have the same problem
have same time
I had a busy day, but now it's time to hit the hay.
eat dinner
do my work
go to sleep
have dinner
beating around the bush
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
Running away
Acting out in class
To find something you have lost
bought the farm
died
To win money
To have a hard life
To move someplace beautiful
William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.
he always keeps it clean
his room is never clean
he likes to clean
he asks his sister to clean
Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.
They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.
They eat apples together.
He doesn't like being with his daughter.
She is extremely important to her dad.
Which idiom describes the picture best?
Head over heels
On pins and needles
Feeling under the weather
On cloud nine
Reorder the following : To react angrily to something someone has said.
Jump
down
somebody's
throat
Alice commented on how nice his shoes were.
took to him
had a laugh
paid him a compliment
hit it off
see eye to eye means.........
diagree
sensible
agree
noticing
draw an image related to the idiom a piece of cake
1) My mom went shopping for a purse, but at the mall, purses are an arm and a leg. What does "an arm and a leg" mean?
cost a lot of money
made out of leather
really cool
3) Mrs. Smith was feeling under the weather and had to get a sub for her class. What does "under the weather" mean?
feeling sick
feeling sad
feeling tired
Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner.
a. Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
b. Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.
c. Bobby prefers nature to athletics.
d. Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.
What is the correct idiom to say "to be in debts"?
to feel blue
to be in red
to be in black
to be green with envy
"To bring home the bacon" means:
to earn money for a family to live on
to earn plenty of money
to earn enough to buy bacon
not to have a job and not to earn any money
Which idiom means "It was very expensive"?
I had to cut my arm and my leg.
I bought an arm and a leg.
It was two-limb expensive.
It cost me an arm and a leg
To save money for the time you will need it is "to save for a_______ day"
frosty
rainy
snowy
sunny
Finish the idiom: "to be as poor as a___________"
king´s horse
church mouse
street cat
stray dog
If you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth you are____
born poor
born unexpectedly
born rich
born in the kitchen
Enjoy yourself by going to bars and clubs - Paint the town __________
blue
black
grey
red
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
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
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
“I didn’t like her dress, but I told ....... because I didn’t want to offend her.
black and blue
a white lie
out of the blue
colour blind
We found the poor guy ....... near the train tracks.
once in a blue moon
feel blue
a white lie
black and blue
Mary just showed up at the house ...... yesterday. We thought she was still in Europe.
black and blue
out of the green
out of the blue
a white lie
When we were ..... we almost had to sell the house.
in the red
in a blue moon
in the green
colour blind
We caught Jake and Julia ....... They were hugging and kissing even though they deny it.
blue-handed
in the red
red-handed
black and blue
Can you call Sally and try and make her laugh? She’s feeling ..... after Mike left.
green
black
red
blue
I saw .... when that guy grabbed my sister's purse.
white
blue
green
red
My oldest brother was the .... in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.
black sheep
white bird
black dog
red cat
like [animal] out of water – (you feel uncomfortable because you are out of place)
a dolphin
a frog
a fish
a turtle
like [animal] with two tails – (be extremely happy)
a dog
a snake
a horse
an elephant
a cold [animal] – (unfriendly person)
bear
fish
shark
lizard
News of the new president was ________ – she’s terrific.
a fantastic tune
music to my ears
a perfect melody
nice chords
Your description _________, but I don’t think I’ve ever been there myself.
plays a song
makes a melody
rings a bell
touches my ear
Because the store's closing down, most of the stock is going ________.
for a song
by a tune
on a piano
for a cello
Sometimes you have to blow your own ______ to get proper credit for your work.
trumpet
whistle
cello
pipe
To tell everyone proudly about your achievements
blow my own horn/trumpet
play it by ear
sound like a borken record
Someone who repeats the same thing again and again
sound like a broken record
play it by ear
blow my own horn
My teacher had a ______ when she realized nobody had done the homework.
(got very upset)
bear
goat
sheep
cow
I could eat pizza and ice-cream until the ________ come home.
sheep
goats
cows
bulls
An enthusiastic hard worker is called...
eager otter
eager mink
eager ferret
eager beaver
The restaurant owners had the best of everything at one point. But you know what they say, (a) . Today they are left with absolutely nothing.
Though he had failed his exam, he realized that (a) , as now he could focus his attention on things he loved doing.
David is a dependable driver; he always comes through on any delivery request, (a)
Peter is the black sleep of the family. He is currently serving 10 years in jail for stealing a car.
a member of a family who is regarded as a disgrace and an embarrassment
a member of a family who supports family by raising sheep
a member of a family who confers prestige on his family
a breadwinner
The British and the American share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as chalk and ____.
dogs
cheese
salt
here
What might the following idiom mean?
To be down to earth?
To be rich
To be poor
To be practical
To be ill
What might the following idiom mean?
The tip of the iceberg?
To be very beautiful
Just a small part of something bigger
when the weather is extremely cold
When something is very far away
What might the following idiom mean?
To be in deep water?
To have lots of money
To be in trouble
To go swimming
To be very happy?
