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Valentine's Day Idioms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Despite the tough exterior and hard bargaining, Les is known to have a soft spot for customers facing hard times and a heart of gold when it comes to his family. 'Heart of gold' means ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to care about other people
to promise
to really mean something
2.

Janie has a big heart, she received a big box of candy for Valentine's Day and shared it with her brothers and sisters. To 'have a big heart' means to ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to be giving, caring
to be scared or nervous
to really want something
3.

Sim appeared to be cold-hearted, he pushed his three-year-old brother down and caused him to cut his knee wide open and then said, "go cry to Mama you lil brat"! 'Cold-hearted' means to ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
be lacking in sympathy
to be sympathetic
to cray a lot and feel really badly about somethin
to cry a lot and feel really badly about something
4.

When Fred's girlfriend broke up with him, everyone knew how extremely sad he was because he was wearing his heart on his sleeve. To 'wear your heart on your sleeve' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to let everyone know how you feel about something
to be jealous of someone
to stop worrying about something
5.

I wasn't sure whether or not to tell Sal my big secret because I was afraid he'd say something to my friends but he crossed his heart and hoped to die. 'Cross your heart and hope to die' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to promise
to be scared or nervous
to really want something
6.

I cried my heart out when my dog died. 'Cry your heart out' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to cry a lot and feel really bad about something
to stop worrying about something
to be scared or nervous
7.

Emma said, 'When you see my gorgeous prom dress, you're going to eat your heart out". To 'eat your heart out means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to be jealous of someone
to change your mind
to really mean something
8.

From the bottom of my heart, I promise not to tell my brother that you have a crush on him. 'From the bottom of my heart' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to really mean something
to change your mind
to be giving, caring
9.

I told Sam, 'I've had a change of heart about going with you to the dance". To 'have a change of heart' means to ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
change your mind
to really want something
to promise
10.

I had my heart in my mouth as I started to walk up on the stage to give my speech. To 'have your heart in your mouth' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to be scared or nervous
to be giving, caring
to stop worrying about something
11.

I really had my heart set on getting a new phone for Christmas.​ 'To have your heart set on something' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to really want something
to care about other people
to stop worrying about something
12.

To know my Dad was getting out of the hospital really set my heart at rest. To 'set your heart at rest' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to stop worrying about something
to be jealous of someone
to be sympathetic
13.

Maria is extremely soft-hearted which isn't always a good thing. To be 'soft-hearted' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to be sympathetic
to change your mind
to really mean something
14.

I really took it to heart when Tara, my friend since 3rd grade, ignored me continuously in high school. To 'take something to heart' means ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
to have your feelings hurt by someone else's words
to cry a lot and feel really bad about something
to let everyone know how you feel about something