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Foundations LSG Idioms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before you buy a new car, you should think about the positive and negative points of each model. Which idiom matches the situation?​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
weight the pros and cons
caught between two stools
hold your horses
2.

Be patient, we can't make a decision until we have all the information.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Hold your horses
Nitty gritty
Keep the ball rolling
3.

I don't know how she can endure and deal with her boss's crazy attitude.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
put up with
catch 22
caught between two stools
4.

As the manager, she had to accept and deal with the angry customer's complaints because they are important to her business.​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
bear the brunt
take it or leave it
weigh the pros and cons
5.

The seller said the price will not change, so either the customer accepts the offer or refuse it​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
take it or leave it
bear the brunt
catch 22
6.

Let's get discuss the important details of the project like the budget for example. ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
nitty gritty
keep the ball rolling
take it or leave it
7.

We need to continue working if we want to finish this project on time. ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Keep the ball rolling
Caught between two stools
Bear the brunt
8.

He wanted to pass the exam by anyway possible, even if he was going to cheat.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
by hook or by crook
bear the brunt
nitty gritty
9.

He didn't know what optoin he should choose, whether to take the job offer or follow his dreams.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
caught between two stools.
bear the brunt
hold your horses
10.

He's in a very difficult situation that has no good options, needing the ​ experience to get a job but can't get a job without experience. ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
a catch 22 situation
put up with
weigh the pros and cons
11.

Describe a situation where you had to bear the brunt of something.

4 lines
12.

Describe a situation in your life where you were caught between two stools.

4 lines
13.

Describe a situation where you need to get down to the nitty gritty of something.

4 lines
14.

Draw: weigh the pros and cons

15.

Draw: Hold your horses

16.

Draw keep the ball rolling

17.

Do we always have to bear the brunt of certain situations? Explain your answer.

4 lines
18.

Are catch 22 situations impossible to solve.

4 lines
19.

Teach me the meaning of take it or leave it.

4 lines
20.

Teach me the meaning of by hook or by crock

4 lines