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Idioms

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

🔥🥔

a)

At heart

b)

All at once

c)

A hot potato

d)

A lost cause

2.

👀🤝👀

a)

To know by sight

b)

Find fault with

c)

See eye to eye

3.

“Three people from my department are on vacation, so I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment.”

a)

I have a lot of responsibilities

b)

I wish I was on vacation, too

c)

I have nothing to do

4.

I'm __________ with these body idioms!!!

a)

getting cold feet

b)

gets cold foot

c)

getting cold foot

5.

I'm so blue! I need ________________

a)

a nose to blow out

b)

a shoulder to cry on

c)

a leg to share

6.

06 letters:


Brazil is _ _ _ _ _ _ serious economic issues.

(a)  

7.

“Our sales estimates were way off the mark. We’d projected sales of $15M, but the actual numbers were closer to $9M.”

a)

too optimistic

b)

higher than average

c)

very wrong/inaccurate

8.

“Don’t make any changes without talking to Peter. He’s the one calling the shots on this project.”

a)

communicating with the supervisor

b)

making the important decisions

c)

working very hard

9.

I always _____________ when I watch American Pie movie!

a)

laugh your eyes off

b)

laugh my finger off

c)

laugh my head off

10.

"We have until December to prepare these documents, so let’s put them on the back burner for now. We have other, more urgent projects.”

a)

send them back to their origin

b)

give them low priority

c)

finish them quickly

11.

Be careful with your words! You're always _____________ regardless breaking the news!

a)

put your nose in people's business

b)

put your right food in your mouth

c)

putting your foot in your mouth

12.

Anna is _______________, she didn't stop to talk to us!

a)

putting us the cold shoulder

b)

giving us the cold shoulder

c)

gives us the cold nose

13.

I don't know the answer but ______________________ it's seventeen!

a)

out the top of my head

b)

of the top of my head

c)

off the top of my head

14.

💲👤⬇️

a)

Sell some short

b)

Sell like hot cakes

15.

That car ___________! It's too expensive

a)

costs me an arm and a leg

b)

costs me a shoulder and a finger

c)

costs me a nose and a leg

16.

🦵🍀

a)

pull someone's leg

b)

break a leg

17.

What is the expression that we can use to say: I have to study very much?

(a)  

18.

As soon as mom saw her, she hit the nail on the head and solved the mystery.

a)

fixed the nail

b)

told her to go away

c)

described the situation perfectly

19.

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

a)

once a while

b)

every year

c)

whenever I want

d)

all the time

20.

Teacher's Pet

a)

Teacher's favorite student

b)

Pigs fly

21.

What does it mean to "cost an arm and a leg?"

a)

it needs a shirt and pants

b)

it hurts your arm and leg

c)

it is very expensive

22.

When some says that it is "the last straw," they mean...

a)

it is the last problem in a series of problems

b)

there are no straws left for you to drink out of

c)

Starbucks does not give out straws unless you ask for one

23.

"When pigs fly" means...

a)

something will never happen

b)

that pigs are talented animals

c)

pigs are compared to birds

24.

What does "under the weather" mean?

a)

remind someone to carry an umbrella

b)

express that someone is not feeling well

c)

watch clouds to determine if it is going to rain

25.
Cash cow
a)
A cow with much money
b)
A good way to make money
c)
A cow
26.

I thought you'd pick me up. We got our wires crossed.

a)

We didn't understand each other.

b)

Our phone call got cut off.

c)

We didn't hear each other well.

27.

"I'm in hot water" means...

a)

I'm happy

b)

I'm in trouble

c)

I'm angry

d)

I'm hungry

28.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining a lot.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

29.

You shouldn't LOOK DOWN

a)

ON people

b)

TO people

30.

My application for the job was turned down ........... that I didn't have the right qualifications.

a)

IN THE GROUNDS

b)

BASED ON THAT

c)

DUE TO

d)

ON THE GROUNDS

31.

Choose which idiom fits the best with the following sentence.

"I haven't finished my homework yet, so I am going to ... until I finish it"

a)

spill the beans

b)

cut a deal

c)

let the cat out of the bag

d)

burn the midnight oil

32.

Which answer brings the meaning of "it is not the type of thing that you like"

a)

Not my preference

b)

Not my cup of coffee.

c)

Not my cup of tea.

d)

Not my best tea.

33.

🥊🌳

a)

beat about the bush

b)

cut and dried

c)

cut it fine

d)

drop a brick

34.

The street seller told the man it was a real watch, but it was really a fake. He __________________ the man.

a)

drove a hard bargain

b)

bought a pig in a poke

c)

paid over the odds

35.

Guess the idiom.

(a)  

36.

Pain in the neck means.

a)

someone or something that is very cheerful

b)

someone or something that is very harmful

c)

someone or something that is very annoying

37.

I have to get this off my chest. I'm tired of your rudeness to me!

Get something off one’s chest means...

a)

to hide something that has been worrying you

b)

to change the subject and not talk about a problem

c)

to express something that has been worrying you and that you have wanted to say

38.

What idiom means to wait patiently?

a)

Break a leg

b)

Sit tight

c)

Up in the air

d)

On the ball

39.

Poker face means...

a)

an expression on your face that shows some of your feelings.

b)

an expression on your face that shows none of your feelings.

c)

an expression on your face that shows all of your feelings.

40.

spill the beans

a)

listening carefully / attentively

b)

feeling very happy

c)

reveal a secret or information

d)

rescued from difficulty at the last moment

41.

What does it mean ton "put on your thinking cap"?

a)

to remember something

b)

to think about your friends

c)

to think about solving a problem

d)

to make lunch for yourself

42.

What does it mean to "button your lip"?

a)

to be nice

b)

to brush your teeth

c)

to be quiet

d)

to wash your clothes

43.

"The more the merrier" nghĩa là...

a)

Nhiều hơn thì tốt hơn

b)

Càng nhiều càng ít

c)

Càng nhiều càng tốt

d)

Càng đông càng vui

44.
take someone/ something for granted
a)
coi nhẹ, cho rằng ai/ điều gì luôn có sẵn
b)
đang suy tính, cân nhắc
c)
người/ ý tưởng/ phát minh tốt
d)
làm ai sôi máu/ giận
45.
at the drop of a hat
a)
ngay lập tức
b)
vừa khéo, đến sát giờ
c)
người mà mình yêu quý
d)
mưa nặng hạt
46.
make someone's blood boil
a)
làm ai sôi máu/ giận
b)
ngăn nắp, gọn gàng
c)
khoác lác
d)
ngay lập tức
47.

She was told to stay а few hоurs lопgеr, but

...................when I аrгivеd to do hег shift.

a)

а. was saved Ьу the bell

b)

Ь. was given the benefit of the doubt

c)

с. got out of bed оп the wгопg side

d)

d. it's better late than пеvег