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ena 7 idioms

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This idiom means: Feeling slightly ill.
a)
To taste your own medicine.
b)
At the drop of a hat.
c)
To feel a bit under the weather.
d)
To add insult to injury
2.
"To kick the bucket" means ___.
a)
To literally kick a bucket
b)
To die
c)
To be upset
d)
To play soccer
3.

A. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your party. I think I have the flu.

B. Well, if you do, it’s a (an)_________________________________ . Everyone who came got food poisoning.

a)

acquired taste

b)

blessing in disguise

c)

pain in the neck

4.

I felt like a____________________________________________ the first time I did yoga. I thought I was so clumsy!

a)

bull in a china shop

b)

hill of beans

c)

piece of cake

5.

I felt like a____________________________________________ the first time I did yoga. I thought I was so clumsy!

a)

bull in a china shop

b)

hill of beans

c)

piece of cake

6.

My neighbour and I get on like a____________________because we both love to talk about gardening and sport.

a)

big head

b)

chalk and cheese

c)

house on fire

7.

Did he really say Canada has a tropical climate? Come on, he_____________________! It’s cold in Canada!

a)

was pulling your leg

b)

put his foot in his mouth

c)

was flexing his muscles

8.

Jane has such a bubbly personality. She’s always ____________________________.

a)

full of beans

b)

high and dry

c)

a pain in the neck

9.

What is idiom for this picture?

a)

Butter late than never

b)

Slowly life

c)

You snail

d)

Better late than never

10.

What is idiom for this picture?

a)

As cool as a cucumber

b)

As cold as pickle

c)

As cool as a Carabow

d)

As cold as a computer

11.

Which idiom is mean ‘to start performing better’

a)

Get well soon

b)

Step dance your game

c)

Lend an ear

d)

Step up your game

12.

What is idiom for this picture?

a)

Have a black

b)

Have a blast

c)

Have a blessed

d)

Have a blood

13.

What’s mean ‘Don’t cry over spilled milk ‘

a)

Don’t worry about marriages

b)

Don’t worry about me

c)

Don’t worry about major things

d)

Don’t worry about minor things

14.

What is idiom for this picture?

a)

Dead as a doornail

b)

Dead pool

c)

Dead as a nail

d)

Dead as a walking dead

15.

A blessing in disguise

a)

Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable

b)

To make a bad situation even worse

c)

Something that is very common, not unique

d)

A good thing that initially seemed bad

16.

A dime a dozen

a)

Something that is very common, not unique

b)

To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually

c)

The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time

d)

giving time or energy to something that is ended or over

17.

Adding insult to injury

a)

A good thing that initially seemed bad

b)

Something that is very common, not unique

c)

To make a bad situation even worse

d)

To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually

18.

Devil’s advocate

a)

Something that is overpriced or very expensive

b)

To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view

c)

Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable

d)

Ignoring someone

19.

Speak of the devil

a)

Something that doesn’t happen very often

b)

A task or job that is easy to complete

c)

When the person you have just been talking about arrives

d)

Taking credit for someone else’s achievements

20.

Stealing someone’s thunder

a)

Taking credit for someone else’s achievements

b)

To not know something

c)

Joking with someone

d)

A task or job that is easy to complete

21.

Once in a blue moon

a)

Being treated the way that you have been treating others

b)

Making a choice between two unpleasant choices

c)

To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view

d)

Something that doesn’t happen very often

22.

turn over a new leaf

a)

to change for the better

b)

raining heavily

c)

extremely happy

d)

feeling sad

23.

once in a blue moon

a)

suddenly

b)

very rarely

c)

very easy

d)

don't give up

24.

a piece of cake

a)

feeling sick

b)

feeling sad

c)

extremely happy

d)

very easy

25.

building castles in the air

a)

to clear a misunderstanding

b)

daydreaming

c)

to become friends

d)

to cry fake tears

26.

to turn a deaf ear

a)

to listen to advice

b)

to ignore an advice

c)

to argue with someone

d)

to be calm and relaxed

27.

caught red-handed

a)

attract someone's attention

b)

to be very close and friendly

c)

caught while committing a crime

d)

watching something carefully

28.

see eye to eye

a)

agree with each other

b)

disagree with each other

c)

see something very clearly

d)

see a problem

29.

don't judge a book by its cover

a)

look for answers in the wrong place

b)

to have a good relationship with someone

c)

don't choose a book because of its colours

d)

don't judge something by its appearance

30.
Feel like a fish...of water
a)
without
b)
in
c)
under
d)
out
31.
Have a...tooth
a)
gold
b)
big
c)
lucky
d)
sweet
32.
Be music...your ears
a)
to
b)
for
c)
on
d)
from
33.

The police officer let her off the hook.

a)

took him to jail

b)

didn't give him a ticket

c)

helped him get down

d)

gave him a ticket

34.

Couch Potato

a)

Lazy

b)

Watching Tv

c)

Eating potato chips

35.

When pigs fly

a)

To say something is impossible

b)

Bacon

c)

Flying high

36.

In the long run

a)

You need more time

b)

It's too early for something

c)

Over a long period of time

d)

You are too young

37.

The ship has sailed

a)

You missed an opportunity

b)

You did something wrong

c)

You don't know the answer

d)

You are running late

38.

What does it mean if before a performance, a friend tell you to "break a leg".

a)

She wants you to stay home.

b)

She wants you to get hurt.

c)

She wishes you good luck.

d)

She is jealous.

39.

My mom bought a new purse and said it "cost an arm and a leg". What did she mean?

a)

She meant it was ugly.

b)

She meant it was pretty.

c)

She meant it cost a lot of money.

d)

She wasn't sure she wanted it but bought it anyway.

40.

I wanted to be absent from school today, but I had to face the music and go this morning.

a)

When you do not want to do something, but you have to do it.

b)

When you are excited about doing something.

c)

When you want to do something, but you cannot do it.

d)

When your face hits the music.

41.

Hold your horses, Stacey. We have to ask our teacher BEFORE we go to the bathroom.

a)

Let's go!

b)

Wait a minute / moment.

c)

Let's hurry up!

d)

Hold the reigns of a horse.

42.

Tim wasn't supposed to know about the birthday party, but Rob let the cat out of the bag.

a)

To pull the cat out of your backpack.

b)

When you tell someone something they should know.

c)

When you tell a secret that was not supposed to be shared.

d)

When you tell someone something exciting.

43.

I wanted to throw in the towel after I lost the competition, but my friend said to keep going.

a)

To not give up.

b)

To give up.

c)

Throw a towel in a basket.

d)

To succeed.

44.

I thought Julie was not going to be good at Taekwondo, but she is one tough cookie!

a)

Weak

b)

Tough and strong

c)

Stale cookie

d)

Nice

45.

My father and I see eye to eye - we both think FC Barcelona and Brazil are the best teams!

a)

To agree

b)

To disagree

c)

To be wrong

d)

To be happy

46.

Idiom 'Have ants in your pants' means

a)

to like ants

b)

to be incapable of sitting still

c)

to have money in pockets

d)

to like dancing

47.

The idiom 'like a fish out of the water' means ...

a)

you enjoy eating fish

b)

you feel uncomfortable because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation

c)

you don't feel yourself uncomfortable because you are happy

d)

you cook fish without water

48.

The idiom 'to put a cart before the horse' means ...

a)

doing things in the wrong order

b)

to feed a horse

c)

to go in a wrong direction

d)

to prepare for a ride

49.

The idiom 'the tail that wags the dog' means ...

a)

that the dog has a long tail

b)

that the dog wants to catch its tail

c)

that the dogs like to wag their tails

d)

the smallest part of something in control of the larger or more important elements

50.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.
a)
Let's hit the hay.
b)
He tried not to "make waves".
c)
Stuck between a rock and a hard place.
51.
This idiom means: Feeling slightly ill.
a)
To taste your own medicine.
b)
At the drop of a hat.
c)
To feel a bit under the weather.
d)
To add insult to injury
52.
If you say "it's written all over your ___", you're saying that the expression on someone's face is showing their true feelings or thoughts.
a)
mind
b)
face 
c)
gestures
d)
book
53.

"Apple of my eye" means?

a)

pupil is shaped like an apple

b)

someone that is very special

c)

eye color is red like an apple

d)

eye color is green like an apple

54.

Giving someone the "cold shoulder" means that...

a)

taking away their sweater

b)

throwing ice or snow on someone's shoulder

c)

to go out in the snow without proper snow gear

d)

to ignore or be unfriendly

55.

What does "cry over spilt milk" mean?

a)

to be upset about something that can't be changed

b)

accidentally spilling a liquid

c)

slipping and falling over milk

d)

when your tears look like milk

56.

When some says "I feel like a fish out of water" what do they mean?

a)

not knowing how to swim

b)

having a hard time breathing

c)

uncomfortable situation that you are not used to

d)

feeling trap

57.

catch someone ... -handed

a)

white

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

red

58.

once in a ... moon

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

round

d)

square

59.

out of the ...

a)

class

b)

truck

c)

house

d)

blue

60.

Cutting corners

a)

Getting rid of something

b)

Replacing something

c)

Doing something poorly to save time

d)

Cutting someone in line

61.

Pull someone's leg

a)

To joke with someone

b)

To hurt someone

c)

To steal from someone

d)

To help someone

62.

Its not rocket science

a)

Not fun

b)

Not complicated

c)

Not dangerous

d)

Not tiring

63.

Beat around the _____

a)

Hay

b)

Bat

c)

Hole

d)

Bush

64.

If you__________, you do not tell anyone else about it.

a)

beat the clock

b)

have a white elephant

c)

keep something under your hats

d)

have something that is beside the point

65.

No matter what the circumstances, as in we promised we would finish the project tomorrow, __________.

a)

cats and dogs

b)

rain or shine

c)

ups and downs

d)

a white elephant

66.

As such, the film stands as a beautiful ___________ , a flagrant waste of time and resources.

a)

white elephant

b)

bird eye view

c)

rain or shine

d)

cats and dogs

67.

Jenny’s harsh words only added fuel to the fire.

a)

Making situation under control

b)

Making the situation worse

c)

Making things complicated

68.

My brother threw a wet blanket on my plans to start a new website.

a)

Threw a wet blanket at the computer

b)

Threw a wet blanket at me

c)

Discouraged me

69.

When pigs fly I will be the most powerful man on the earth.

a)

Something will never happen

b)

A dream is coming true

c)

A funny incident

70.

Nora was participating in the play, but she got cold feet.

a)

She was ill

b)

She was afraid

c)

She had a cold feet

71.
Calm...the storm
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
d)
on
72.

A dime a dozen

a)

Something uncommon

b)

Something common

73.

A blessing in disguise

a)

Something that produced a catastrophe

b)

Hide something good that happened

c)

something that seems bad, turns out to be good

74.

Hang in there. Means, let it go.

a)

False

b)

True

75.

let the (a)   out of the bag

76.

feeling under the (a)  

77.

Tiffany didn’t realize that her boss was standing right behind her while she was complaining about him to a friend. She really ________________________________________________________.

a)

pulled his leg

b)

put her foot in her mouth

c)

flexed her muscles

78.

"That's it, Isaac. No more chances for you. That was the _________ !" Father shouted angrily.

a)

perfect storm

b)

beat around the bush

c)

last straw

d)

cut corners

79.

The two notorious students are always spending time together and influencing each other negatively. It seems like _______________

a)

birds of a feather flock together

b)

a perfect storm

c)

the last straw

d)

a father and son

80.
Break a leg
a)
Never
b)
I agree. It will be done.
c)
Good luck!
d)
That's unbelievable. That's incredible.
81.
Let the cat out of the bag
a)
You can't judge someone or something by its appearance.
b)
To share a secret
c)
That's unbelievable. That's incredible.
d)
I agree. It will be done.
82.
Scratch someone’s back
a)
To do someone a favor
b)
To do or say something perfectly
c)
Yes, of course. Definitely.
d)
A picture can explain things better than words.
83.
In hot water
a)
To be in trouble
b)
To share a secret
c)
Yes, of course. Definitely.
d)
To take on more than you can handle
84.
That takes the cake
a)
To study
b)
Never
c)
That's unbelievable. That's incredible.
d)
To talk a lot about something a person won's actually do
85.
Put a lid on it.
a)
Be quiet.
b)
When something is very easy
c)
To do someone a favor
d)
To talk a lot about something a person won's actually do
86.
Paint the town red
a)
To go out and enjoy the city
b)
You can't judge someone or something by its appearance.
c)
When someone does something, and another person copies it.
d)
If you do a favor for me, I'll do a favor for you.
87.

What is the meaning of "Spill the beans"?

a)

Prove a theory

b)

Reveal a secret

c)

Spill something

d)

Water the beans

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