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Common Idioms

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under the weather

a)

Energetic

b)

Happy

c)

Sad

d)

Sick

2.

let someone off the hook.

a)

Get taken to jail

b)

Get out of trouble

c)

Help someone get down

d)

Do a favor for someone

3.

Couch Potato

a)

Lazy

b)

Watching Tv

c)

Eating potato chips

d)

Feeling tired

4.

Cat got your tongue?

a)

Confused

b)

Why aren't you talking?

c)

Doggy Bag

d)

Toothache

5.

Hold your horses

a)

In trouble

b)

Holding my horse still

c)

Wait a minute

d)

Take your time

6.

Teacher's Pet

a)

Teacher's favorite student

b)

Teacher's favorite project

c)

The class hamster

d)

Teacher's favorite class

7.

When pigs fly

a)

Something impossible

b)

Getting high quality bacon

c)

Flying high

d)

Soon, but not today

8.

I'm all ears

a)

A bunch of ears

b)

You have my full attention

c)

Full of noise

d)

I'm waiting for your answer

9.

Piece of Cake

a)

Something easy

b)

Something sweet

c)

Something soft

d)

A special treat

10.

Butterflies in my stomach.

a)

Sick

b)

Hungry

c)

Mad

d)

Nervous

11.

On top of the world

a)

excited

b)

upset

c)

disappointed

d)

confused

12.

Talking a mile a minute

a)

Talking in a jumbled way

b)

Talking slowly

c)

Talking fast

d)

Talking easily

13.

Raining cats and dogs

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining very hard.

c)

There is a light rain.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

14.

Cost an arm and a leg

a)

Something is expensive

b)

Something is mismatched

c)

Something is dangerous

d)

Something is cheap

15.

get into hot water

a)

Get into trouble

b)

Get warm

c)

Take a hot bath

d)

Stay healthy

16.

Born with a silver spoon in their mouth

a)

Born to a rich family

b)

Born hungry

c)

Born with teeth

d)

Born crying

17.

Put your foot in your mouth

a)

To be flexible

b)

To say something embarrassing

c)

To be very hungry

d)

To give the wrong answer

18.

In the doghouse

a)

To sit in a doghouse.

b)

To be happy with something

c)

To get rewarded for something

d)

To be in trouble

19.

Out of the blue

a)

To come out of the sky

b)

An expected event

c)

To happen suddenly or unexpectedly

d)

To happen at the last minute

20.

Cross that bridge when we come to it

a)

Deal with a problem right away

b)

Wait to deal with a problem when it happens.

c)

To walk over a bridge.

d)

Plan for a problem or issue

21.

Get a grip

a)

To get ready for a problem

b)

To hold something tightly

c)

To calm down and get in control

d)

To remain firm in your beliefs

22.

(Things are) getting out of hand

a)

Something is good luck

b)

Something becoming is boring

c)

The situation is out of control

d)

The problem is going away

23.

Something that is not clear or undefined is...

a)

Green with envy

b)

A green thumb

c)

A gray area

d)

Out of the blue

24.

Something that rarely happens is

a)

"once in a blue moon"

b)

"a purple butterfly"

c)

"a full moon"

d)

"a winner"

25.

let the cat out of the bag

a)

To tell a secret or spoiled a surprise

b)

To tell a lie

c)

To tell the truth

d)

To say bad things about someone

26.

What does it mean if you were complaining about a friend and your mom told you to "cut her some slack"?

a)

She wants you to be less critical.

b)

She wants you to cut off contact.

c)

She wants you to agree with her.

d)

She wants you to be harder on her.

27.

What does it mean if you are asked to "give someone the benefit of the doubt"?

a)

Work harder to help someone.

b)

Trust what someone says.

c)

Agree with someone.

d)

Don't give up on someone.

28.

What does it mean if something is "a blessing in disguise"?

a)

Something is common.

b)

Something is secretly good luck.

c)

Something seems bad at first but turns out to be good.

d)

Something that needs to be done again.

29.

What does it mean if you call someone "a dime a dozen"?

a)

You are calling them unique.

b)

You are calling them beautiful.

c)

You are calling them common.

d)

You are calling them interesting.

30.

What does it mean if someone tells you to stop "beating around the bush"?

a)

They want you to be straight forward and honest.

b)

They want you to lie to them.

c)

They want you to emphasize a point.

d)

They want you to stop talking.

31.

If someone tells you to "pull yourself together" they want you to...

a)

Calm down.

b)

Go to sleep.

c)

Start over.

d)

Don't give up.

32.

When you "wrap your head around something" it means...

a)

You misunderstand something.

b)

You understand something complicated.

c)

You try to understand something.

d)

You cannot understand something.

33.

What does "burn the candle on both ends" mean?

a)

Working too many hours without a break

b)

It is raining very hard.

c)

You feel very happy

d)

You're in big trouble

34.

What does "like finding a needle in the haystack" mean?

a)

looking for something small in a huge space

b)

sometimes it is easier to understand a picture than a description

c)

listening intently

d)

Everything is going your way

35.

What does "take the bull by the horns" mean?

a)

Face the problem and take control of it.

b)

To act restless or impatiently.

c)

Try to get out of trouble.

d)

It is raining very hard.

36.

I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my _______ 

a)

   piece of cake 

b)

sweets and candy

c)

biscuit

d)

cup of tea

37.

strike while the iron is hot

a)

to take action at the best possible time

b)

to make a tool from metal

c)

to hit a baseball

d)

to refuse to work during extreme temperatures

38.

Which idiom means to be very busy or occupied?

a)

to have a full schedule

b)

to have a lot on one's plate

c)

to have nothing to do

d)

to be twiddling one's thumbs

39.

What does the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' mean?

a)

To avoid making a mistake

b)

To accurately or precisely describe or identify something.

c)

To hit someone with a nail

d)

To miss the point completely

40.

What does "To learn something by heart" mean?

a)

To understand something deeply

b)

To memorize something completely

c)

To forget something quickly

d)

To write something down