MODULE 24: IDIOMS (Exercise 1)

Question 1. We're over the ______ ! Who wouldn't be? We've just won £1 million!

Question 2. I am sure your sister will lend you a sympathetic ______ when you explain the situation to her.

Question 3. I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my ______

Question 4. Josh may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking.

Question 5. Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges.

Question 6. The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their field trip.

Question 7. Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to ______ ?

Question 8. When his parents are away, his oldest brother ______

Question 9. Thomas knows Paris like the back of his ______ . He used to be a taxi driver there for 2 years.

Question 10. "Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning." - "Haven't vou hear the news? His wife gave birth a baby boy early this morning."

Question 11. Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to "throw out the ______ with the bathwater".

Question 12. You have to be on your toes if you want to beat her.

Question 13. Peter is the black sheep of the family, so he is never welcomed there.

Question 14. There's a list of repairs as long as ______

Question 15. I know you are upset about breaking up with Tom, but there are plenty more ______

Question 16. When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he'd go as red as a ______

Question 17. You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.

Question 18. I can't give you the answer on the ______ ; I'll have to think about it for a few days.

Question 19. I'll have to go to the funeral of Ms. Jane, a ______ of mine.

Question 20. What I've got to say to you now is strictly ______ the record and most certainly not for publication, said the government official to the reporter.

Question 21. Unfortunately, the injury may keep him out of football ______ . He may never play again.

Question 22. Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______

Question 23. By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ______ name.

Question 24. John: "Oh, I forgot my girlfriend's birthday last week." - Anne: “ ______ ”

Question 25. I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a ______