MODULE 24: IDIOMS (Exercise 3)

Question 1. When confronted with a mass of ______ tape, many people feel a sense of powerlessness.

Question 2. The political candidate knew the issue was a hot ______ , so he deferred to his chief of staff, who directed questions to the committee chairperson.

Question 3. You can't believe a word that woman says - she is a ______ liar.

Question 4. Like everyone else, Sue has her life. _____ of course but on the whole, she's quite satisfied with

Question 5. At school, people always used to take the ______ out of him for having red hair.

Question 6. She went to college to study history, but changed ______ and is now a doctor.

Question 7. When you use the Internet, you have so much information at your ______

Question 8. They ______ their car at our disposal for our entire stay.

Question 9. I felt a bit ______ and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.

Question 10. When I hear stories of cruelty to animals, it makes my ______ boil.

Question 11. I'm ______ my brother is.

Question 12. Don't let my mother watch any of those sad movies. She cries at the drop of a ______

Question 13. I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to devote either to school or to my job, I feel like I'm falling between ______ stools.

Question 14. You'd better ______ the books if you want to pass your exam on Friday.

Question 15. Making mistakes is all ______ of growing up.

Question 16. I'm really feeling under the ______ today; I have a terrible cold.

Question 17. Today we ______ electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been.

Question 18. She is a rising star as a standup comedian, always able to bring down the ______ during each performance.

Question 19. George has ______ ; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice=cream-anything which is sweet.

Question 20. Denise has been burning the midnight ______ trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted.

Question 21. This food is ______ the house, you don't have to pay for it.

Question 22. Man: "I heard you have a part in the school play tonight." - Woman: "Yes, and I'm on ______ and needles."

Question 23. Peter is working in an office. He's a white- _____ worker.

Question 24. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the ______ of the iceberg of culture.

Question 25. I heard ______ that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.