Idioms - Test 1

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Idioms - Test 1

1. very easy

A. a long shot

B. a piece of cake

C. a lost cause

D. a hot potato

2. rarely/hardly ever

A. day in day out

B. once in a blue moon

C. against the clock

D. time after time

3. decide to stop working

A. hit the hay

B. burn the midnight oil

C. call it a day

D. break the ice

4. very expensive

A. break the bank

B. pay through the nose

C. cost an arm and a leg

D. make ends meet

5. good luck

A. shake a leg

B. break a leg

C. keep your chin up

D. cross your fingers

6. it is your turn/decision

A. the ball is in your court

B. beat around the bush

C. bark up the wrong tree

D. bite the bullet

7. do not be impatient

A. kill two birds with one stone

B. go the extra mile

C. let the cat out of the bag

D. hold your horses

8. tell a secret

A. get cold feet

B. spill the beans

C. keep someone in the loop

D. give someone the cold shoulder

9. be very happy

A. over the moon

B. in the red

C. under the weather

D. on thin ice

10. don't talk about the main topic

A. cut to the chase

B. make a long story short

C. hit the books

D. beat around the bush

11. feeling ill

A. under the weather

B. on cloud nine

C. fresh as a daisy

D. in the pink

12. working late at night

A. burn the midnight oil

B. sleep on it

C. take a nap

D. call it a day

13. agree with someone

A. face to face

B. ear to ear

C. see eye to eye

D. back to back

14. listen carefully

A. be all ears

B. play it by ear

C. turn a deaf ear

D. wet behind the ears

15. very quickly

A. behind the times

B. in a flash

C. from time to time

D. at a snail's pace

16. happening now

A. under way

B. over the top

C. out of hand

D. behind the scenes

17. to be nervous

A. have butterflies in my stomach

B. have cold feet

C. have a heart of gold

D. have a thick skin

18. stop being nervous/afraid

A. get cold feet

B. pull yourself together

C. let off steam

D. lose your cool

19. do not judge by looks

A. don't judge a book by its cover

B. out of sight out of mind

C. birds of a feather flock together

D. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

20. understand the situation

A. know the ropes

B. read between the lines

C. see the light

D. get the picture

21. very common/not special

A. the cream of the crop

B. a dime a dozen

C. one in a million

D. a rare bird

22. suddenly/without warning

A. in the dark

B. out of the blue

C. black and white

D. red-handed

23. try to do something

A. make a move

B. get a life

C. take a break

D. give it a shot

24. ignore someone

A. give a ring

B. give a hand

C. give a lift

D. give the cold shoulder

25. everything is fine

A. no pain no gain

B. better late than never

C. easy come easy go

D. so far so good