Idioms - Test 4

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Idioms - Test 4

1. be too proud of oneself

A. full of beans

B. in the red

C. full of oneself

D. out of the blue

2. happen unexpectedly

A. take turns

B. take place

C. take someone by surprise

D. take it easy

3. no longer care about sth

A. lose interest

B. lose face

C. lose my head

D. lose track

4. be very calm

A. as cool as a cucumber

B. on edge

C. full of nerves

D. hot under the collar

5. be very busy

A. have a hand in

B. have a go

C. have my hands full

D. have a hand out

6. suddenly stop talking

A. go ahead

B. go silent

C. go wrong

D. go wild

7. say sth without thinking

A. read between the lines

B. hold your tongue

C. slip of the tongue

D. think twice

8. make a bad situation worse

A. add up

B. add to

C. add on

D. add fuel to the fire

9. be extremely lucky

A. push your luck

B. have a stroke of luck

C. try your luck

D. have bad luck

10. delay doing sth

A. put it together

B. put it off

C. put it down

D. put it out

11. begin to understand

A. catch up

B. catch sight of

C. catch on

D. catch fire

12. end an activity/habit

A. put forward

B. put up with

C. put aside

D. put a stop to

13. be very popular

A. in a mess

B. all the rage

C. out of order

D. on purpose

14. do sth without telling sb

A. by chance

B. at someone's expense

C. on someone's behalf

D. behind someone's back

15. make a lot of noise

A. make a point

B. make ends meet

C. make a racket

D. make a move

16. decide as you go

A. play safe

B. play with fire

C. play along

D. play it by ear

17. take a big risk

A. play a role

B. play with fire

C. play fair

D. play along

18. know nothing about sth

A. haven't got a clue

B. have a go

C. have a say

D. have a point

19. decide to do sth else

A. change the subject

B. change your mind

C. change gears

D. change hands

20. keep a secret

A. keep it to yourself

B. keep up with

C. keep an eye on

D. keep company

21. be very obvious/different

A. stick together

B. stick out like a sore thumb

C. stick to your guns

D. stick around

22. try harder than usual

A. push the boat out

B. push yourself

C. push your luck

D. push someone around

23. have an argument

A. have words

B. have a blast

C. have a look

D. have a say

24. not serious

A. just for kicks

B. for good

C. on the whole

D. by heart

25. decide

A. make room

B. make up your mind

C. make a fuss

D. make sense