English idioms Exercise-2

1 ) Steve asked for more than he could eat. His eyes were bigger than his stomach

A ) Steve thought he could eat a lot.
B ) Steve did not think he could eat much.

Answer : A ) Steve thought he could eat a lot.

2 ) Eric became so upset that he lost control of himself.

A ) Eric was rational.
B ) Eric was irrational.

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3 ) Stan consumes too many alcoholic beverages. He drinks like a fish.

A ) Stan spends a lot of time in bars.
B ) Stan dislikes bars.

Answer : A ) Stan spends a lot of time in bars.

4 ) Daniel eats more than anybody else I know. He eats like a horse.

A ) Daniel does not spend a lot of money on food.
B ) Daniel spends a lot of money on food.

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5 ) Polly did too many things and got overtired. She burned herself out.

A ) Polly works hard.
B ) Polly does not like to work.

Answer : A ) Polly works hard.

6 ) Ken talked and talked, but he did not change Gene’s mind. He talked until he was blue in the face.

A ) Gene agreed with ken.
B ) Ken did not convince Gene.

Answer : B ) Ken did not convince Gene.

7 ) Helen ate too much. She made a pig out of herself.

A ) It was enjoyable to watch Helen eat.
B ) It was not enjoyable to watch Helen eat.

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8) Brian is reading a newspaper under a tree in the park. Brian is taking it easy.

A ) Brian is relaxing.
B ) Brian is hard at work.

Answer : A ) Brian is relaxing.

9 ) I gather from your remark that you are angry.

A ) hear
B ) understand from
C ) ignore

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10 ) To tell you the truth, we’re starving.

A ) to explain why
B ) in other words
C ) to be honest

Answer : C ) to be honest

11 ) Oh, come on, Michael, we know you’re over thirty!

A ) come with us
B ) hurry
C ) stop saying something that isn’t true

Answer : C ) stop saying something that isn’t true

12 ) She didn’t want to go to the party as she made up a good excuse.

A ) asked for
B ) wrote
C ) invented

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13 ) During the press conference, the President touched on the unemployment problem.

A ) discussed fully
B ) discussed briefly
C ) avoided

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14 ) He wanted to buy a Cadillac but his son talked him into buying a Porsche.

A ) asked
B ) convinced
C ) told

Answer : B ) convinced

15. He made a deal with his client.

A ) discussed it with
B ) agreed to do business with
C ) produced something with

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16. After a few minutes of social talk, we got down to business.

A ) sat down
B ) talked about our jobs
C ) began to talk seriously

Answer : A ) sat down

17. It was impossible for him to make a living by acting.

A ) live without
B ) support himself financially by
C ) have an interesting life by

Answer : B ) support himself financially by

18. As a salesman, he had to deal with the public.

A ) have contact with
B ) play cards with
C ) convince

Answer : A ) have contact with

19 ) When I was cleaning out my desk drawer, I came across this old picture.

A ) looked for
B ) found
C ) ripped

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20 ) Everything in this kitchen is up to date.

A ) is old
B ) is used
C ) is modem

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