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English idioms Exercise -7

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English idioms Exercise -7

Choose the best meaning.

#1. hot potato

Answer : A ) a difficult problem

#2. Take it easy, dinner will be ready in a few minutes.

Answer : B ) relax, be calm

#3. I've got a frog in my throat.

Answer : A ) I keep having to clear my throat.

#4. Nuts to you!

Answer : A ) Stop it! Go away!

#5. Brian is reading a newspaper under a tree in the park. Brian is taking it easy.

Answer : A ) Brian is relaxing.


#6. If you’re up to your ears with homework, you ----------

Answer : B ) have a lot to do

#7. We’re leaving for Las Vegas tomorrow.

Answer : A ) travelling to

#8. His vase is rather a white elephant.

Answer : B ) Even though it was probably quite expensive, it’s useless.

#9. Break a leg!

Answer : B ) Good luck!

#10. foot-in-mouth disease

Answer : A ) tendency to say the wrong thing at the wrong time


#11. It was her first trip to Rome so she got a tour guide to show her around.

Answer : A ) take on a tour

#12. We should fill up the trank before we reach the highway.

Answer : A ) make completely full

#13. Jane thinks she's the cat's whiskers.

Answer : A ) Jane’s too self-important.

#14. Oh, come on, Michael, we know you're over thirty!

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

#15. big drink

Answer : B ) an ocean


#16. Nothing to it!

Answer : A ) It’s so easy!

#17. Mary's got butterflies in her stomach.

Answer : A ) She’s feeling nervous.

#18. Her father isn’t looking forward to his retirement.

Answer : A ) thinking about with pleasure

#19. to have kittens

Answer : A ) to become enraged and/or greatly surprised

#20. Speaking to reporters is against the president’s wishes.

Answer : A ) is contrary to


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English idioms Exercise -7

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1. I’ve got a frog in my throat.

A ) I keep having to clear my throat.
B ) I’ve got a sore throat.
C ) Something I’ve eaten is stuck in my throat.

Answer : A ) I keep having to clear my throat.

2. Mary’s got butterflies in her stomach.

A ) She’s feeling nervous.
B ) She’s got indigestion.
C ) She feels sick.

Answer : A ) She’s feeling nervous.

3.His vase is rather a white elephant.

A ) It’s old and very valuable.
B ) Even though it was probably quite expensive, it’s useless.
C ) It’s big and simple to design.

Answer : B ) Even though it was probably quite expensive, it’s useless.

4. He chickened out of climbing the tree.

A ) He refused to climb the tree.
B ) He apologized for not being able to climb the tree.
C ) He decided not to climb the tree after all, because he was afraid to.

Answer :

5. David drives at a snail’s pace.

A ) David drives very carefully.
B ) David drives very slowly.
C ) David drives in the middle of the road.

Answer :

6.There’s something fishy about him.

A ) He smells.
B ) He likes swimming.
C ) There’s something about him that I don’t entirely trust.

Answer :

7.You look sheepish!

A ) You look terrified.
B ) You look ashamed of yourself.
C ) You look warm.

Answer :

8.The little girl shed a few crocodile tears.

A ) She shed very big tears.
B ) Her tears were not real tears of sorrow.
C ) She was crying because she was angry.

Answer :

9.I haven’t been to the cinema for donkey’s years.

A ) I haven’t been to the cinema for a few years.
B ) I haven’ been to the cinema for many years.
C ) I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.

Answer :

10. Jane thinks she’s the cat’s whiskers.

A ) Jane’s too self-important.
B ) Jane’s shy.
C ) Jane’s mad.

Answer : A ) Jane’s too self-important.

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