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English idioms Exercise -9

English idioms Exercise -9

Choose the best meaning.

#1. Nothing to it!

Answer : A ) It’s so easy!

#2. That does it!

Answer : B ) That’s the end! That is too much!

#3. Steve asked for more than he could eat. His eyes were bigger than his stomach

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

#4. That's the ticket!

Answer : A ) That’s exactly what is needed!

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

Answer : A ) Polly works hard.

#6. Break a leg!

Answer : B ) Good luck!

#7. Stan consumes too many alcoholic beverages. He drinks like a fish.

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

#8. Nuts to you!

Answer : A ) Stop it! Go away!

#9. That's the way to go! or Way to go!

Answer : A ) Nicely done!

#10. Dig up!

Answer : B ) Listen! Pay attention!

#11. If your teacher has told you it is out of the question for you to turn in your term paper late, you ----------

Answer : A ) must turn in your paper on time

#12. Blow on it!

Answer : A ) Cool it! Take it easy!

#13. Come off it!

Answer : A ) give up your point of view; it’s incorrect!

#14. Make a lap!

Answer : A ) Sit down!

#15. If Mai was the one who got the ball rolling on your group science project, she ----------

Answer : C ) started work on the project

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English idioms Exercise -9

English idioms Exercise -9

Choose the best meaning.

1. Break a leg!

A ) To hell with you!
B ) Good luck!

“Break a leg!” shouted the stage manager to the young actresses. Let’s all go do our best. Break a leg!

Answer : B ) Good luck!

2. Blow on it!

A ) Cool it! Take it easy!
B ) Do it! Act more aggressively!

It’s all right, Tom. Blow on it!
Hey, man. Relax. Blow on it!

Answer : A ) Cool it! Take it easy!

3. Make it snappy!

A ) Hurry up! Make it fast!
B ) Do you best!

We are late, honey. Make it snappy!
Make it snappy, Fred. They won’t wait for us.

Answer :

4. Keep your pants (or your shirt) on!

A ) Mind your own business!
B ) Wait a minute!

I’ll be right with you. Keep your shirt on!
Keep your pants on! You are next.

Answer :

5. Drop it!

A ) Forget it!
B ) Stop acting like this!

Never mind! Just drop it!
Drop it! I should never have brought it up.

Answer :

6. No sweat!

A ) It’s too bad!
B ) No problem!

It’s no big deal. No sweat!
No sweat! Don’t worry about it.

Answer :

7. Make a lap!

A ) Sit down!
B ) Get out of the way!

Hey, make a lap and relax!
Pull up a chair and make a lap!

Answer : A ) Sit down!

8. Come off it!

A ) give up your point of view; it’s incorrect!
B ) Stop doing things like this!

Come off it! You’re deadly wrong, and you know you are!
You are arguing from a foolish position. Come off it!

Answer : A ) give up your point of view; it’s incorrect!

9. Dig up!

A ) Stand up and go away!
B ) Listen! Pay attention!

Stop talking and dig up!
Dig up, buddy! This is important.

Answer : B ) Listen! Pay attention!

10. You bet your boots!

A ) That’s your mistake!
B ) You can be absolutely certain!

You bet your boots I’m mad!
Am I happy? You bet your boots!

Answer :

11. Hold it!

A ) Remember it!
B ) Stop right there!

Hold it! Stop!
That’s enough! Hold it!

Answer :

12. That’s the way to go! or Way to go!

A ) Nicely done!
B ) Go away! Get lost!

That’s the -way to go! You did it, pal!
Way to go, Bob! Everything’s been fine!

 Answer : A ) Nicely done!

13. What’s the good word?

A ) It can’t be that bad! Is there any solution?
B ) Hello, how are you?

Morning, Lane! What’s the good word?
Long time no see, boys! What’s the good-word?

Answer :

14. My foot!

A ) I can’t wait! Hurry up!
B ) I do not believe it!

You are the best in the team, my foot!
She is going to marry you? My foot!

Answer :

15. That’s the ticket!

A ) That’s exactly what is needed!
B ) That’s the heart of the problem!

Good! That’s the ticket! Now you don’t have to worry.
That’s the ticket! Perfect! Go ahead!

Answer : A ) That’s exactly what is needed!

16. Nothing to it!

A ) It’s so easy!
B ) Nothing doing! No way to settle a matter!

Look, anybody can do it! Nothing to it!
Operating fax machine is easy. nothing to it!

Answer : A ) It’s so easy!

17. That does it!

A ) Well done, that’s the solution!
B ) That’s the end! That is too much!

Okey! That does it! I can’t take any more. Out you go!
Stop it! Hat does it! I’m leaving.

Answer : B ) That’s the end! That is too much!

18. Bully for you!

A ) Shame on you!
B ) Very good for you!

You managed it, somehow! Bully on you!
You’re the winner! Bully for you!

Answer :

19. Don’t sweat it!

A ) Say it as it is, don’t make things look better than they are.
B ) Don’t worry about it!

No problem! Don’t sweat it!
Don’t sweat it! We’ll see to the problem.

Answer :

20. Nuts to you!

A ) Stop it! Go away!
B ) That’s great of you!

Oh, nuts to you! You are just plain rude!
Nuts to you! I will not give you the thing.

Answer : A ) Stop it! Go away!

Choose the best meaning

1.B 2.A 3.? 4.? 5.A 6.? 7.A 8.A 9.B 10?
11.? 12:A 13.? 14.? 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.? 19.? 20.A