
TA 12-IDIOMS
Quiz by Doan Hong Linh (Fschool DN)
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
If you put yourselves in my …………, you would understand why I hsve made that decision.
Forget it! It is no use crying over spilt ………… .
We still meet up for a drink and a chat once ………… .
I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of my ………… .
British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ………… .
The boss ………… when he found out that one of his employees cheated off.
We have our …………, of course, but we are still quite satisfied with our life
This is ………… the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
It rained ………… yesterday, so we could not go sailing
- “Is the lift is working?” - “No, it’s ................. . Let’s use the stairs.”
There was a terrible storm on the first night we stayed at the campsite but we were safe in ourtent and were dry as a ………… .
I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ………… .
- “What’s the matter? You don’t look very well.” - “I feel a little ………… .
If you get lost, just ask me for directions. I know this part of town like the back of my …………
I think you ………… the nail on the head when you said that what’s lacking in our company is a feeling of confidence.
The new staff is so wet behind the ________ that he really needs a lot of training.
CHe drives me to the edge because he never stops talking. (CLOSEST MEANING)
They had a terrible quarrel last night because they didn’t see eye to eye on some issues. (CLOSEST MEANING)
My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance. (CLOSEST MEANING)
Josh and Jill are not on very good terms and don't talk to each other for months. (CLOSEST MEANING)
If he had not turned a deaf ear to what I told him, he wouldn’t have failed miserably
Today it’s my final exam day. I hope to pass with flying colors.
We want you to stop ______ around the bush and just tell us what happened the other day.
I always have butterflies in my stomach whenever I have to do a presentation before lots of people.
Be quiet! The neighbors around my house will likely hit the … if we make too loud noise.
I love Uncle Roger’s stand-up comedy shows. He always has the ability to bring down the ______ during his performance.
That Louis Vuitton bag is going to cost you a(n) ________ and a leg.
My new house is spick and span after doing a redecoration.
She didn’t hat an eye when she found out that her boyfriend cheated on her.
John, where are you? We have been looking for you high and low but we haven’t seen you.
We don’t travel that often - just off …… on.
I’m surprised that the police actually ignore the people who …… the traffic lights.
Oh my god! Your face looks white as a …… ! Are you okay, dear?
He just announced that news out of the blue.
He was deeply saddened by the death of his son when the doctor ….. the news for him.
I got in hot water for going to work too late. I should be careful next time.
iPhones are selling like ___________
The criminal was arrested on the ….. on the ABC Street.
Working night shifts is all part and parcel of being a nurse.
John didn’t ……. his weight in his job.
I will know him by …… when I see him again.