GRAMMAR LEVEL 1

Unit Practice

English Grammar

Practice 10
English Idioms

[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

1.Students must be _____________ when the teacher is teaching in class.

A

all ears

all heart

all arms

2.Gary ____________ his mother to buy him a new mobile phone.

A

done deal

badgered

add fuel to the flame

3.The movie Captain America was a _____________ movie.

A

blockbuster

block bust

blocked

4.Janices parents were proud of her because she got ____________ in her SPM exam.
A

flying start

fly color

flying colors

made a killing

5.Cole ______________ selling properties last year.

A

make a kill

made a kill

6.Mandy is now rich and successful. Hers is a ______________ kind of story.

A

rags to riches

riches to rags

rag to rich

7.Youngsters nowadays give up easily rather than to ____________________.

A

weathered the storm

weather the storm

weathering the storm

8.My __________________ always drives me crazy, she just cant keep quiet.
A

backseat driver

backseat person

backseat girl

9.Parents must make sure their children do not mix with any ____________ at school.
A

good egg

bad eggs

bad egg

10.The party last night was great. Everyone had ____________.

A

ball

a ball

a bowl

11. My mother has to _______________ when my father is angry.

A

bear the brunt

bear the anger

bear the cool

12.We must ___________ that living in a city is more costlier than living in a village.
A

mind

bear in mind

bore in mind

13. His brother is _______________ for stealing motorbikes.

A

behind bar

behind house

behind bars

14. Honest people will tell the truth but deceivers will try to ____________________.
A

bend the truth

break the truth

bending the truth

15. John has been ______________ with grief since his wife passed away last week.
A

beside oneself

beside himself

besides himself

piece of cake

16.The SPM English exam was a ______________.

A

piece of pie

piece of meat

17.My mothers fruit cakes always sell like ___________.

A

hot cake

hot cakes

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hot books

18. Many young professionals are ___________ due to poor financial management.
A

saddled with debt

sad with debt

saddled with money

19. You can leave your son with my aunt, dont worry, hell be in _____________.
A

safe hands

safe house

save hands

gate painted

20. Some outsiders __________ into our fruit party last night.
A

gatecrash

gate crashed

21.Two senior staffs of the company ____________ due to restructuring of the company.
A

get the axe

got the axe

get the hammer

22. John needs to _____________ or else hes going to loose the contract.
A

get his hat together

get his money together C

get his act together

23. Vivian is very annoying, she likes to __________ .

A

get in peoples hair

get in her hair

getting in peoples hair

hale and hearty

24. My grandfather is 92 but he is still ___________.

A

active and hale

heart and hale

25. Mrs. Fang kept __________ on her toddler while preparing milk for him in the kitchen.
A

full a eye

half an eye

half an eyelid

26. Mr. Haner never fails to __________ the importance of studying hard on his children.
A

hammer home

hammering

hammered

27.Every night, our neighbors go ______________. They argue non-stop every night.
A

hammer and tongs

pots and pans

hammer and tin

28.Poverty and crime go __________ in big cities all over the world.
A

hand in hand

hand and foot

hand on hand

29.Students nowadays ________ teachers a ________ time with their undisciplined and rude behavior.
A

gave...hard

giving...hard

give...hard

idiot box

join the club

30. Couch potatoes like to spend time in front of the __________ .

A

tv box

color box

31.My husband is __________ but master of none.

A

jack of all trades

one jaws drop

32. Some students ___________ when they have to do public speaking.

A

juggle act

get the jitters

juggle frogs

jumped for joy

33. Vincent _____________ when he passed his driving test.

A

jumped to conclusion

jumped the light

34. We must not ___________ before we get all the facts, said the lawyer to his client.
A

jump to conclusions

jump the light

jump for joy

35. Several people __________ at the post office due to slow service and the long queue.
A

on their knees

kicked up a fuss

knew the score

36. Julie managed to __________ everyone with her impeccable presentation.

A

knock the socks off

know the score

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knuckle down

37.The economy crisis brought the country ___________.

A

to its knees

to its head

to its stop

38.If you want to do well in your exam then you will have to __________ to do some serious revision.
A

knuckle up

knuckle on

knuckle down

39. Most people give a __________ for not coming to work on time.
A

lame excused

lame duck

lame excuse

40.The annoyed teacher ___________ at her students for being noisy.

A

lashed on

lashed out

latched out

lame excuse

41.I might be broke but killing myself is the _________ right now.
A

last thing on my mind

lashed out

42. If Damien cant get any loan from the bank then hell have to sell his car as a ___________ .
A

lame duck

last resort

last word

43. Carey wore a funny looking hat to school and became the ____________ of her friends.
A

laugh up her sleeve

laughing stock

laughed it off

44. Children nowadays are stressed with school work, they need to play some games to __________ .
A

let off steam

let up steam

lie in

45.My uncle and aunty still fight like __________ although they have been married for 30 years.
A

a broken record

cat and dog

a scalded cat

46. I tried to explain to him about the mistake but it was like talking to a __________ .
A

brick wall

live wire

lame duck

47. Most poor families in the third world countries live from ___________.
A

hand to hand

hand to mouth

mouth to mouth

48.Johns job requires him to travel a lot that he lives ____________ most of the time.
A

like thief in the night

out of the suitcase

a lie

make ends meet

49. Many families living in cities find it hard to __________.

A

make cold calls

make a go

50. Fresh graduates have forgotten the importance of the minding their ____________ during job interviews.
A

Ps and Qs

two minds

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mind over matter

Answers For Unit Practice 10 - English Idioms

11

21

31

41

12

22

32

42

13

23

33

43

14

24

34

44

15

25

35

45

16

26

36

46

17

27

37

47

18

28

38

48

19

29

39

49

10

20

30

40

50

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Prepared By : Mr. Luke Gabriel