English quiz: test your knowledge of idioms Par tdv-admin | 24 avril 2018 English quiz: test your knowledge of idioms English quiz : test your knowledge of idioms (expressions idiomatiques). Please select the word(s) or phrase(s) that best complete(s) each sentence. Nom Entreprise / Organisme E-mail Téléphone 1. I really must go and lie down for a while, I’ve got a ______ headache. cutting splitting ringing cracking 2. Stop ______ about the bush, James ! Just tell me exactly what the problem is. rushing hiding beating moving 3. I usually buy my clothes ______ : it’s cheaper than going to a dressmaker. off the peg on the house in public on the shelf 4. David is leaving on Friday. I suggest we all ______ and get him a goingaway present. dish out chip in pass the buck pay on the nail 5. The sky got very dark and soon it began to ______ down. roar bath bucket pouring 6. My father ______ when he found out that I’d damaged the car. hit the roof saw pink elephants made my blood boil brought the house down 7. If you want a flat in the centre of the city you have to pay through the ______ for it. teeth back of your head nose arm 8. I caught the bus by the skin of my ______. mouth leg neck teeth 9. Because the owner wanted a quick sale, the house went for ______. loose change a song a loaf of bread a smile 10. The accident was caused by a taxi driver ______ the traffic lights. rushing missing jumping beating 11. Lend me 20 pounds, please, John. I’m ______ at the moment. broke down the rain stuck up stuck up a bit thick 12. She would do anything for her youngest son. He was the ______ of her eye. plum centre star apple 13. I always get ______in my stomach before visiting the dentist. worms butterflies crabs hedgehogs 14. Jimmy’s feeling a bit under the ______ today, but I expect he’ll be as right as ______ by the week end. storm / thunder sky / hail earth / snow weather / rain 15. I’ll never eat and drink as much as that again ! I was sick as a ______ on the way home ! dog horse pig poodle 16. We can’t eat this meat : it’s as tough as ______ ! canvas old boots rubber stale bread 17. Nothing ever seems to bother Colin. No matter what happens, he always seems to remain as cool as ______. cold feet an ice cream a cucumber an eskimo 18. It’s hard to believe Brian and Stephen are brothers, isn’t it ? They’re as different as ______. mars from jupiter milk from honey chalk from cheese margarine from butter 19. You’ll have to shout, I’m afraid. My father’s as deaf as ______. a leaf a post a politician a stone 20. Honestly Sam ever since I’ve given up smoking I feel fit as a ______. a fighter a fiddle a frog an athlete Publié dans Non classé
