Idioms and Phrases Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 22: Idioms and phrases · Set 10 · 40 questions

Word tip (Not what the words say): Do not picture the words literally. Think of the situation where people use the idiom: “The test was a piece of cake” = it was very easy. Idioms are fixed — learn them whole, word for word.

1. 1.Complete the idiom: After the long day, Dad decided to hit the ___. (a) wall (b) sack (c) bag (d) ball
2. 2.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) hatchet (b) box (c) treasure (d) bone
3. 3.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) start a new day (b) phone a friend (c) name the day (d) stop working for now
4. 4.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) cook (b) look (c) crook (d) book
5. 5.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a red fruit (b) a dearly loved person (c) an eye problem (d) a greedy person
6. 6.What does the idiom “hit the sack” mean? (a) pack a bag (b) go shopping (c) go to bed (d) punch a bag
7. 7.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sea (b) moon (c) sky (d) sun
8. 8.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) milk (b) beans (c) tea (d) rice
9. 9.Complete the idiom: That shop sells sweets that cost an arm and a ___. (a) hand (b) leg (c) nose (d) foot
10. 10.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) waste oil (b) work late into the night (c) light a lamp (d) cook at night
11. 11.What does the idiom “lend a hand” mean? (a) give a hand away (b) shake hands (c) borrow money (d) help someone
12. 12.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) paper (b) oil (c) candle (d) lamp
13. 13.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) be cheap (b) need a doctor (c) be very expensive (d) hurt badly
14. 14.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) day (b) month (c) minute (d) hour
15. 15.What does the idiom “pull someone’s leg” mean? (a) help someone walk (b) hurt someone (c) trip someone (d) tease someone
16. 16.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) a lucky charm (b) costly but useless thing (c) a big white toy (d) a rare animal
17. 17.Complete the idiom: Stop pulling my ___; I know you are joking! (a) leg (b) arm (c) ear (d) hair
18. 18.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) hurt a shoulder (c) ignore someone (d) hug someone
19. 19.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) house (b) car (c) bus (d) boat
20. 20.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) by fishing (b) with help (c) very slowly (d) by any means
21. 21.What does the idiom “get cold feet” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) get nervous and back out (c) walk on ice (d) need new socks
22. 22.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) careful after a bad time (b) brave again (c) bitten by a dog (d) very shy
23. 23.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) bag (b) ball (c) book (d) towel
24. 24.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) chair (b) bench (c) fence (d) wall
25. 25.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very easy (b) very sweet (c) very small (d) very tasty
26. 26.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) cows (b) mice (c) cats (d) rats
27. 27.What does the idiom “a red-letter day” mean? (a) a day of danger (b) a sad day (c) a special, happy day (d) a postal holiday
28. 28.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a stomach ache (b) a nervous feeling (c) a happy dance (d) a hungry feeling
29. 29.What does the idiom “on cloud nine” mean? (a) very sleepy (b) in the rain (c) very happy (d) on a plane
30. 30.What does the idiom “raining cats and dogs” mean? (a) a light shower (b) pets are fighting (c) raining very heavily (d) animals are falling
31. 31.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) sun (b) moon (c) hill (d) stars
32. 32.Complete the idiom: Kavya is the apple of her grandfather’s ___. (a) tree (b) hand (c) heart (d) eye
33. 33.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) shoes (b) hands (c) stomach (d) head
34. 34.What does the idiom “on the same page” mean? (a) in agreement (b) very busy (c) far apart (d) reading a book
35. 35.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) buy books (b) tear books (c) study hard (d) throw books
36. 36.What does the idiom “in the same boat” mean? (a) very rich (b) in the same trouble (c) in a ship (d) on a holiday
37. 37.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) free a pet (c) go shopping (d) tell a lie
38. 38.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) eye (b) ear (c) arm (d) hand
39. 39.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) water (b) juice (c) milk (d) tea
40. 40.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at the last moment (b) very early (c) every hour (d) at 11 o'clock

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