Idioms and Phrases Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 22: Idioms and phrases · Set 141 · 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.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) get very angry (b) start a friendly talk (c) feel very cold (d) break something cold
2. 2.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) air (b) water (c) sand (d) milk
3. 3.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) very happy (b) out in the rain (c) very busy (d) feeling unwell
4. 4.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a sad goodbye (b) good luck that looks bad (c) a fancy dress (d) a secret prayer
5. 5.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) ball (b) bag (c) towel (d) book
6. 6.What does the idiom “get cold feet” mean? (a) feel very cold (b) walk on ice (c) get nervous and back out (d) need new socks
7. 7.What does the idiom “hit the books” mean? (a) buy books (b) throw books (c) tear books (d) study hard
8. 8.What does the idiom “once bitten, twice shy” mean? (a) very shy (b) brave again (c) bitten by a dog (d) careful after a bad time
9. 9.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) going backwards (b) winning a game (c) starting all over again (d) a new square shape
10. 10.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sea (b) sun (c) moon (d) sky
11. 11.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) hour (b) day (c) month (d) minute
12. 12.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) very quickly (b) very rarely (c) at midnight (d) every night
13. 13.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) paper (b) bread (c) chalk (d) cake
14. 14.Complete the idiom: Can you keep an ___ on my bag for a minute? (a) arm (b) ear (c) eye (d) hand
15. 15.Complete the idiom: Rohan was over the ___ when he won the prize. (a) stars (b) sun (c) moon (d) hill
16. 16.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) hand (b) leg (c) foot (d) head
17. 17.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) water (b) juice (c) milk (d) tea
18. 18.What does the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” mean? (a) a stomach ache (b) a hungry feeling (c) a happy dance (d) a nervous feeling
19. 19.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) oil (b) candle (c) paper (d) lamp
20. 20.What does the idiom “out of the blue” mean? (a) very sad (b) from the sea (c) from the sky (d) suddenly, unexpectedly
21. 21.Complete the idiom: It is raining cats and ___. (a) dogs (b) rats (c) cows (d) mice
22. 22.What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean? (a) start a fight (b) dig a hole (c) make peace (d) hide a weapon
23. 23.Complete the idiom: The exam was so easy; it was a ___ of cake. (a) plate (b) bowl (c) box (d) piece
24. 24.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) bench (b) fence (c) wall (d) chair
25. 25.What does the idiom “lend a hand” mean? (a) give a hand away (b) shake hands (c) help someone (d) borrow money
26. 26.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) very busy (b) in trouble (c) feeling warm (d) taking a bath
27. 27.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) pink (b) red (c) green (d) blue
28. 28.What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean? (a) go shopping (b) free a pet (c) tell a lie (d) tell a secret
29. 29.What does the idiom “call it a day” mean? (a) phone a friend (b) stop working for now (c) start a new day (d) name the day
30. 30.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) bottle (b) glass (c) bucket (d) teacup
31. 31.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) enjoy a song (b) accept the punishment (c) sing on stage (d) dance well
32. 32.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) room (b) bag (c) box (d) house
33. 33.Complete the idiom: After the long day, Dad decided to hit the ___. (a) wall (b) sack (c) ball (d) bag
34. 34.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) glass (b) pond (c) river (d) ocean
35. 35.What does the idiom “add fuel to the fire” mean? (a) cook food (b) fill a car (c) make things worse (d) put out a fire
36. 36.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) light a lamp (b) waste oil (c) work late into the night (d) cook at night
37. 37.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a greedy person (b) an eye problem (c) a red fruit (d) a dearly loved person
38. 38.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very sweet (b) very tasty (c) very small (d) very easy
39. 39.What does the idiom “a red-letter day” mean? (a) a sad day (b) a postal holiday (c) a day of danger (d) a special, happy day
40. 40.Complete the idiom: I had butterflies in my ___ before the race. (a) shoes (b) hands (c) stomach (d) head

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