Idioms and Phrases Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 22: Idioms and phrases · Set 172 · 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 “spill the beans” mean? (a) cook badly (b) waste food (c) tell a secret (d) tell a lie
2. 2.What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean? (a) very quickly (b) every night (c) very rarely (d) at midnight
3. 3.What does the idiom “turn a deaf ear” mean? (a) refuse to listen (b) whisper softly (c) listen carefully (d) lose hearing
4. 4.Complete the idiom: Dev finished his project at the eleventh ___. (a) hour (b) minute (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) water (b) juice (c) tea (d) milk
6. 6.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very tasty (b) very small (c) very easy (d) very sweet
7. 7.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) treasure (b) box (c) hatchet (d) bone
8. 8.What does the idiom “a red-letter day” mean? (a) a sad day (b) a day of danger (c) a postal holiday (d) a special, happy day
9. 9.What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg” mean? (a) hurt badly (b) be very expensive (c) need a doctor (d) be cheap
10. 10.Complete the idiom: Could you lend me a ___ with these heavy bags? (a) leg (b) hand (c) foot (d) head
11. 11.What does the idiom “on cloud nine” mean? (a) very sleepy (b) very happy (c) in the rain (d) on a plane
12. 12.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) milk (b) tea (c) beans (d) rice
13. 13.What does the idiom “beat around the bush” mean? (a) run very fast (b) hit a plant (c) avoid the main point (d) clean the garden
14. 14.What does the idiom “feel blue” mean? (a) feel sad (b) feel lucky (c) turn blue (d) feel cold
15. 15.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) feeling unwell (b) very happy (c) very busy (d) out in the rain
16. 16.Complete the idiom: After the long day, Dad decided to hit the ___. (a) ball (b) sack (c) wall (d) bag
17. 17.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) chair (b) wall (c) bench (d) fence
18. 18.Complete the idiom: The news came out of the ___. (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) pink
19. 19.Complete the idiom: Don’t give up now; don’t throw in the ___! (a) bag (b) towel (c) ball (d) book
20. 20.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
21. 21.Complete the idiom: We are all in the same ___, so let us help each other. (a) bus (b) car (c) house (d) boat
22. 22.Complete the idiom: The money we raised is just a drop in the ___. (a) ocean (b) glass (c) river (d) pond
23. 23.What does the idiom “by hook or by crook” mean? (a) by any means (b) very slowly (c) with help (d) by fishing
24. 24.Complete the idiom: After the argument, Zoya gave her brother the cold ___. (a) foot (b) hand (c) shoulder (d) water
25. 25.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) one (b) two (c) zero (d) ten
26. 26.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) house (b) garden (c) bush (d) tree
27. 27.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) oil (b) paper (c) candle (d) lamp
28. 28.What does the idiom “the apple of someone’s eye” mean? (a) a red fruit (b) a greedy person (c) a dearly loved person (d) an eye problem
29. 29.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) a lucky charm (b) costly but useless thing (c) a rare animal (d) a big white toy
30. 30.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) light a lamp (b) work late into the night (c) cook at night (d) waste oil
31. 31.Complete the idiom: Ananya was all ___ when Grandpa told the story. (a) ears (b) hands (c) eyes (d) feet
32. 32.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sea (b) sun (c) sky (d) moon
33. 33.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) be very hungry (b) worry about the past (c) cry loudly (d) waste milk
34. 34.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) sand (b) milk (c) water (d) air
35. 35.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) hurt a shoulder (b) feel very cold (c) hug someone (d) ignore someone
36. 36.What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean? (a) hide a weapon (b) start a fight (c) dig a hole (d) make peace
37. 37.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) nine (b) ten (c) five (d) seven
38. 38.What does the idiom “see eye to eye” mean? (a) agree fully (b) look closely (c) stare angrily (d) see clearly
39. 39.Complete the idiom: Hold your ___! Wait for everyone to sit down. (a) dogs (b) goats (c) cows (d) horses
40. 40.What does the idiom “in the same boat” mean? (a) on a holiday (b) very rich (c) in a ship (d) in the same trouble

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