Idioms and Phrases Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 22: Idioms and phrases · Set 231 · 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) ball (c) bag (d) sack
2. 2.What does the idiom “face the music” mean? (a) accept the punishment (b) enjoy a song (c) sing on stage (d) dance well
3. 3.What does the idiom “in hot water” mean? (a) very busy (b) in trouble (c) taking a bath (d) feeling warm
4. 4.Complete the idiom: Yash burnt the midnight ___ before his exam. (a) lamp (b) oil (c) candle (d) paper
5. 5.Complete the idiom: Riya visits the zoo once in a blue ___. (a) sun (b) sea (c) sky (d) moon
6. 6.What does the idiom “back to square one” mean? (a) going backwards (b) starting all over again (c) winning a game (d) a new square shape
7. 7.What does the idiom “at the eleventh hour” mean? (a) at the last moment (b) at 11 o'clock (c) very early (d) every hour
8. 8.Complete the idiom: The two friends decided to bury the ___. (a) treasure (b) bone (c) box (d) hatchet
9. 9.Complete the idiom: We will finish this by hook or by ___. (a) look (b) book (c) cook (d) crook
10. 10.Complete the idiom: It is raining cats and ___. (a) rats (b) dogs (c) cows (d) mice
11. 11.Complete the idiom: Stop beating around the ___ and tell me the truth. (a) tree (b) house (c) garden (d) bush
12. 12.Complete the idiom: Rohan cannot decide; he is sitting on the ___. (a) wall (b) chair (c) fence (d) bench
13. 13.Complete the idiom: Ishaan let the cat out of the ___. (a) bag (b) room (c) box (d) house
14. 14.Complete the idiom: After winning the prize, Riya was on cloud ___. (a) nine (b) five (c) seven (d) ten
15. 15.What does the idiom “give the cold shoulder” mean? (a) ignore someone (b) hug someone (c) hurt a shoulder (d) feel very cold
16. 16.Complete the idiom: Don’t cry over spilt ___. (a) tea (b) milk (c) water (d) juice
17. 17.What does the idiom “a white elephant” mean? (a) a big white toy (b) a rare animal (c) a lucky charm (d) costly but useless thing
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.Complete the idiom: Our plan failed, so we were back to square ___. (a) one (b) two (c) ten (d) zero
21. 21.What does the idiom “burn the midnight oil” mean? (a) waste oil (b) light a lamp (c) cook at night (d) work late into the night
22. 22.What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean? (a) tell a secret (b) cook badly (c) tell a lie (d) waste food
23. 23.What does the idiom “in the same boat” mean? (a) very rich (b) in a ship (c) in the same trouble (d) on a holiday
24. 24.What does the idiom “under the weather” mean? (a) feeling unwell (b) out in the rain (c) very happy (d) very busy
25. 25.Complete the idiom: It is raining ___ and dogs outside. (a) mice (b) rats (c) cows (d) cats
26. 26.What does the idiom “a fish out of water” mean? (a) a dying fish (b) a good swimmer (c) uncomfortable in a place (d) a hungry cat
27. 27.Complete the idiom: The maths test was a piece of ___. (a) paper (b) chalk (c) cake (d) bread
28. 28.Complete the idiom: Kabir spilled the ___ about the surprise party. (a) milk (b) rice (c) beans (d) tea
29. 29.What does the idiom “break the ice” mean? (a) start a friendly talk (b) feel very cold (c) break something cold (d) get very angry
30. 30.What does the idiom “kill two birds with one stone” mean? (a) throw stones (b) hunt birds (c) be very cruel (d) do two jobs at once
31. 31.What does the idiom “cry over spilt milk” mean? (a) worry about the past (b) be very hungry (c) waste milk (d) cry loudly
32. 32.What does the idiom “when pigs fly” mean? (a) every morning (b) in summer (c) very soon (d) never
33. 33.Complete the idiom: Aditya felt like a fish out of ___ at the new school. (a) water (b) milk (c) sand (d) air
34. 34.What does the idiom “a piece of cake” mean? (a) very easy (b) very sweet (c) very small (d) very tasty
35. 35.What does the idiom “the last straw” mean? (a) a small gift (b) a broken straw (c) the end of a drink (d) the final problem
36. 36.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) bucket (b) glass (c) teacup (d) bottle
37. 37.Complete the idiom: Breaking the vase was the last ___; Mum was really upset. (a) stick (b) cup (c) straw (d) stone
38. 38.What does the idiom “a blessing in disguise” mean? (a) a sad goodbye (b) good luck that looks bad (c) a secret prayer (d) a fancy dress
39. 39.What does the idiom “over the moon” mean? (a) in outer space (b) very far away (c) extremely happy (d) very tired
40. 40.What does the idiom “bite the bullet” mean? (a) eat something hard (b) get angry (c) bravely do a hard thing (d) break a tooth

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