Test 12-Idioms in Context | English Idioms and Phrases

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Every language has its own idioms and expression and the English language has plenty of phrases that is useful to learn. Idioms are words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally and usually have a cultural meaning behind them. Most of the English idioms you hear are offering advice’s but also contain some underlying principles and values.
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    A. Wear your heart on your sleeve
    B. A leopard can’t change his spots
    C. Drastic times call for drastic measures
    D. A house devided against itself can not stand
    A. Elvis has left the building
    B. Come hell or high water
    C. Haste makes waste
    D. Drastic times call for drastic measures
    A. a chicken with its head off
    B. a nest egg
    C. a pig in a poke
    D. a scapegoat
    A. Let bygones be bygones
    B. Keep body and soul together
    C. Elvis has left the building
    D. The third time’s the charm
    A. in the bag
    B. in the buff
    C. in the heat of the moment
    D. in like Flynn
    A. keep your chin up
    B. kick the bucket
    C. pass the buck
    D. cut to the chase
    A. Elvis has left the building
    B. the bigger they are, the harder they fall
    C. curiosity killed the cat
    D. idle hands are the devil’l workshop