Test 9-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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    Question 1: - Pfff, I didn’t want to receive tickets to the theatre. - Forrest, ____________ ! You got them for free.
    A. don’t put your all your eggs in one basket
    B. don’t count your chickens before they hatch
    C. don’t look at a gift horse in the mouth
    D. you can’t take it with you
    Question 2: Oh no, I can’t listen to him anymore. John has _____________ . Somebody, please, make him stop singing!
    A. Van Gogh’s ear to music
    B. a hot potato
    C. a piece of cake
    D. a pig in a poke
    Question 3: A lot of people are afraid to _____________ . Many of us got hurt after that.
    A. turn a blind eye
    B. make a long story short
    C. let sleeping dogs lie
    D. wear their hearts on their sleeves
    Question 4: Sarah has ____________ . I think she can’t take part in the project anymore.
    A. run out of steam
    B. turned a blind eye
    C. a spitting image
    D. a rule of thumb
    Question 5: Oh no. That was for sure _____________ ! I can’t take his pranks anymore. I’m going to tell his mother about his behaviour.
    A. a hot potato
    B. third time’s the charm
    C. a son of a gun
    D. the last straw
    Question 6: I’m ____________ ! It’s just unbearable to wait for the test result for so long.
    A. off the hook
    B. on pins and needles
    C. off the record
    D. over the top
    Question 7: Our company provides a __________ for every newcomer.
    A. no dice
    B. no room to swing a cat
    C. a charley horse
    D. level playing field
    Question 8: Camilla, stop ____________ . You crashed your car, but the life is going on! You’ll buy another one sooner or later.
    A. crying wolf
    B. burning the midnight oil
    C. crying over spilt milk
    D. letting the cat out of the bag
    Question 9: Tracey is ___________ about travelling to Australia. She can’t decide if she wants to go there or not.
    A. on the fence
    B. off the hook
    C. over the top
    D. off the record
    Question 10: This laptop is a ___________ . You paid more than $400 but you hadn’t even seen it.
    A. a hot potato
    B. son of a gun
    C. southpaw
    D. pig in a poke