IDIOMS QUIZ 1

Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms.

cold feet stuck my neck out cried my heart out kill two birds with one stone
over my head let your hair down head in the clouds neck of the woods
My lips are sealed see eye to eye over my dead body chickened out
play it by ear let the cat out of the bag eager beaver take the bull by the horns
all ears face the music Monkey see, monkey do makes my blood boil

1. I was going to take a ride on Geoff's motorcycle, but I ____________________ when

he gave me a helmet to wear.
2. Ever since he got his new drill set my husband has been an ____________________
around the house.
3. If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will
____________________.
4. Our one-year-old is saying bad words now. I told my husband,
"____________________!"
5. Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be _____________ to hear about your
project.
6. My sister didn't get ____________________ until she put her wedding gown on.
7. I ____________________ when my best friend moved away.
8. I stayed out all night. When I eventually got home I had to ____________________
from my wife.
9. I was in ____________________ when I agreed to babysit the triplets and the dogs.
10. Go to the cottage and ____________________ this weekend.
11. Don't worry, I won't tell your mother how much you spent. ____________________.
12. My daughter wants a tattoo. I told her she'd get one ____________________.
13. The couple don't ____________________ on how to train their pets.
14. Who ____________________ about the surprise party?
15. If you really think you deserve a promotion, you'll have to____________________ .
16. Amy has her ____________________ if she thinks she's going to pass her exams
without studying.
17. It ____________________ when people don't tie up their dogs.
18. I heard that they might be opening a post office in our ____________________ soon.
19. We don't know if the weather will be good enough for camping. We'll have
to____________________.
20. I ____________________ for Bessie when she was thrown out of her house.