Idioms

Learning Competency:
EN7V-I-c-10.2: Use appropriate idiomatic expressions in a variety of basic interpersonal
communicative situations

An idiom is a phrase that has a different meaning than the literal meaning of the phrase. The
meaning of an idiom in the mother tongue and culture has a completely different meaning than the
literal definition of the phrase.

Your Task
Use It!
DIRECTIONS: Complete each statement with the correct idiom inside the box.

time flies down to earth on top of the world in hot water

lend a hand paint the town red under the weather hang out
fed up on cloud nine

1. When the teacher finds out you did not do the homework, you will be____________.

2. My friends are going out tonight and they’ll ______________________.

3. She needs help fixing the computer. Can you___________________?

4. Ryle is a nice person. He is ___________________.

5. I miss going out with you. When are we going to ________________?

6. When Gene received the gifts she felt that she was _______________________.

7. It’s already late in the afternoon. Oh how _______________!

8. I’m not feeling well today. I feel _________________________.

9. You always tease me. I am ______________ with your behavior.

10. When Catriona won the contest, she felt she was ________________________.