Discussion Questions to Practise Idioms

Practice Idioms Starting with A

1. When was the last time you had a lot on your plate?

2. Who is your favourite sports team’s ace in the hole?

3. What is your achilles’ heel?

4. Can you describe a time when someone’s actions

spoke louder than words?

5. Can you describe a time when someone added insult

to injury?

6. Can you remember a time last week when you were all
thumbs?

7. Is there anything in particular that costs an arm and

a leg that you would like to buy?

8. When did you have ants in your pants?

9. Can you talk about someone who is the apple of your

eye?

10. What did you do last week at the drop of a hat?

Practice Idioms Starting with B

1. Who was a bad egg in class when you were in

elementary school?
 2. Can you recall a time in your life when you were
barking up the wrong tree?

3. Who do you know who is often a basket case?

4. When was the last time you were guilty of beating a

dead horse?

5. Who do you know who often beats around the bush

a lot?

6. Have you ever been in a situation where you bit off

more than you could chew?

7. Can you describe anyone you know who is a black

sheep?

8. When would you usually tell someone to break a leg?

9. When was the last time you had to burn the

midnight oil?

10. What sports team won by a landslide recently?

Practice Idioms Starting with C

1. Who in your family likes to take the most cat naps?

2. What did you buy recently that was as cheap as

chips?

3. Have you ever chickened out when faced with a

difficult task? What happened?

4. When do most people usually get cold feet?

 5. Who is the biggest copy cat that you know?

6. Of all of your friends, who is the biggest couch

potato?

7. Which team is the cream of the crop in the NBA this

season?

8. Have you ever cried crocodile tears? When and

why?

9. What is your favorite cup of Joe? How often do you

drink it?

10. Can you remember the last time you cut the cheese
in public? What happened?

Practice Idioms Starting with D

1. When did you last try to dig deep to solve a problem?

2. What are some things that are dirt cheap but very
useful?

3. What are some activities that you like to do during the

dog days of summer?

4. Who is the most down to earth person that you

know?

5. Can you remember some sporting events that went

down to the wire?
 6. What do women usually wear when they are dressed
to kill?

7. Can you remember an action movie that showed

characters dropping like flies?

8. Who in class sometimes drives you crazy?

9. What do you think about double dating?

10. Who do you know that drinks like a fish?

Practice Idioms Starting with E

1. Can you recall a time when you were an eager

beaver? What happened?

2. In what situation would you egg someone on?

3. What topics are like an elephant in the room for

most new couples?

4. Do you believe that every cloud has a silver

lining?

5. When was the last time you did a task so well that you
could say that you completed everything but the
kitchen sink?

6. Who eats like a horse in your family?

7. When did you last look in every nook and cranny

for something that you lost?
8. Do you have an easy come, easy go attitude? Why
or why not?

9. Are you an early bird? What time do you usually

wake up?

10. What in life is typically easier said than done?