IDIOMS AND PROVERBS

Exercise A
A. Match the following idioms with their meanings.
a) important day
1. in the same boat
b) prepared for punishment
2. at the eleventh hour
c) to change one’s behaviour
3. red-letter day
d) selfish person
4. turned over a new leaf
e) very near
5. a dog in the manger
f) at the last moment
6. a stone’s throw away
g) very seldom
7. at the eleventh hour
h) in the same situation
8. once in blue moon
i) something or someone that is
9. face the music
very dear to another person
10. apple of her father’s eye

B. Fill in the blanks with the phrase above. Use each phrase once only.

1. Jane is a well-behaved child and she is always the

______________________________.
2. You should not be revising your work _______________________. You should
have started earlier.
3. Today is a _________________. It is my graduation day.
4. My naughty brother, John, has decided to _________________________. He will

not play tricks on us any more.

5. I dislike my friend because he is _________________________________.
6. The shop is _________________________ from my house.
7. I go to the village only _____________________________.
8. You should not be celebrating when the results have yet to be announced.
9. We have to ______________________. We must tell the principal that we drew on
the school walls.
10. Since we were both ____________________________, we decided to help each
other.