MIXED IDIOMS 3

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1. I’ve been feeling a bit under the ... lately. I think I should see a doctor.

a) Weather

b) Health

c) Dumps

d) Mood

2. He always likes to play the ... and bring counter arguments.

a) Devil’s Child

b) Devil’s Helper

c) Devil's Advocate

d) Satan’s Spawn

3. You eat too much ice cream. You have to break the ... and eat fruit instead.

a) Addiction

b) Habit

c) Use

d) Custom

4. I don’t want to think about the exam next month. I’ll cross that ... when I
come to it.

a) Situation

b) Bridge

c) Filed

d) Problem

5. I think you shouldn’t put all your... . You should invest your
money in shares as well.
 a) Chickens in one basket

b) Eggs in one fridge

c) Hopes in one bowl

d) Eggs in one basket

6. I have already extended an olive branch to you. Now the ... is in your court.

a) Move

b) Bird

c) Cat

d) Ball

7. “I am very tired.““ Have you burnt the ... again?“

a) Time

b) Clock

c) House

d) Midnight oil

8. I think that you’ve ... when you accepted to work on that project.

a) Accepted more than you can bite

b) Bitten more than you can chew

c) Chewed more that you can bite

d) Beaten more than you can chew

9. My sister doesn’t trust in men since her last boyfriend cheated on her. You
know what they say: ... .

a) Once bitten, twice shy

b) Once beaten, twice scared

c) Once burnt, three times afraid

d) Once bitten, twice bashful

10. They shoudn’t have cut ... when they made this building. It is a danger for
the people who live in it.

a) Walls

b) Money

c) Fences

d) Corners

11. Please stop beating about the ... and tell me what’s on your mind.

a) Bush

b) Street

c) Topic

d) Tree

12. I’m going to give you the benefit of the ... and give you a chance
to explain yourself.

a) Argument

b) Doubt

c) Accused

d) Truth

13. I heard he was very sick, but now he is ... again.

a) Up and again

b) Up and around

c) About and up

d) Up and about

14. He would leave her at the drop of a ... if that would benefit him.

a) Twig

b) Hat

c) Hair
 d) Leaf

15. And to add ... to injury he pointed out that I was wearing socks that
didn’t match.

a) Bandages

b) Offense

c) Pain

d) Insult

16. Her boyfriend is a ... from what I thought he would be like.

a) Close cry

b) Far shout

c) Painful shout

d) Far cry

17. Drastic times call for drastic ... . I’m going to pretend to be sick so as not
to take the English test paper.

a) Measuring

b) Measure

c) Measures

d) Measurements

18. I remember what it was like when I was a student and I could barely ... .
Thank God those times are behind me.

a) Make ends meet

b) Make endings meet

c) Meet my end

d) End my meet

19. I knew he was ... when I saw his evil smile.

a) Upon to something
 b) Up to no good

c) Up to no end

d) Up too something

20. There is no use crying over ... . The vase is broken and there is nothing to
do about it.

a) Spilt water

b) Gone past

c) Spilt milk

d) Pouring water

21. My father used to say that ... speak louder than ... .

a) Actions/ people

b) Facts/ words

c) Actions/ words

d) Acting/ the voice

22. All I am saying is that you can't judge a book by its ... . He could actually
be a nice person.

a) Reviews

b) Story

c) Content

d) Cover

23. It is sad that he’s left her, but now she has more time to pursue her
career. As you can see, every ... has a silver lining.

a) Horizon

b) Cloud

c) Wave

d) Sky
24. My sister likes to have ... in the afternoon.

a) Twenty naps

b) Forty dreams

c) Twenty slumbers

d) Forty winks

25. I’ll be glad to see ... of him when the month is over.

a) The nape

b) The hair

c) The back

d) The face

26. You’re ... dear. I was not even there when it happened.

a) Shaking the wrong tree

b) Beating about the wrong bush

c) Barking up the wrong tree

d) Talking up the wrong tree

27. This coat cost me ..., so please don’t just throw it on the floor.

a) Arms and legs

b) A leg and an arm

c) An arm and two legs

d) An arm and a leg

28. I think that the fact that they fired you might be a ... in disguise.

a) Redemption

b) Blessing

c) Prayer

d) Miracle
29. This girl has got the best of both... . She’s really lucky.

a) Worlds

b) Family

c) World

d) Parent

30. I was sure your plan wouldn’t be successful. That’s why should never
count your ... before the eggs have hatched.

a) Geese

b) Chickens

c) Ducks

d) Money

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