IDIOMS 5

IDIOMS 5

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1) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: unxpected winner

A black sheep
B dark horse
C fly in the ointment
D last resort
E pipe dream
2) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: cause trouble, make a disturbance

A play second fiddle
B stick to one's guns
C keep one's fingers crossed
D burn the candle at both ends
E raise Cain
3) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: without expression, hiding one's feelings

A poker faced
B stuffed shirt
C toe the line
D cut and dried
E pay lip service to
4) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: barely, scarcely

A at arm's length
B under one's thumb
C up to one's neck
D by the skin of one's teeth
E split hairs
5) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: hope

A paint the town red
B keep one's fingers crossed
C take it with a grain of salt
D pull no punches
E eat crow
6) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: discourage

A pay lip sevice to
B raise Cain
C shoot off one's mouth
D throw cold water on
E cost an arm and a leg
7) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: important matters, basic facts

A stuffed shirt
B square meal
C skin and bones
D live wire
E brass tacks
8) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: problem or difficulty

A pipe dream
B bull session
C fly in the ointment
D black sheep
E tear jerker
9) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: obey, follow instructions carefully

A toe the line
B fly off the handle
C burn the candle at both ends
D play second fiddle
E take it with a grain of salt
10) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: angry, excitable

A at arm's length
B bad blood
C split hairs
D hot under the collar
E dark horse
11) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: calm, rational

A poker faced
B live wire
C pull no punches
D level headed
E below par
12) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: be experienced

A know the ropes
B under one's thumb
C spin a yarn
D pass the buck
E up to one's neck
13) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: one way or another

A scratch the surface
B lock, stock and barrel
C by hook or by crook
D cut and dried
E like pulling teeth
14) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: adequate, acceptable

A lump sum
B up to snuff
C last resort
D skin and bones
E point blank
15) Choose the idiom similar in meaning to: substitute

A paint the town red
B stick to one's guns
C eat crow
D bone up on
E pinch hit

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