Fill in the blanks with idiomatic expressions from the boxes below.

sweet tooth raining cats and dogs feeling under the weather
caught red handed bad eggs out of the blue
burned the midnight oil on cloud nine hit the nail on the head
Smell something fishy let (someone) hair down cost an arm and a leg
hand-to-mouth close shave fair-weather
turn over a new leaf when pigs fly in the same boat
cup of tea rolled up their sleeves making a mountain out of a molehill
a pat on the back pay through the nose blowing (someone) own horn
green with envy spill the beans had a bee in his bonnet
made a beeline all ears Midas touch
black sheep bad-mouthing cry over spilled milk
face the music a whale of a time hides his head in the sand
at the eleventh hour spick and span wee hours
paint the town red a good Samaritan a cock-and-bull story
crocodile tears dime a dozen pulling (someone) leg
let the cat out of the bag cried (someone) heart out put my thinking cap
black and blue white lie born with a silver spoon
red-letter day throw in the towel finding a needle in a haystack
once in a blue moon buried the hatchet a bull in a china shop
come clean eager beaver fall on deaf ears
cat nap barking up the wrong tree couch potato
jump the bandwagon green fingers beating around the bush

1) Ever since he got his new drill set my husband has been an _________ around the house.
2) I ___________ was going on when I saw all of my friends' cars in my mom's driveway.
3) Who ______________about the surprise party?
4) My grandma ______________for the smoking room as soon as she got off the airplane.
5) I forgot my umbrella, and it was ________________.
6) Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be____________ to hear about your project.
7) These cakes are delicious, but they ______________.
8) I _____________when my best friend moved away.
9) He _____________when he wrote the report about the bank`s problems.
10) I stayed out all night. When I eventually got home I had to ___________from my wife.
11) Go to the cottage and _____________this weekend.
12) The party organizers deserve ____________ for a job well done.
13) I’m trying to find the remote, but it’s like _______.
14) I was just___________. I'm not really a police officer.
15) ___________, she will tidy up her room.
16) I need three spoonful of sugar in my tea. I have a___________.
17) We found the poor guy _______________near the train tracks.
18) My oldest brother was the __________ in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.
19) Keiko hasn't worked a day in her life as she was _________________.
20) The kids were ____________stealing chocolate bars.
21) I am ________________over Julio's new wardrobe.
22) You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has ______________.
23) I got a phone call from a long lost cousin_____________ last week.
24) We told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a __________.
25) Milan has ______________all day, but he won't tell me what's wrong.
26) I can't remember where the Christmas decorations are. I'll have to ___________on.
27) The celebrities _______________and washed cars for charity.
28) I don't want my little brother hanging around with the _____________on the street.
29) The mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need to_____________.
30) Opera isn't exactly my_________________.
31) On Monday, I'm going to _______________about my travel plans.
32) The day that I started my study in the university was ____________ for me.
33) Andrea was _______________when she bought her new car.
34) The car only got a tiny dent. You’re_______________.
35) I was ______________so I went back to bed.
36) The boy is like ___________so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.
37) My friend is always ________and is very annoying at times.
38) He was living a _______________existence until he was finally able to find a job.
39) I had a ______________ this morning when the truck almost hit me.
40) The man said that he was very sorry but his tears were only _______________.
41) Used books are a ____________and it is difficult to sell them.
42) He is a __________friend and you cannot rely on him if you have a problem.
43) My uncle has the ________and he makes money at whatever he does.
44) He hates to talk about important matters and _____________when I try to talk to him.
45) We had _____________at the party last night.
46) We only go out for Italian food _____________although we enjoy it very much.
47) Our neighbour gave us ______________about how our window was broken.
48) The beggar was lying shivering on the road when a ________ came along and gave him a blanket
and some warm clothes.
49) I had a __________in the afternoon so that I would feel refreshed in the evening.
50) We _______________for three nights in order to study for the exam.
51) Stop being a ________. Turn off the TV and do something with your life.
52) He ____________with his brother and they are now friendly again
53) My boss is_____________. I did not cause the computer problem because I was away at the time.
54) The supervisor has the habit of ___________her boss.
55) She is always complaining that she doesn’t have enough money, but we’re all in _________.
56) The president of the company was forced to __________and tell what really happened to the
business.
57) Some of the exhibitions were cancelled_____________.
58) Their complaints about the poor service ____________.
59) When she arrived, she found Ann dusting the furniture, making sure the house was ___________.
60) He was up until the ________trying to finish his work.
61) It was the sailor’s first night ashore. They ___________.
62) Many people are trying to quit smoking that I might as well _______________.
63) Quit __________and tell me what you really want.
64) We ___________ to get our car fixed and it’s still doesn’t go properly.
65) The thief was determined to ______________ once he was released from prison.
66) She was ready to _____________, but remembered her goal and kept going. /66