Idioms 1 - Keys

1 Learning the new computer program will be a piece of cake.

What is the meaning of "a piece of cake"?
a) yummy b) complicated
c) easy d) greasy

2 Twenty more employees will be given the pink slip next week.
So what will happen to them next week?
a) They will be punished.
b) They will be praised.
c) They will be hired.
d) They will be fired.

3 I don't think Billy is worth his salt around here.

a) I don't think Billy is working hard.
b) I don't think he is stingy.
c) I don't think he is rich.
d) I don't think he is handsome.

4 Only two children in the class believed the guest speaker's tall tale.
What did the children believe?
a) The guest speaker's true story.
b) The guest speaker's important story.
c) The guest speaker's exaggerated story.
d) The guest speaker's interesting story.

5 He's two-faced.
a) He's untrustworthy.
b) He's reliable.
c) He's honest.
d) He's generous.

6 Rudy woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

a) He is hurt.
b) He is in a bad mood.
c) He is happy.
d) He is sleeping

7 It's water under the bridge now.

a) It's an important matter.
b) It's a past thing.
c) It is still popular.
d) It is endangered.

8 Mike is such a wet blanket.

a) He is in trouble. b) He is popular.
c) He is boring. d) He is funny.
9 What does the expression "out to lunch" mean when the person described is not really having
lunch?
a) The person is eating.
b) The person likes lunch and eats all day long.
c) The person is uneducated.
d) The person is not concentrating or focusing and seems weird.

10 Your mission is to zero in on the enemy artillery positions.

What is the meaning of "zero in"?
a) aim for
b) adjust
c) alter
d) allow

11 I asked Jessy for his help with the program and he said, "you bet."
What did Jessy mean?
a) no
b) certainly
c) if I can
d) I doubt it

12 Please tell us, word for word, what the robber said to you.
What do we want to know?
a) condensed story
b) funny story
c) exactly the same words
d) codes

13 Somebody stole his car right from under his nose while he was in the café.
What is the meaning of under someone's nose?
a) well hidden
b) your fault
c) within sight
d) far away

14 I'll stay with you through thick and thin.

I'll stay with you ________.
a) through spring
b) through my vacation
c) through good and bad times
d) through your friend

15 Clerk: What would you like on your hamburger?

Customer: The works, please.
What does the customer want?
a) bun
b) everything
c) patty
d) french fries
 Idioms 1

1 Learning the new computer program will be a piece of cake.

What is the meaning of "a piece of cake"?
a) yummy b) complicated
c) easy d) greasy

2 Twenty more employees will be given the pink slip next week.
So what will happen to them next week?
a) They will be punished.
b) They will be praised.
c) They will be hired.
d) They will be fired.

3 I don't think Billy is worth his salt around here.

a) I don't think Billy is working hard.
b) I don't think he is stingy.
c) I don't think he is rich.
d) I don't think he is handsome.

4 Only two children in the class believed the guest speaker's tall tale.
What did the children believe?
a) The guest speaker's true story.
b) The guest speaker's important story.
c) The guest speaker's exaggerated story.
d) The guest speaker's interesting story.

5 He's two-faced.
a) He's untrustworthy.
b) He's reliable.
c) He's honest.
d) He's generous.

6 Rudy woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

a) He is hurt.
b) He is in a bad mood.
c) He is happy.
d) He is sleeping

7 It's water under the bridge now.

a) It's an important matter.
b) It's a past thing.
c) It is still popular.
d) It is endangered.

8 Mike is such a wet blanket.

a) He is in trouble. b) He is popular.
c) He is boring. d) He is funny.
9 What does the expression "out to lunch" mean when the person described is not really having
lunch?
a) The person is eating.
b) The person likes lunch and eats all day long.
c) The person is uneducated.
d) The person is not concentrating or focusing and seems weird.

10 Your mission is to zero in on the enemy artillery positions.

What is the meaning of "zero in"?
a) aim for
b) adjust
c) alter
d) allow

11 I asked Jessy for his help with the program and he said, "you bet."
What did Jessy mean?
a) no
b) certainly
c) if I can
d) I doubt it

12 Please tell us, word for word, what the robber said to you.
What do we want to know?
a) condensed story
b) funny story
c) exactly the same words
d) codes

13 Somebody stole his car right from under his nose while he was in the café.
What is the meaning of under someone's nose?
a) well hidden
b) your fault
c) within sight
d) far away

14 I'll stay with you through thick and thin.

I'll stay with you ________.
a) through spring
b) through my vacation
c) through good and bad times
d) through your friend

15 Clerk: What would you like on your hamburger?

Customer: The works, please.
What does the customer want?
a) bun
b) everything
c) patty
d) french fries