Idioms & Phrases 3.

smash hit

Select the most appropriate idiom from 4. hit the roof

the given options to fill in the blank.
1. We broke the traffic rules unknowingly
while coming back from the party, now
we have to ________ sooner or later.
1. face the music 2. look sharp
4. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill
in the blank.
I asked my friend to
___________________ against her
employers who are doing wrong to her.

3. cry for the moon 1. fine words butter no parsnips

4. bid defiance
2. finders keepers, losers weepers
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
3. fight the good fight
the blank.
4. fight fire with fire
2. Rajat is known for his notorious nature.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
He will be friendly to your face but likes
the blank.
____________.
5. Jane, please don’t tell me fairy tales; I
1. to blow his trumpet
just want to know the real matter
2. to stab you in the back
________.
3. to paint the whole town red
1. in the cold 2. in a fortnight
4. to get all bent out of the shape
3. in the long run 4. in a nutshell
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank.
the blank.
3. The play I saw last night was a
6. I don’t think you should go out in the
________.
rain, it's ________.
1. hit the road 2. hit the
1. rain on cats and dogs
hay
2. storming cats and dogs
3. raining cats and dogs 9. Being a journalist, your first duty is to
____________ or else your colleagues
4. raining dogs and puppies
might surpass you.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
1. eat a humble pie 2. have an
the blank.
axe to grind
7. By living in a rural area with access to
3. build castles in the air
the city, she gets _______________.
4. keep your ear to the ground
1. the best of both worlds
10. Select the most appropriate idiom to
2. to keep an ear to the ground
fill in the blank.
3. on cloud nine
Please tell me about the meeting
4. in for a penny in for a pound
________.
Select the most appropriate idiom from
1. in a nutshell 2. in a stew
the given options to fill in the blank.
3. in a huff 4. in a spin
8. Greta Thunberg _____________ when
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
she dared to question about
the blank.
accountability with respect to global
warming and climate change. 11. The deal was ________ for three
months.
1. sowed wild oats
1. cut no ice 2. broken the ice
2. kept the pot boiling
3. tipped of the iceberg
3. gave the devil his due
4. put on ice
4. hit the nail on the head
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
Select the most appropriate idiom from
the blank.
the given options to fill in the blank.
12. You are an intellectual with a Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
professional degree; you can do wonders the blank.
as _____________.
15. Rahul speaks easily in front of a
1. you are playing with fire small group, but he seems ________
before a large audience.
2. you can say it again
1. ill at ease
3. your mileage may vary
2. think ill of
4. the world is your oyster
3. man of ill repute
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank. 4. ill-disposed to

13. It’s risky to invest all your savings in Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
one company; it’s like the blank.
_______________.
16. Jack took on three jobs at once but
1. going down in flames soon realised he had _____________.

2. putting all your eggs in one basket 1. cut corners

3. biting the bullet 2. taken it with a grain of salt

4. breaking a leg 3. bitten off more than he could chew

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in 4. played by the ear

the blank.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
14. Naina has six children, and I always the blank.
________ with their names.
17. The CEO has _____________ than
1. get mixed up worrying about individual customer
complaints.
2. get rid of
1. bigger fish to fry
3. get away clean
2. taken a rain check
4. get cold feet
3. thrown caution to the wind
4. been walking on thin ice
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank.
18. I know it was wrong to distract his
friends, but ________.
me to open my own café and showed me
ways to be independent.
After all it is true that one should not
____________.
1. grease the palm
2. blow one’s own trumpet

1. all’s fair in love and war 3. cry over spilt milk

2. all’s unfair in the world 4. blow hot and cold

3. all’s unfair in love and war
4. all’s fair in the world
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank.
19. Instead of answering the question
directly, the politician kept ___________.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank.
21. The decision to go on a trip after my
vacations was the ________.
1. ice on the cake
2. icing on the cake

1. crying over spilt milk 3. apple on the cake

2. pointing at his laurels 4. icing on the brownie

3. beating around the bush 4. spilling Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the bean the blank.

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank.
20 My manager forced me to resign from
my job as a chef since I underwent a
spine surgery. I was depressed and had
lost all hope. Later my father motivated
22. It's easy to say that you'll start
exercising every day, but it is
______________.
1. like fish out of water
2. easier said than done
3. crying wolf 4. going the extra mile
 2. the corridors of power

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in 3. the calm before the storm
the blank.
4. the bottom line
23. Sameera has been in ________
26. John decided to accept the job offer
since she got selected for a highly paid
he received, realizing that a bird in the
job at a multinational company.
hand is worth ______, and it was better
1. seventh heaven to have a secure job now rather than risk
waiting for uncertain opportunities in the
2. all the rage
future.
3. the dark
1. two in the bush 2. one on
4. a cold day in July
the ground
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
3. none in the nest
the blank.
4. a hundred in the sky
24. If Peter said he would get that book
27. It is easier to learn how a machine
for you, he will do it. He always
works from pictures rather than
________.
descriptions, since ________.
1. keeps under his hat
1. it takes a picture
2. keeps him at arm’s length
2. it is pretty as a picture
3. keeps his word 4. keeps his
3. its face is a picture
shirt on
4. a picture paints a thousand words
25. The family's meeting on property
dispute begins today and I'm just sitting 28. I failed this semester, but now I
down with a cup of coffee, enjoying am_______.
___________.
1. going to miss the boat
1. the better of
2. giving a penny for your thoughts
3. back to the drawing board 1. blowing off the steam

4. going to bite the bullet 2. like a cakewalk

29. I ________ after a good walk along 3. out of the blue 4. stepping up his
the beach. The sea air really stimulates game
my appetite!
33. When my father lost his job,we had to
1. eat humble pie 2. eat like a bird live on my mother's earnings. Then we
really started to _____.
3. have a full plate
1. keep the ball rolling
4. eat like a horse
2. feel the pinch
30. Some of the students often ________
before exams. 3. measurehalf

1. burn their fingers 2. are dog tired 4. put two and two together

3. burn the midnight oil
4. talk chalk and cheese
31. They indeed live ________as they
always dream about making a huge
fortune overnight
34. The final round contestants at the
Miss Thailand pageant will be tested for
brains because _______.
1. they bring to book
2. they hit the nail on the head

1. to pull someone’s leg 3. beauty is only skin deep

2. in a fool’s paradise 4. of their polished performance

3. to eat my hat 35. The thief _______ when he thought

he heard someone coming.
4. on a bed of thorns
1. was behind one’s back
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in
the blank. 2. had a tight spot

32. Her son came from Europe to meet 3. upset the apple cart
her _________ after 20 years.
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