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Question 1 of 12

1. Question
IDIOMS – ANIMALS

For the questions below, please choose the best option (A, B, C or D)

1. ……………….. means “waste energy on a lost cause”.
- A. leave no stone unturned
- B. flog a dead horse
- C. mutton dressed as lamb
- D. twist someone’s arm
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2. ……………….. means “having no effect on someone”.
- A. like water off a duck’s back
- B. to be a dark horse
- C. to be in the dog house
- D. to be like a bull in a china shop
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Question 3 of 12

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3. ……………….. means “the largest or best part of something”.
- A. cook someone's goose
- B. to be bull-headed
- C. to be a pussy cat
- D. the lion's share
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Question 4 of 12

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4. ……………….. means “in a straight line”.
- A. as the crow flies
- B. pig out
- C. chicken out
- D. smell fishy
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Question 5 of 12

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5. ……………….. means “an enthusiastic person who works very hard”.
- A. be a rat
- B. eager beaver
- C. talk the hind legs off a donkey
- D. Until the cows come home
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Question 6 of 12

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6. ……………….. means “to achieve two things, both at the same time”.
- A. kill two birds with one stone
- B. let sleeping dogs lie
- C. hold your horses
- D. go the whole hog
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Question 7 of 12

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7. ……………….. means “to leave things undisturbed”.
- A. let sleeping dogs lie
- B. mutton dressed as lamb
- C. the cat’s pyjamas
- D. to let the cat out of the bag
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Question 8 of 12

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8. ……………….. means “very little or no space, very cramped”.
- A. to let sleeping dogs lie
- B. not enough room to swing a cat
- C. dog eat dog
- D. ants in your pants
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Question 9 of 12

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9. ……………….. means
- A. elephant in the room
- B. a woman who tries to make herself look younger
- C. a different kettle of fish
- D. the lion's share
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10. ……………….. means “spoil someone’s plans”.
- A. cook someone's goose
- B. kill two birds with one stone
- C. to have the lion’s share
- D. in the doghouse
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Question 11 of 12

11. Question
IDIOMS – TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.

come | high | ride | driver | round | off | coals | cart | lane | boat
- 1. to be in the same
  
  2. to be flying
  
  3. to to a standstill
  
  4. a backseat
  
  5. to carry/take to Newcastle
  
  6. life in the fast
  
  7. the beaten track/path
  
  8. to put the before the horse
  
  9. to drive somebody the bend
  
  10. to take somebody for a
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Question 12 of 12

12. Question
IDIOMS – NATURE

Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.
- 1. Steve has promised to come and see me again tomorrow , come or shine.
  
  2. Don’t beat about the . Tell me exactly what you think is wrong with my work.
  
  3. If you expect to borrow money from me, you are barking up the wrong .
  
  4. The police’s theory will not hold . The suspect has a watertight alibi.
  
  5. The situation is so complex that many people are unable to see the for the trees.
  
  6. Our neighbours are continually quarreling, but it is usually a in a teacup.
  
  7. I have been walking on since I found out that I have been awarded a scholarship to study music.
  
  8. I don’t know the exact circumstances of his resignation, but he left under a bit of a .
  
  9. I hadn’t heard from her for years and was glad to find her still in the of the living.
  
  10. He was only three minutes late! You’re making a out of a molehill.
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English Idioms (C1-C2)

Advanced Idioms Test 3

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1. Question

IDIOMS – ANIMALS

For the questions below, please choose the best option (A, B, C or D)

1. ……………….. means “waste energy on a lost cause”.

2. Question

2. ……………….. means “having no effect on someone”.

3. Question

3. ……………….. means “the largest or best part of something”.

4. Question

4. ……………….. means “in a straight line”.

5. Question

5. ……………….. means “an enthusiastic person who works very hard”.

6. Question

6. ……………….. means “to achieve two things, both at the same time”.

7. Question

7. ……………….. means “to leave things undisturbed”.

8. Question

8. ……………….. means “very little or no space, very cramped”.

9. Question

9. ……………….. means

10. Question

10. ……………….. means “spoil someone’s plans”.

11. Question

IDIOMS – TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.

come | high | ride | driver | round | off | coals | cart | lane | boat

1. to be in the same

2. to be flying

3. to to a standstill

4. a backseat

5. to carry/take to Newcastle

6. life in the fast

7. the beaten track/path

8. to put the before the horse

9. to drive somebody the bend

10. to take somebody for a

12. Question

IDIOMS – NATURE

Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

1. Steve has promised to come and see me again tomorrow , come or shine.

2. Don’t beat about the . Tell me exactly what you think is wrong with my work.

3. If you expect to borrow money from me, you are barking up the wrong .

4. The police’s theory will not hold . The suspect has a watertight alibi.

5. The situation is so complex that many people are unable to see the for the trees.

6. Our neighbours are continually quarreling, but it is usually a in a teacup.

7. I have been walking on since I found out that I have been awarded a scholarship to study music.

8. I don’t know the exact circumstances of his resignation, but he left under a bit of a .

9. I hadn’t heard from her for years and was glad to find her still in the of the living.

10. He was only three minutes late! You’re making a out of a molehill.