Advanced Idioms Test 8 7ESL Courses

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Question 1 of 12

1. Question
IDIOMS – FRENDSHIP

Complete these idioms using the jumbled letters.
- 1) birds of a feather [CFOLK] together
  
  2) a fair-weather [EIRFDN]
  
  3) to live in each other’s [CTKOPES]
  
  4) through [KCIHT] and thin
  
  5) to get on like a [SEUHO] on fire
  
  6) to [ESE] eye to eye with someone
  
  7) to have friends in [GHIH] places
  
  8) a [LEHUDSRO] to cry on
  
  9) to bury the [EHCTAHT]
  
  10) to be (as) thick as [VSHTEIE]
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Question 2 of 12

2. Question
IDIOMS – SUCCESS AND FAILURE

Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

coffin | heart | flying | blank | house | dust | sweep | alley | feather | occasion
- 1) The young singer’s performance brought the down; the applause lasted for about ten minutes.
  
  2) His first experiment was a blind , but the second one gave him very promising results.
  
  3) The Court’s decision is yet another European nail in the of British liberties.
  
  4) Certainly it is a very poor play – but what a challenge for the actors and how well they rose to the .
  
  5) George was rather nervous taking his final exam, but he passed with colours!
  
  6) Judging by all that noise coming from my car, I’m pretty sure it’s about to bite the .
  
  7) To help him over his ordeal she has bought him the mountain bike he had set his on.
  
  8) My wife drew a when we were getting interviewed at my son’s school. I hope that he gets in now.
  
  9) Ann will have one more in her cap after she has finished this incredibly difficult assignment.
  
  10) In an effort to save the firm, the board of directors is making a clean of all upper management.
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Question 3 of 12

3. Question
IDIOMS – SIMILES (LIKE)

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

1. …. means “easily, without any apparent effect”.
- A. like a bump on a log
- B. like a bat out of hell
- C. like shooting fish in a barrel
- D. like water off a duck's back
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Question 4 of 12

4. Question
2. …. means “very fast and wildly”.
- A. like a toad under the harrow
- B. like taking candy from a baby
- C. like a lamb to the slaughter
- D. like a bat out of hell
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Question 5 of 12

5. Question
3. …. means “be certain to produce an angry or violent reaction”.
- A. be like a red rag to a bull
- B. be like chalk and cheese
- C. like shooting
- D. fight like Kilkenny cats
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Question 6 of 12

6. Question
4. …. means “have a very good and friendly relationship”.
- A. like two peas in a pod
- B. fight like cat and dog
- C. get on like a house on fire
- D. fight like Kilkenny cats
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Question 7 of 12

7. Question
5. …. means “fight until both parties are destroyed”.
- A. fight like Kilkenny cats
- B. like a moth to a flame
- C. like shooting
- D. fight like cat and dog
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Question 8 of 12

8. Question
6. …. means “innocently and helplessly, without realizing the danger”.
- A. like a toad under the harrow
- B. like a lamb to the slaughter
- C. like shooting fish in a barrel
- D. like the back of her hand
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Question 9 of 12

9. Question
7. …. means “be completely unsuccessful or unpopular”.
- A. act like a cold fish
- B. go down like a lead balloon
- C. like riding a bike
- D. like a toad under the harrow
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Question 10 of 12

10. Question
8. …. means “with thousands of worries and unsolved problems”.
- A. like a sitting duck
- B. like a toad under the harrow
- C. like a red rag to a bull
- D. like a bump on a log
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Question 11 of 12

11. Question
9. …. means “have difficulty remembering things”.
- A. have a mouth like a sailor
- B. have a memory like an elephant
- C. have a memory like a sieve
- D. have a mind like a steel trap
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Question 12 of 12

12. Question
10. …. means “with little motion or activity”.
- A. like a bump on a log
- B. like a hot potato
- C. like a broken record
- D. like a bolt out of the blue
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English Idioms (C1-C2)

Advanced Idioms Test 8

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1. Question

IDIOMS – FRENDSHIP

Complete these idioms using the jumbled letters.

1) birds of a feather [CFOLK] together

2) a fair-weather [EIRFDN]

3) to live in each other’s [CTKOPES]

4) through [KCIHT] and thin

5) to get on like a [SEUHO] on fire

6) to [ESE] eye to eye with someone

7) to have friends in [GHIH] places

8) a [LEHUDSRO] to cry on

9) to bury the [EHCTAHT]

10) to be (as) thick as [VSHTEIE]

2. Question

IDIOMS – SUCCESS AND FAILURE

Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

coffin | heart | flying | blank | house | dust | sweep | alley | feather | occasion

1) The young singer’s performance brought the down; the applause lasted for about ten minutes.

2) His first experiment was a blind , but the second one gave him very promising results.

3) The Court’s decision is yet another European nail in the of British liberties.

4) Certainly it is a very poor play – but what a challenge for the actors and how well they rose to the .

5) George was rather nervous taking his final exam, but he passed with colours!

6) Judging by all that noise coming from my car, I’m pretty sure it’s about to bite the .

7) To help him over his ordeal she has bought him the mountain bike he had set his on.

8) My wife drew a when we were getting interviewed at my son’s school. I hope that he gets in now.

9) Ann will have one more in her cap after she has finished this incredibly difficult assignment.

10) In an effort to save the firm, the board of directors is making a clean of all upper management.

3. Question

IDIOMS – SIMILES (LIKE)

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

1. …. means “easily, without any apparent effect”.

4. Question

2. …. means “very fast and wildly”.

5. Question

3. …. means “be certain to produce an angry or violent reaction”.

6. Question

4. …. means “have a very good and friendly relationship”.

7. Question

5. …. means “fight until both parties are destroyed”.

8. Question

6. …. means “innocently and helplessly, without realizing the danger”.

9. Question

7. …. means “be completely unsuccessful or unpopular”.

10. Question

8. …. means “with thousands of worries and unsolved problems”.

11. Question

9. …. means “have difficulty remembering things”.

12. Question

10. …. means “with little motion or activity”.