idioms - quiz

2. Match the correct parts of the idioms
of the two columns
 had egg on
 kicked in
 had a
 reach for
 a pain in
 a sight for
 the neck
 the stars
 sore eyes
 the teeth
 his face
 gut feeling

3. Match the correct parts of the idioms
of the two columns
 chickens come
 come to
 put your own
 handwriting is
 eat your words
 light at
 on the wall
 your words
 the end of the tunnel
 home to roost
 house in order
 your senses

4. Match the correct parts of the idioms
of the two columns
 playing
 quick
 under
 read
 clean
 agree
 as a whistle
 on the trigger
 between the lines
 with fire
 to differ
 wraps

5. True or false
 Someone who is as cool as a cucumber doesn't get upset
or worried.
 If something takes donkey's years, it won't take very
long.
 If you work like a dog, you work very hard indeed.
 If something has gone down the pan, it has failed.
T
T
F
F
F
F
T
T

6. True or false
 If you'd do something at the drop of a hat, you would
need to think things over carefully before deciding.
 If you take to something like a duck takes to water, you
have a natural talent for it.
 If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a
problem directly.
T
F
T
T
F
F

7. True or false
 If you talk out of your hat, you talk nonsense.
 If someone tells you to keep your hair on, they want
you to show more emotion.
 If you go Dutch when paying a bill, one person pays
for everything.
T
F
F
F
T
T