This worksheet provides idiomatic expressions for students to use to complete sentences. The expressions include "apple of someone's eye" meaning most loved, "get along well" meaning have a good relationship, and "in the pink of health" meaning in very good health. Students are to use the idioms from a list to fill in the blanks of 10 sentences about topics like winning a contest, failing to attend a meeting, and declining an invitation.

1. WORKSHEET
Name: _______________________________ Date: ____________________
Section: __________________________________
Using Idiomatic Expressions
Use the following idiomatic expressions to complete the sentences below. Write the
answers in the blank.
1. The baby gets the attention of everyone in the family. She’s the
______________________ everyone’s ___________.
2. My neighbor and I share the same likes and dislikes. We
_______________________________ too.
3. Don’t believe anything she says. She doesn’t know what she’s saying. She’s
________________________________.
4. I felt ____________________________________ when I learned the bad news.
5. Did you see the new house at the corner? I’m
______________________________ in love with it.
6. After winning the contest, she wouldn’t talk to ordinary mortals like us. She now
walks with her ________________________________.
7. She won a holiday trip but that was just _________________________________.
She got many other big prizes as well.
8. He failed to ___________________________ for our meeting. Indeed, his
presence was badly needed.
9. She was planning not to ______________________________________ his
invitation for the grand night.
10. My teacher has recovered from her illness. She is now
________________________________.
turn up head over heels
head in the clouds out of her head
icing on the cake turn down
get along well in the pink of health
apple of… eyes down in the dump