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XII WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMMON IDIOMS. YOU MUST LEARN AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, SO YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY MEAN IN CONTEXT.
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XII WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMMON IDIOMS. YOU MUST LEARN AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, SO YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY MEAN IN CONTEXT.

1 Computer #5 is on the blink.

a) It’s on the desk.

b) It’s on sale.

c) It’s not working.

 

d) It has been cleaned.

 

 

 

2 A million bucks is just chickenfeed to him.

a) That’s a lot of money to him.

b) That is more money than he will ever see or earn.

c) That is too much money to pay for anything.

d) That amount of money is insignificant to him.

3 He’s still a little wet behind the ears.

a) He is still sleepy.

b) He just got married.

c) He is starving.

d) He doesn’t have much experience.

4 I’m broke.

a) I don’t have any money.

b) My body really hurts.

c) I am very happy.

d) I am very tired.

5 Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

a Don’t try to order chicken in the restaurant.

b Don’t assume you will have something until you actually have it.

c Don’t tell people you did something if you didn’t do it.

d Don’t tell lies to your friends and relatives.

6 Don’t cry over spilled milk.

a Don’t worry about things from the past.              

b Don’t argue with the teacher about grammar.

c Don’t punish your children when they do bad things. 

d Don’t purchase milk from the store if it is bad.

7 That’s all just water under the bridge.

a) Forget about it.

b) You need to revive an old argument.

c) Don’t go swimming.

d) You must finish all previous jobs.

8 The next ECL will be a piece of cake.

a) It will be very difficult.

b) It will be very easy.

c) Dessert is more important than meat.

d) The ECL is not important to us.

9 He’s gotten too big for his britches.

a) He needs some new clothes.

b) He should take them to the tailor.

c) Someone should cut him down to size.

d) We should congratulate him.

10 Mr. Williams has a short fuse today.

a) He doesn’t have much money.

b) He feels very sick.

c) He’s extremely happy.

d) He has a quick temper.



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