Idioms and Phrases - Practice Set - 13

1. Dirt cheap

1. Extremely cheap
2. Extremely costly
3. Very cheap person
4. Very cheap item

2. A shrinking violet

1. A lean person
2. A shy person
3. A happy person
4. A sad person

3. Gordian knot

1. Undoable job
2. A difficult problem
3. A different problem
4. Doable job

4. Fall in a heap

1. To be at the mercy of someone else
2. To be thinking about someone
3. To lose control of one’s own feelings
4. To be in control of one’s own feelings

5. Have a conniption fit

1. To be very angry
2. To be very happy
3. To be very sad
4. To be a jubilant person

6. Be in seventh heaven

1. To be extremely happy
2. To be extremely upset
3. To be extremely adventurous
4. To be extremely silent

7. Hand in glove

1. Working separately
2. Working together
3. Working for someone
4. Not willing to work

8. Nip in the bud

1. Prevent a small problem before it becomes severe
2. Prevent the big problems
3. Make it severe
4. Beating the problem

9. Like a shag on a rock

1. Completely alone
2. Completely idle
3. Complete silence
4. Complete happy

10. A pearl of wisdom

1. An important piece of news
2. An important person
3. An important thing for life
4. A important piece of advice