IDIOMS 1

A: Phew! I'm tired.
B: Then why don't you __________ ?
1. take a nap
2. shut your eyes
3. help yourself
4. find your way around
A: Good morning, I have an appointment with Dr.Bayne at 10.00.
B: Please __________, the doctor will be with you in a few minutes.
1. take a seat
2. steal a chair
3. make yourself at home
4. help yourself
A: What's the problem?
B: I've got a bad toothache, but I can't see the dentist until tomorrow.
A: Oh no! I guess you'll just have to __________ it until then.
1. put up with
2. go down with
3. take out with
4. feel pain
A: Hello, Speedy TV Repair. How can I help you?
B: Yes, my TV's ___________. How soon can I get it fixed?
1. on the blink
2. off the wink
3. in the blink
4. round the bend
A: Phone me when you arrive in Ottawa. I'll __________ the city.
B: Thanks. That would be cool.
1. show you around
2. show you over
3. show you out
4. show you into
A: __________ to the cake. I just made it.
B: Thanks. It looks delicious.
1. Help yourself
2. Take a piece
3. Help me
4. Take some
A: How do you __________ New York? I got lost three times today!
B: It's easy. I just ask the way.
1. find your way around
2. find the road
3. follow the path
4. understand which way to go
A: Bob! Bob! Wake up!
B: What? What?
A: You were asleep at your desk.
B: It must be the __________ after my trip to Hong Kong.
A: Don't let the boss catch you. Have some coffee or something.
1. jet lag
2. time confusion
3. travel sickness
4. travel lag
A: Well, you'll be staying with us for 3 weeks, so just __________.
B: I will. Thankyou.
1. make yourself at home
2. feel relaxed
3. take your time
4. help yourself
A: I'm having dinner at the Royal Hotel tonight.
B: Really? You must be __________ it.
1. looking forward to
2. stretching your neck towards
3. waiting impatiently for
4. desperate for
A: Sarah, could I talk to you for a second?
B: No. I'm sorry, I've got to ___________ this report. The boss told me to finish it today.
1. get on with
2. get by
3. get over
4. get rid of
A: Why would anyone want to take a vacation to Antarctica?
B: I really don't know. It's ___________.
1. beyond me
2. past me
3. under me
4. against me
A: Can you understand the instructions for this computer?
B: No, I can't. It's __________.
1. all Greek to me
2. all Japanese to me
3. all English to me
4. all Dutch to me
A: You're not leaving a tip for the waiter?
B: What, after a terrible meal like this? __________!
1. No way
2. No go
3. No tip
4. No money
A: How does she manage on her small salary?
B: Well, she seems to ___________ somehow. Though I don't think she can go out much.
1. get by
2. get over
3. get rid
4. get into
A: Do you know that Albert's 4-year-old daughter learned to play the piano just by copying him?
B: Really? Well, she obviously has __________ music
1. a gift for
2. a skill for
3. a knowledge of
4. a master of
A: Cheer up, Charlie, get rid of that __________.
B: OK. I'm sorry, let's have a drink.
1. long face
2. short face
3. round face
4. square face
A: What's wrong with the boss today? He walked past without speaking.
B: He has a lot of things ___________.
1. on his mind
2. in his mind
3. over his mind
4. up his arse
A: Could you show me your photo album from high school?
B: I don't even know where it is. I haven't looked at it __________.
1. for ages
2. by ages
3. since a long time
4. until a long time

IDIOMS 1

Level : Pre-Intermediate