Vocabulary: Idioms 1

Athirah is having a fever today. She is feeling

• under the moon.

• under the table.

• under the weather.

• under the sea.

Arman thought that the test was just 'a piece of cake'. It was _________ for him.

• tough

• sweet

• easy

• buttery

Ju Lin was 'born with a silver spoon in her mouth'. She is __________.

• a mutant

• rich

• special

• weird

Kuhan was awarded 30/30 for his SPM Oral Assessment. His presentation was smooth as he knew his text 'by heart'.

• He memorised his text.

• He is emotionally attached to his text.

• He attached his text to his chest.

• He poured his heart into his text.

"Hey Daniel. Forget about it.. 'keep your chin up'!'

• Don't keep your chin down.

• Keep looking up only.

• Don't be sad/disappointed over it. Stay positive!

• Keep up the good work!

Sashi is focused on getting excellent results for his SPM examination. He is 'burning the midnight oil' doing his revision.

• He is burning his books.

• He is staying up late to study.

• His face gets oily at midnight.

• He is up until midnight, burning calories.

Humairah is' over the moon' after finding out that she got the scholarship to study overseas. She is ___________ .

• extremely happy.

• feeling high.

• over-reacting

• jumping so high.

These three phases of Movement Control Order is 'driving me up the wall'!! The idiom in the sentence means:

• making me climb up the wall.

• forcing me to stare at the wall.

• giving me ideas to paint the wall.

• making me feel like i am going crazy.

There are roadblocks everywhere! I know it's for everyone's health and safety, but it's 'a pain in the neck!'. The idiom means: It is _________ .

• embarrassing

• annoying

• scary

• infuriating

There's no use 'crying over spilt milk'. You failed the exam because you didn't study nor do the homework that the teachers gave during the MCO. The idiom means:

• You made a banana-split ice cream using milk.

• You're in trouble with your mother.

• Crying or feeling regret over something that has happened.

• You must start mopping the floor immediately.