Idioms

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He has burned the ________ for a long time so he gets an A for his exam.

• midnight candle

• midday oil

• midnight oil

• midday candle

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He’s a famous singer. He can make a _______.

• bundle

• candle

• meddle

• money

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I’ve never enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______.

• cup of tea

• midnight oil

• biscuit

• piece of cake

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I wish my parents could ______________ so that they understand why I chose that school.

• make up their mind

• make a bundle

• put themselves in my shoes

• burn the midnight oil

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When my crush sent me flowers and a note, I was _____________.

• once in a blue moon

• over the moon

• the sky’s the limit

• out of this world

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They seem happy together, but who knows what happens behind the ____________.

• shoes

• scenes

• world

• cup of tea

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They __________ the bank because of trading Bitcoin so they sold their house and went away.

• broke

• put

• made

• burned

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My sister lives in Alaska, so I only get to see her ___________.

• over the moon

• the sky’s the limit

• once in a blue moon

• out of this world

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The knowledge you can get from this course is the sky's the _________.

• bank

• scenes

• midnight oil

• limit

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John cannot ____________his mind to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.

• break

• make up

• make

• take