Summer idioms

1. During the dog days of summer it’s too hot to go outdoors so I sit at home with the air conditioning turned on.

• a) a period of unseasonably warm weather in early fall.

• b) the hottest part of summer, occurring in July and August.

• c) rainy days when even dogs don’t go outdoors.

2. Don’t worry. I promise, I’ll be there – rain or shine.

• a) to do something, be somewhere without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.

• b) to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation.

• c) when things don't just go wrong but very wrong and other bad things happen too.

3. After a good night sleep, I woke up feeling fresh as a daisy.

• a) to be extremely happy.

• b) to feel not well.

• c) to be full of energy and enthusiasm.

4. She’s trying to get into Harvard but I think she’s chasing rainbows.

• a) to try to get something they will never obtain or complete an impossible task.

• b) to be out of touch of reality.

• c) to dream of big things.

5. Melica goes out every week and knows everyone in New York. She is such a social butterfly!

• a) a person who can’t live in a big city.

• b) a person who has a lot of friends and acquaintances and likes to flit from one social event to another.

• c) a person feeling nervousness, often before a performance or undertaking of some kind.

6. I'm glad Tony started repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me yesterday is just a drop in the ocean compared to what he stillowes.

• a) a tiny amount, especially when compared to a much larger one.

• b) a small amount of money.

• c) a mistake.

7. I really learned how to travel on a shoestring when I studied abroad. I looked for inexpensive accommodations such as youth hostels, took advantage of special offers and discounts and so on.

• a) to travel with very little money.

• b) to travel in comfortable shoes and loose clothes.

• c) to travel with a lot of money.

8. I know it's September, but don't get out your winter clothes just yet, I hate the cold weather, so I'm hoping for an Indian summer.

• a) a trip to India when it’s warm there.

• b) a period of unrestricted hunting on a particular type of animal.

• c) a period of unseasonably warm weather in early fall.

9. We’re going to beat the heat by going to the cinema today. They always have the air conditioning turned on.

• a) to escape the heat of summer, typically by finding indoor activities, places to go swimming, etc.

• b) to survive in difficult conditions.

• c) to fight with something or somebody.

10. His baseball team won the first match in the tournament, but one swallow doesn’t make a summer. They still have four more games to go!

• a) if you see a swallow it doesn’t mean that it’s summer already.

• b) swallow don’t fly in winter.

• c) one good thing has happened doesn’t necessarily indicate that the tendency will continue.