Open Day_Interesting Idioms

What does the underlined idiom mean?

'I did not go to school today because I was under the weather.'

• Sick.

• Excited.

• Nervous.

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘Don’t spill the beans. It’s supposed to be secret.’

• tell the secret

• keep a secret

• do something secretly

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘Before I sang a song in the singing contest, my friend told me to break a leg’

• wished me good luck

• gave me a present

• hurt my leg

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘My teammate and I won in the competition. We are over the moon.’

• happy

• surprised

• disappointed

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘The homework today was a piece of cake. I finished it within ten minutes.’

• easy

• puzzling

• difficult

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘The weather was horrible yesterday. It rained cats and dogs.’

• rained slightly

• rained heavily

• did not rain

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘It's only once in a blue moon I eat fast food because it is unhealthy.’

• always

• usually

• rarely

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘I broke my iPhone last week. It cost me an arm and a leg to get it fixed.’

• was cheap

• was expensive

• was convenient

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'I always get butterflies in my stomach before I give a speech.'

• nervous

• excited

• surprised

What does the underlined idiom mean?

‘If you do not do revision, your hope of getting full marks in the English exam is a pie in the sky.'

• not going to happen

• going to happen

• happening