English Idioms and Expressions Sample

1 PHOTOCOPIABLE English Idioms and Expressions TestsIndex ..1 Elementary Level1. Adding Up ..62. Take it in ..73. Take it easy ..84. For Good ..95. In Control ..106. Out of Control ..117. All Agog ..128. Preposition Exercises ..139. Animal Idioms ..1410. Funny Idioms ..1511. Expressing Emotions ..1612. Just keep it ..17 Intermediate Level1. Up to his ears ..182. Send the right message ..193. A piece of cake ..204. Picking you up ..215. As happy as the day is long ..226. Privacy ..237. Hold on ..248. Money to burn ..259. Go ahead ..2610. Under my Skin ..2711. Home Sweet Home ..2812. No good ..2913. On the Water ..3014. British Idioms ..3115. Expressions with cold ..3216. Way Idioms ..3317. Idioms with come ..3418. Common English Idioms ..3519. Idioms with Hand ..3620. English Idioms and Phrases.

2 371 PHOTOCOPIABLE Expressions with make ..3822. Double Speak in Job Titles ..39 Advanced Level1. English Animal Idioms ..402. Hands on ..413. Lucky Alex ..424. How Mary fell in love ..435. Call it a day ..446. Live up to ..457. English Grammar Prepositions ..468. From Shakespeare originally ..479. Water Expressions ..4810. Cats, Dogs and Ducks ..4911. Losing It ..5012. Splitting Hairs ..5113. Squeaky Clean ..5214. Word of Mouth ..5315. Expressions and Idioms with thin ..5416. Expressions with Top ..5517. Down to Earth ..5618. Expressions with low ..5719. Hot Expressions ..5820. Comparisons with as .. as ..5921. Expressions with make ..6022. Egg Expressions ..6123. Idioms with prepositions ..6224. Idioms with phrasal verbs ..6325. Mark Idioms ..6426. Retail Sales Expressions .

3 6527. American Slang Words (1) ..6628. American Slang Words (2) ..6729. American Slang Words (3) ..6830. American Slang Words (4) ..6931. American Slang Words (5) ..7032. American Slang Words (6) ..7133. American Slang Words (7) ..7234. American Slang Words (8) ..7335. American Slang Words (9) ..7436. American Slang Words (10) ..7537. American Slang Words (11) ..762 PHOTOCOPIABLE American Slang Words (12) ..7739. American Slang Words (13) ..7840. American Slang Words (14) ..7941. American Slang Words (15) ..8042. American Slang Words (16) ..8143. American Slang Words (17) ..8244. American Slang Words (18) ..8345. Clothing Idioms (1) ..8446. Clothing Idioms (2) ..8547. House/Building Idioms (1) ..8648. Food Idioms ..87 Answer Keys ..88 Elementary Level1. Adding Up ..892.

4 Take it in ..903. Take it easy ..914. For Good ..925. In Control ..936. Out of Control ..947. All Agog ..958. Preposition Exercises ..969. Animal Idioms ..9710. Funny Idioms ..9811. Expressing Emotions ..9912. Just keep it ..100 Intermediate Level1. Up to his ears ..1012. Send the right message ..1023. A piece of cake ..1034. Picking you up ..1045. As happy as the day is long ..1056. Privacy ..1067. Hold on ..1078. Money to burn ..1089. Go ahead ..10910. Under my Skin ..11011. Home Sweet Home ..11112. No good ..11213. On the Water ..11314. British Idioms ..1143 PHOTOCOPIABLE Expressions with cold ..11516. Way Idioms ..11617. Idioms with come ..11718. Common English Idioms ..11819. Idioms with Hand ..11920. English Idioms and Phrases ..12021. Expressions with make ..12122.

5 Double Speak in Job Titles ..122 Advanced Level1. English Animal Idioms ..1232. Hands on ..1243. Lucky Alex ..1254. How Mary fell in love ..1265. Call it a day ..1276. Live up to ..1287. English Grammar Prepositions ..1298. From Shakespeare originally ..1309. Water Expressions ..13110. Cats, Dogs and Ducks ..13211. Losing It ..13312. Splitting Hairs ..13413. Squeaky Clean ..13514. Word of Mouth ..13615. Expressions and Idioms with thin ..13716. Expressions with Top ..13817. Down to Earth ..13918. Expressions with low ..14019. Hot Expressions ..14120. Comparisons with as .. as ..14221. Expressions with make ..14322. Egg Expressions ..14423. Idioms with prepositions ..14524. Idioms with phrasal verbs ..14625. Mark Idioms ..14726. Retail Sales Expressions ..14827. American Slang Words (1) ..14928. American Slang Words (2) ..15029. American Slang Words (3).

6 15130. American Slang Words (4) ..15231. American Slang Words (5) ..1534 PHOTOCOPIABLE American Slang Words (6) ..15433. American Slang Words (7) ..15534. American Slang Words (8) ..15635. American Slang Words (9) ..15736. American Slang Words (10) ..15837. American Slang Words (11) ..15938. American Slang Words (12) ..16039. American Slang Words (13) ..16140. American Slang Words (14) ..16241. American Slang Words (15) ..16342. American Slang Words (16) ..16443. American Slang Words (17) ..16544. American Slang Words (18) ..16645. Clothing Idioms (1) ..16746. Clothing Idioms (2) ..16847. House/Building Idioms (1) ..16948. Food Idioms ..1705 PHOTOCOPIABLE elementary-1 English Idioms and Expressions / Elementary level # 1 Adding Up Q1I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up.

7 (a) doesn't calculate(c) doesn't make sense(b) isn't mathematics(d) makes the wrong additionQ2 All the students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.(a) got a lot of marks(c) got very good marks(b) got higher marks than someone(d) got the most marks of allQ3He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing.(a) he is unemployed(c) he has a few things(b) he has almost no money(d) he has nothing at allQ4As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand.(a) quickly(b) slowly(c) easily(d) directlyQ5I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.(a) have not got wet(c) have been successful(b) have got no water(d) have got home dryQ6He is the man who owns all the land and is the big fish around here.(a) the fat man(b) the huge man(c) the important man(d) the enormous manQ7 She never stops talking about herself and is full of herself.

8 (a) is very fat(b) is too fat(c) is very full(d) is very conceitedQ8 You will not slip over because the floor is as dry as a bone.(a) completely hard(b) extremely flat(c) totally dry(d) completely crackedQ9He kept saying he didn't do it but in the end he said he had done it.(a) at the end(b) finally(c) at last(d) by the endQ10I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but accidents will happen.(a) things will take place(c) things take place often(b) things do occur(d) things often go wrong6 AnswersIndexPHOTOCOPIABLE intermediate-1 English Idioms and Expressions / Intermediate level # 1Up to his ears Q1He's up to his ears in work and cannot possibly see you now.(a) fully occupied with(b) very interested in(c) not involved with(d) concerned withQ2If you give me a hand, then I shall be able to finish more quickly.

9 (a) take my hand(b) help me(c) take my fingers(d) pick me upQ3I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk on the phone.(a) in person(b) facing them(c) looking at them(d) seeing themQ4 The manager dismissed the new proposal out of hand and said that it was not at all practical.(a) quickly(b) utterly(c) directly(d) simplyQ5As she is new to the job I would ask you to keep an eye on her for the time being.(a) look at(b) consider(c) check(d) observeQ6 The opposition in parliament accused the government of playing games and refusing to accept theseriousness of the situation.(a) being light hearted(b) being heavy hearted(c) being down hearted(d) being faint heartedQ7He accused her of talking through her hat and refused to accept a word of what she said.(a) talking sense(b) talking straight(c) talking nonsense(d) talking toughQ8 The police advised them to go down to the cellar in order to be out of harm's way.

10 (a) away from the noise(b) inside the area(c) into safety(d) away from dangerQ9I'd give my right arm if I could get tickets for that concert.(a) do absolutely anything(c) do something stupid(b) do something dangerous(d) do what you wantQ10 You can always rely on Fred to put his foot in it and come out with a remark like that.(a) tread on somebody(c) say something embarrassing(b) fall over(d) put on the wrong shoe18 AnswersIndexPHOTOCOPIABLE advanced-1 English Idioms and Expressions / Advanced level # 1 English Animal Idioms Q1 There are times when you must decide and take the bull by the horns.(a) make the right decision(c) make a bold decision(b) make the wrong decision(d) make a final decisionQ2He leads a dog's life really because his freedom is always curtailed.(a) never knows what to do(c) never goes out(b) sometimes does something wrong(d) never does what he wantsQ3No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the black sheep of the family.