Ex. 4: Body Idioms

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. Tom and Anna never quarrel. They see       on everything. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Tom and Anna never quarrel. They see eye to eye on everything. (Correct)

2. It will be difficult for him to save       after such a terrible blunder. (Correct)(Incorrect)

It will be difficult for him to save face after such a terrible blunder. (Correct)

3. Mike put his best       forward during his first meeting with Ella's parents. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Mike put his best foot forward during his first meeting with Ella's parents. (Correct)

4. A bunch of teenagers got out of       and smashed several windows. (Correct)(Incorrect)

A bunch of teenagers got out of hand and smashed several windows. (Correct)

5. She has a good       for music. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She has a good ear for music. (Correct)

6. I didn't mean it! It was just a slip of the       ! Please forgive me. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I didn't mean it! It was just a slip of the tongue ! Please forgive me. (Correct)

7. He had to fight them because he had his       to the wall. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He had to fight them because he had his back to the wall. (Correct)

8. It crossed my       that I had seen him somewhere. (Correct)(Incorrect)

It crossed my mind that I had seen him somewhere. (Correct)

9. She has a sweet       . She eats a lot of sweets every day. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She has a sweet tooth . She eats a lot of sweets every day. (Correct)

10. This is a difficult puzzle. I racked my       for two hours, but I couldn't solve it. (Correct)(Incorrect)

This is a difficult puzzle. I racked my brain for two hours, but I couldn't solve it. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.