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Idioms
Book 3

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32. To "dash off" means _____.
A) to do, make, or draw something quickly
B) to be deeply asleep
C) to be precise
33. "Dead tired" means _____.
A) no longer living
B) very tired
C) someone doesn't have long to live
34. To be in "deep water" means _____.
A) to be lazy
B) to be in serious trouble
C) to not care about things
35. If something "dies down", it means it _____.
A) falls over
B) dies quickly
C) fades away
36. To "die out" means _____.
A) to fail
B) to die quickly
C) to disappear slowly
37. A "dime a dozen" means _____.
A) it is expensive
B) something is unusual
C) something is easy to get
38. To "dish out" means _____.
A) to serve
B) to gossip
C) to make
39. To "do away with" something means _____.
A) to treat something
B) to stop something
C) to hide something
40. If someone is "down to earth", he is _____.
A) strange
B) practical
C) shy
41. "Easy does it" means _____.
A) let's do it later
B) let's do it carefully
C) let's do it quickly
42. To "eat your words" means _____.
A) to apologize
B) to shout loudly
C) to be quiet
43. To "eat out" means _____.
A) to rot away
B) to eat in a restaurant
C) to eat everything
44. To "edge out" means _____.
A) to move in slowly
B) with the narrow side outwards
C) to force out
45. To "eke out" means _____.
A) to rush out
B) to do with difficulty
C) to make easily
46. "En masse" means _____.
A) one by one
B) nobody
C) as a group
47. If you "keep an eye out" it means _____.
A) watch carefully
B) you are in charge
C) you don't pay attention
48. To "eat like a horse" means _____.
A) to eat noisily
B) to eat a little
C) to eat a lot
49. To "egg on" means _____.
A) to eat enough
B) to encourage
C) to annoy
50. To "ease up" means _____.
A) to make less nervous
B) to increase pressure
C) to go faster
51. To "face the music" means _____.
A) accept your punishment
B) listen carefully
C) ask a lot of questions
52. When it's "fair and square" it's _____.
A) unusual
B) confused
C) honest
53. To "fall behind" means to _____.
A) not keep up
B) hurt yourself
C) get angry
54. If something "falls through" it _____.
A) happens perfectly
B) explodes
C) fails to happen
55. "Far and wide" means _____.
A) in a limited area
B) everywhere
C) at one time
56. "Fat chance" means _____.
A) very lucky
B) no possibility
C) unlucky
57. "If it's a "feather in your cap" it means it's _____.
A) a problem
B) cowardly
C) an honor
58. If you are "fed up" you have _____.
A) had enough
B) eaten enough
C) drunk too much
59. If you "feel like" something you _____.
A) want to touch something
B) don't like something
C) want to do something
60. To "feel out" means to _____.
A) test and idea
B) tell a secret
C) hide something
61. To "gather in" means to _____.
A) collect
B) give out
C) organize
62. The "gift of the gab" means you are _____.
A) experienced
B) very intelligent
C) skilled in talking
63. To "gloss over" means to _____.
A) encourage
B) praise
C) try to hide
64. "To go like clockwork" means to _____.
A) run smoothly
B) go crazy
C) cost a lot of money
65. A "golf widow" is a woman who is _____.
A) left at home when her husband plays golf
B) in charge of the house
C) not married