Expressions I

 
1. When you are in a hurry, you have to...
a. shake a leg. b. shake an arm.
c. shake your head. d. have a milk shake.
2. He can't keep a secret, he always...
a. puts the cat in the bag. b. puts his head in the bag.
c. lets the cat out of the bag. d. buries the old bag.
3. He's so crazy, he must be a...
a. shopping basket. b. suit case.
c. flower pot. d. basket case.
4. She's so mad, she must have lost...
a. the pools. b. her head
c. her marbles. d. her way.
5. She wants to ignore him, so she gives him...
a. a cold beer. b. the cold shoulder.
c. the cold elbow. d. a cold.
6. He got so angry he...
a. went round the bend. b. went up the wall.
c. went for a walk. d. went through the wall.
7. He felt like celebrating, so he painted...
a. the town red. b. the lamp posts pink.
c. his toe nails pink. d. his house.
8. She hadn't eaten for three days, now she was so hungry she could...
a. eat a raw mushroom. b. eat a donkey.
c. eat a pony. d. eat a horse.
9. To resolve a difficult problem he had to...
a. use his buttons. b. use a calculator.
c. use his knob. d. call for help.
10. You are telling me there is a pink flying elephant dancing in my back garden. I think you are...
a. pulling my nose. b. pulling my leg.
c. pulling my hair. d. pulling a beer.
11. She always talks so much, I can never...
a. get away in time b. get the word out.
c. get a word in edgeways. d. get a word in backwards.
12. She was so happy, she was...
a. over the clouds. b. under a dark cloud.
c. on cloud nine. d. cloudy.