*Check Your English Idioms Exercise*
*Fill in the blanks. This exercise tests your understanding of common idiomatic expressions.*
1. *Beware of that ……….. in sheep’s clothing.*
fox
wolf
jackal
2. *After her husband’s death, she is struggling to keep the ……………….. from the door.*
tiger
owl
wolf
3. *The violence came to a …... when the police fired at the rioters.*
high
head
peak
4. *He might plead the cause of the poor, but he is unlikely to put his hand in his .....................*
bag
pocket
drawers
5. *You see she has two strings to her ………………. She is a writer. She also does modeling.*
bow
sitar
violin
6. *They have threatened war to the …………………… if their demands are not granted.*
spear
dragon
knife
7. *He joined the company as a cashier but now he is at the top of the …………………………..*
house
tree
ship
8. *I sent him about his …………… because I could no longer stand his insolence.*
work
job
business
9. *He says that he has rubbed ………… with many celebrities.*
head
shoulders
hands
10. *I have told you time and again not to poke your …..… into my business.*
head
nose
tongue
11. *He is the ……. man of his boss.*
right hand
left hand
second hand
12. ZAfter the death of his parents, his uncle took him under his…………*
shoulder
wings
head
*Answers*
1) Beware of that *wolf* in sheep’s clothing.
2) After her husband’s death, she is struggling to keep the *wolf* from the door.
3) The violence came to a *head* when the police fired at the rioters.
4) He might plead the cause of the poor, but he is unlikely to put his hand in his *pocket.*
5) You see she has two strings to her *bow.* She is a writer. She also does modeling.
6) They have threatened war to the *knife* if their demands are not granted.
7) He joined the company as a cashier but now he is at the top of the *tree.*
8) I sent him about his *business* because I could no longer stand his insolence.
9) He says that he has rubbed *shoulders* with many celebrities.
10) I have told you time and again not to poke your *nose* into my business.
11) He is the *right hand* man of his boss.
12) After the death of his parents, his uncle took him under his *wings.*
*Fill in the blanks. This exercise tests your understanding of common idiomatic expressions.*
1. *Beware of that ……….. in sheep’s clothing.*
fox
wolf
jackal
2. *After her husband’s death, she is struggling to keep the ……………….. from the door.*
tiger
owl
wolf
3. *The violence came to a …... when the police fired at the rioters.*
high
head
peak
4. *He might plead the cause of the poor, but he is unlikely to put his hand in his .....................*
bag
drawers
5. *You see she has two strings to her ………………. She is a writer. She also does modeling.*
bow
sitar
violin
6. *They have threatened war to the …………………… if their demands are not granted.*
spear
dragon
knife
7. *He joined the company as a cashier but now he is at the top of the …………………………..*
house
tree
ship
8. *I sent him about his …………… because I could no longer stand his insolence.*
work
job
business
9. *He says that he has rubbed ………… with many celebrities.*
head
shoulders
hands
10. *I have told you time and again not to poke your …..… into my business.*
head
nose
tongue
11. *He is the ……. man of his boss.*
right hand
left hand
second hand
12. ZAfter the death of his parents, his uncle took him under his…………*
shoulder
wings
head
*Answers*
1) Beware of that *wolf* in sheep’s clothing.
2) After her husband’s death, she is struggling to keep the *wolf* from the door.
3) The violence came to a *head* when the police fired at the rioters.
4) He might plead the cause of the poor, but he is unlikely to put his hand in his *pocket.*
5) You see she has two strings to her *bow.* She is a writer. She also does modeling.
6) They have threatened war to the *knife* if their demands are not granted.
7) He joined the company as a cashier but now he is at the top of the *tree.*
8) I sent him about his *business* because I could no longer stand his insolence.
9) He says that he has rubbed *shoulders* with many celebrities.
10) I have told you time and again not to poke your *nose* into my business.
11) He is the *right hand* man of his boss.
12) After the death of his parents, his uncle took him under his *wings.*
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