English - Check Your English - Idioms Exercise

*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.*

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