Read the situations below. Each situation has three choices. Each of the choices contains an idiom, which has been highlighted in bold.
Click here for a glossary of the idioms used here.
Two of the three choices in each situation are correct. Put the letter of the choice that is not correctin the space provided under each situation.
The first situation has been done for you.
1. Patty practices the piano two hours a day. Playing in the concert was
a.
a breeze.
b.
not her cup of tea.
c.
a piece of cake.
2. Mr. Jones hired Tom to mow the lawn. When Tom was finished, Mr. Jones noticed that the edge of the grass was not cut well. However, he didnít say anything to Tom.
a.
Tom went out of his way to do a good job.
b.
Mr. Jones decided to lighten up about Tomís work.
c.
Mr. Jones left well enough alone.
3. Julianne and her friends were planning to go to a rock concert. She was very angry to learn that the tickets were sold out.
a.
She was up in arms over the tickets.
b.
She was counting on going to the concert.
c.
The concert knocked her socks off.
4. Jerry enjoys spending Sundays watching football on TV with his friends.
a.
On Sundays, Jerry hangs out with his friends.
b.
Sometimes Jerry is a couch potato.
c.
Jerry sees red when he watches football.
5. Felicia was trying to lose weight, so
a.
she ate salads, although they werenít her cup of tea.
b.
she didnít turn down candy or cake.
c.
she tried to kick the habit of eating between meals.
