Let’s practice. Select the idioms and fit the right ones in the blanks.
sharp cookie, goofed up, walking on egg shells, an icing on the cake, rubbing salt on my wounds, white elephant, piece of cake, pink slip, uphill task, in a soup, gibberish, bitten off more than he could chew, like a donkey, cherry picked, hit the sack, spilled the beans, reap the result, to draw attention, tough nut to crack, cut the corners, ‘yes man’
- The manager called the meeting ____________________ on low productivity.
- Firstly, my manager shouted at me, now he’s ____________________. Quite inhuman of him!
- The employee kept on signing for the projects. I feel he’s ____________________.
- Driving on busy road was a ____________________ for my brother.
- I ____________________ and surely will be ‘honoured’ with ____________________ as I didn’t complete my project. Missing deadline is unacceptable in my office.
- Studying French language was a piece of cake for Elena while it was an ____________________ for others.
- The company’s condition is not good; they still are ____________________.
- After all day’s work, time to ____________________.
- I had a fruitful day. As I reach home, will ____________________.
- My boss made me work ____________________; let me go home. I will sleep like a dead horse.
- All the staff members in Edufolks are ____________________ by the director.
- I forgot to wish my dad on his 50th birthday; I sure am _____________________.
- Mahi is a ____________________; don’t challenge him.
- Don’t ____________________; be honest to complete the task yourself.
- I don’t want ____________________ in my company.
- Reena was ____________________ and was the first one to submit her project.
- She is working day and night; her business is a ____________________ for her.
- Getting a gift voucher was ____________________.
- The man ____________________ as soon as the policeman questioned.
- I was sloshed to the core; ended up speaking all ____________________in front of my boss.
EDUFOLKS TIPS
Idioms
- Idioms give more insight about the character.
- Practice idioms before using them.
- Learn few and keep using them in your sentences, rather than learning all. Remember, there are more than ten thousand idioms in English.
Answers:
- The manager called the meeting to draw attention on low productivity.
- Firstly, my manager shouted at me, now he’s rubbing salt on my wounds. Quite inhuman of him!
- The employee kept on signing for the projects. I feel he’s bitten off more than he could chew.
- Driving on busy road was a piece of cake for my brother.
- I goofed up and surely will be ‘honoured’ with pink slip as I didn’t complete my project. Missing deadline is unacceptable in my office.
- Studying French language was a piece of cake for Elena while it was an uphill task for others.
- The company’s condition is not good; they still are walking on egg shells.
- After all day’s work, time to reap the result.
- I had a fruitful day. As I reach home, will hit the sack.
- My boss made me work like a donkey; let me go home. I will sleep like a dead horse.
- All the staff members in Edufolks are cherry-picked by the director.
- I forgot to wish my dad on his 50th birthday; I sure am in a soup.
- Mahi is a tough nut to crack; don’t challenge him.
- Don’t cut the corners; be honest to complete the task yourself.
- I don’t want ‘yes man’ in my company.
- Reena was a sharp cookie and was the first one to submit her project.
- She is working day and night; her business is a white elephant for her.
- Getting a gift voucher was an icing on the cake.
- The man spilled the beans as soon as the policeman questioned.
- I was sloshed to the core; ended up speaking all gibberish in front of my boss.