Idioms
Complete the idiom:
“Don’t worry about the exam. It will be a piece of ____."
cake
“I was completely ______ after working twelve hours.”
A) exhausted
B) fascinated
C) embarrassed
D) terrified
a) exhausted
Complete the sentence:
“I’m looking ______ my glasses. Have you seen them?”
for
Choose the correct sentence:
A) If I will see him, I tell him.
B) If I see him, I’ll tell him.
C) If I saw him, I tell him.
D) If I see him, I told him.
B) If I see him, I’ll tell him.
Translate:
udělat chybu
make a mistake
What idiom means: to finally understand something?
A) break the ice
B) hit the sack
C) get the hang of it
D) spill the beans
c) get the hang of it
Choose the best option:
“The company is trying to ______ its reputation after the scandal.”
A) damage
B) improve
D) destroy
B) improve
Choose the correct phrasal verb:
“She decided to ______ smoking.”
A) give up
B) take off
C) put out
A) give up
Complete the sentence using a modal verb:
“You ______ have told me earlier! Now it’s too late.”
should
Which verb best fits?
“______ attention”
pay (attention)
What does the idiom “to cost an arm and a leg” mean?
to be very expensive
Fill in the gap:
“She gave a very ______ explanation, so everybody understood immediately.”
A) vague
B) clear
C) harsh
B) clear
What does “run into” mean in this sentence?
“I ran into my teacher at the supermarket.”
to meet unexpectedly
Complete the sentence:
“I wish I ______ more time to relax.”
had
Choose the correct collocation:
A) strong rain
B) heavy rain
C) hard rain
D) big rain
B) heavy rain
Explain the idiom:
to sweep something under the rug/carpet
to avoid talking about an important problem?
Choose the word that best fits:
“His comments were highly ______ and made several people mad.”
A) appropriate
B) sensitive
C) offensive
C) offensive
Choose the correct phrasal verb:
“Even though the situation was difficult, she managed to ______ a clever solution.”
A) come up with
B) put up with
C) look down on
D) run out of
A) come up with
Correct the mistake:
“She suggested to go earlier.”
She suggested going earlier.
Complete the sentence:
“She has a great relationship with her sister, they're very______.”
close
What is the English version of "chodit kolem horké kaše"?
to beat around the bush
Choose the correct word:
“After months of investigation, the journalist finally ______ the truth.”
A) revealed
B) avoided
C) escaped
A) revealed
What phrasal verb means to cancel an event?
call off
Choose the correct option:
“By the time we arrived, the film ______.”
A) already started
B) has already started
C) had already started
D) was already starting
C) had already started
Choose the natural collocation:
A) deeply disappointed
B) strongly disappointed
C) heavily disappointed
D) powerfully disappointed
A) deeply disappointed