Idioms
Those boys do everything together and even look alike. They are ____.
two peas in a pod / apples from the same tree / eye to eye
two peas in a pod
I don't remember what the boss told me to do; it went in one ____ and out the other
ear
I like a lot this restaurant.
I like this restaurant a lot.
Correct the error:
I have 30 years.
What is another way to say this sentence:
You should go to bed earlier at night.
You ought to / had better go to bed earlier at night.
I don't play tennis, golf, or basketball. Sports are really _____.
an uphill battle / not my cup of tea / a piece of cake
not my cup of tea
Jim and his father were having an argument. They were at each other's ____.
throats
Jack sees often his parents.
Jack often sees his parents.
What is the noun form of anxious?
anxiety
What is the difference between should and had better?
Both are used to give advice, but had better is stronger.
Stop ____ and get to the point!
bending over backwards / barking up the wrong tree / beating around the bush
beating around the bush
When you skip alternate lines on a page, you write on ____ line.
every other
We were very busy at work yesterday .
Correct the error:
How you say this word in English?
How do you say this word in English?
What's the difference between these sentences:
You must not get out of bed.
You don't have to get out of bed.
must not = not allowed
don't have to = you can if you want to
Which idiom does not have the same meaning as the other two?
spill the beans / put the cart before the horse / let the cat out of the bag
put the cart before the horse
I knew only one person at the conference. I didn't see anyone I knew ____ Frank Smith.
other than
My friends and I ate at a Japanese restaurant dinner last night.
My friends and I ate dinner at a Japanese restaurant last night.
Choose the correct preposition:
I live ____ 65 3rd Street in Troy.
in / on / atat
Change this sentence to the past tense:
I must take out the garbage.
I had to take out the garbage.
If you ____, you might be under a lot of stress.
bite off more than you can chew / hold your horses / bark up the wrong tree
bite off more than you can chew
Mom said that Dad would punish us when he got home from work, so now we're just waiting for the other ____ to drop.
shoe
I eat quickly every day in my office my lunch.
I eat my lunch quickly in my office every day.
What is a jigsaw puzzle?
A type of puzzle consisting of a picture printed on cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that have to be fitted together.
Which of these does not mean the same as the others:
ought to / have got to / must / have to
ought to