WORK idioms
To have something finished by a fixed day or time
MEET A DEADLINE
A period of time in your life that is difficult or unpleasant
GO THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH
Which one is not a synonym of SAD?
BEREAVED, DOWNCAST, ELATED, DISMAL, SORROWFUL
ELATED
What has hands but cannot clap?
A CLOCK
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
To delay or leave something until a later date
PUT ON HOLD
To cause someone to relax or feel welcome
To put someone at their ease
Which one is not a synonym of HAPPY?
ECSTATIC, MERRY, THRILLED, UPBEAT, WISTFUL
WISTFUL
What has an eye but cannot see?
A NEEDLE
I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
A CANDLE
To be very busy
HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL / BE RUSHED OFF YOUR FEET / BE TIED UP AT WORK
To make someone interested in or excited about something
SPARK SOMEONE'S INTEREST IN
Which one is not a synonym of TALKATIVE?
ALOOF, CHATTY, GARRULOUS, GLIB, LOQUACIOUS
ALOOF
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A TOWEL
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
A COIN
BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAREER LADDER
PUSH INCREDIBLY HARD
Which one is not a synonym of CLEVER?
CUNNING, DEXTEROUS, PREPOSTEROUS, RESOURCEFUL, SHREWD
PREPOSTEROUS
How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
NONE, IT WAS NOAH'S ARK
You can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die. What am I?
(A PIECE OF) PAPER
To take over somebody's job
TO STEP INTO SOMEBODY'S SHOES
To do your share of the work
PULL ONE'S WEIGH
Which one is not a synonym of HILARIOUS?
EXHILARATING, HUMDRUM, LAUGHABLE, SIDE-SPLITTING, UPROARIOUS
HUMDRUM
What gets broken without being held?
A PROMISE
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?
A SECRET