Animal
1.a wolf in sheep's clothing
We realised the teacher was a wolf in sheep's clothing when he
a. was seen smoking a cigarette in a bar
b. was given the "Teacher of the Year" award
c. was arrested for abusing one of his students
c. was arrested for abusing one of his students
1. a piece of cake
Her homework was a piece of cake because
a. the house was very quiet
b. it was so easy to do
c. it was filled with nuts
b. it was so easy to do
a slip of the tongue
Debbie made a slip of the tongue when she said that
a. London is in England
b. Paris is in Spain
c. Moscow is in Russia
b. Paris is in Spain
1. playing with fire
People who keep loaded guns in the house are playing with fire because the guns
a. might be too heavy
b. could go off accidentally and kill someone
c. would go rusty
b. could go off accidentally and kill someone
2. can of worms
The investigators knew that examining the company's books might open a can of worms. They suspected there'd be
a. a huge number of worms
b. nothing seriously wrong
c. evidence of serious crimes
c. evidence of serious crimes
2. a recipe for disaster
Which of the following would most people say is a recipe for disaster?
a. educating poor people
b. reducing pollution from factories
c. destroying huge forests
c. destroying huge forests
2. easy on the eye
The designs that are easy on the eye sell best to
a. young people who like exciting designs
b. older people who like relaxing designs
c. rich people who like expensive designs
b. older people who like relaxing designs
2. You can say that again!
If someone says "You can say that again!", it means they
a. want you to repeat what you said
b. didn't understand what you said
c. agree with what you said
c. agree with what you said
3. like a fish out of water
Pablo went to the party, but he felt like a fish out of water because
a. he was tired of eating meat and chicken
b. he'd forgotten to take his swimming shorts
c. he was the only Mexican guy there
c. he was the only Mexican guy there
3.on the back burner
We'll put the project on the back burner for a while because
a. we're too busy just now
b. we've already tried it
c. it's a terrible plan
a. we're too busy just now
3. on the one hand | on the other hand
On the one hand playing computer games can be a lot of fun, but on the other hand
a. it's easy to waste too much time on them
b. they can be very enjoyable
c. they aren't very expensive
a. it's easy to waste too much time on them
3. keep something in mind
Mark said he'd keep my advice in mind, and next time he was in this situation he'd
a. have forgotten what I'd said
b. think about what I'd said
c. ask me what to do
b. think about what I'd said
4. take the bull by the horns
The team wasn't playing well, so the coach took the bull by the horns and
a. sacked several senior players
b. told everyone he was doing his best
c. asked the players to try a bit harder
a. sacked several senior players
3.kill the goose that lays the golden egg
If people find something that makes them a lot of money, they often kill the goose that laid the golden egg because of
a. their kindness
b. their greed
c. their anger
b. their greed
4. rack your brains | rack you brain
Sometimes I have to rack my brains if I want to
a. relax and go to sleep
b. think of a phone number
c. hide what I'm feeling
b. think of a phone number
4. worth your while
Sue says it'll be worth her while going to Cambodia to teach homeless children new work skills because
a. she's happy when she's helping people
b. she won't have to pay them to work
c. they'll give her their wages when they get jobs
a. she's happy when she's helping people