Fill in the Blank Idioms

Animal

100

If you are extremely hungry, you could say that you are "so hungry, I could eat a ______"

horse

200

If you have butterflies in your stomach, you feel very ______

nervous

300

A "night owl" is someone who loves to _______.

go to sleep late

400

If someone wants something to happen that will never happen, you could say "that'll happen when ____ fly"

pigs

500

When someone tells a secret they weren't supposed to, they let the _____ out of the _____

cat, bag

Food

100

If you are a chill guy, someone could also describe you as "cool as a __________"

cucumber

200

"we have bigger fish to fry" means that we have more ________ things to deal with

important

300

Another way to say "the main necessities" is to say "just the bread and ______"

butter

400

If you want all the good things about a decision without any consequences, someone might tell you, "you can't have your _____ and eat it too"

cake

500

If someone is telling you about a rumor but then says "take this with a grain of salt", you should probably believe ____ of the rumor.

some or part; don't believe them

1

100

You are in big trouble if you are in "_____ water"

hot

200

Another way to say I don't believe you is to say "I don't ____ that"

buy

300

To get ready for a big project, a team may end up working many hours or "around the ____"

clock

400

If you want to go to sleep, you could say "it's time to hit the _____"

sack

500

if you have to do something you don't want to do, you could say you have to "bite the _____" and do it anyway.

bullet

2

100

If you have a lot in common with someone or agree with what they are saying, you see ___ to ___ with that person

eye to eye

200

If someone says they have their "hands full", that means they are too ____ to help you.

busy

300

If you are ready to listen to someone, you can say "I'm all _____"

ears

400

Someone is jealous of someone, you could say they are "_____ with envy"

green

500

If someone asks you to do something you don't have the skill to do, you could say "you're barking up the wrong _____"

tree

3

100

A "chick flick" is a movie that is usually only liked by _______

girls

200

If you have to start something from the beginning again, you have to "start from ______"

scratch

300

When someone is extremely mad, you could say they "went through the ______"

roof

400

If someone wins by a big amount, you could say they "won by a _______"

landslide

500

If you do a poor job to save money or time, then you might get in trouble for "cutting _______"

corners