COLOUR
The boxer was _______ after round 10.
A. green as grass
B. black and blue
C. a black sheep
The boxer was _______ after round 10.
B. black and blue
Are you feeling a bit ______________ ? You have been looking a bit tired and ill since you arrived in the office this morning.
A. under the weather
B. snowed under
C. on cloud nine
Are you feeling a bit ______________ ? You have been looking a bit tired and ill since you arrived in the office this morning.
A. under the weather
I owe money to the bank. I'm in the _________.
A. red
B. black
C. blue
I owe money to the bank. I'm in the _________.
A. red
A _______ told me that you're writing a book.
A. little bird
B. copy cat
C. quiet mouse
A _______ told me that you're writing a book.
A. little bird
Healthy children are _______ . They don't just sit around all day.
A. souped up
B. cool as cucumbers
C. full of beans
Healthy children are _______ . They don't just sit around all day.
C. full of beans
I only eat meat once in a __________.
A. green day
B. yellow star
C. blue moon
I only eat meat once in a __________.
C. blue moon
My family lost our house in an earthquake. It was a very hard time for us but we were able to ____
A. weather the storm
B. save for a rainy day
C. throw caution to the wind
My family lost our house in an earthquake. It was a very hard time for us but we were able to ____
A. weather the storm
This girl I knew in high school has had an unusual life. She went from rags to riches after she ________.
a. got a job in a bank
b. lost millions of dollars gambling
c. became a top international model
This girl I knew in high school has had an unusual life. She went from rags to riches after she ________.
c. became a top international model
I asked Joe to _______ but he left without me.
A. smell a rat
B. hold his horses
C. drop like flies
I asked Joe to _______ but he left without me.
B. hold his horses
Students who get scholarships to the top universities are the _______.
A. hot potatoes
B. bread and butter
C. cream of the crop
Students who get scholarships to the top universities are the _______.
C. cream of the crop
My face goes _______ when I'm embarrassed.
A. beet red
B. golden
C. silver
My face goes _______ when I'm embarrassed.
A. beet red
Mike always talks about how great he is. I think he is ____________.
A. hot under the collar
B. a breeze
C. full of hot air
Mike always talks about how great he is. I think he is ____________.
C. full of hot air
Fiona earns just enough to _________, so she's looking for a better-paying job.
A. make ends meet
B. kill the goose that lays the golden egg
C. pay through the nose
Fiona earns just enough to _________, so she's looking for a better-paying job.
A. make ends meet
If you want Lisa to date you, you'll have to ___________.
A. have ants in your pants
B. take the bull by the horns
C. kill two birds with one stone
If you want Lisa to date you, you'll have to ___________.
B. take the bull by the horns
Putting all your _______ in one basket can be risky, you know?
A. cookies B. eggs C. apples
Putting all your _______ in one basket can be risky, you know?
B. eggs
If you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you're born into a _______ family.
A. rich
B. strange
C. poor
If you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you're born into a _______ family.
A. rich
When I lost my job three years ago, I felt so depressed but it is true that ______________: I started my own business and have been happier ever since.
A. every cloud has a silver lining
B. it never rains but it pours
C. Storm is brewing
When I lost my job three years ago, I felt so depressed but it is true that ______________: I started my own business and have been happier ever since.
A. every cloud has a silver lining
Carly will have to ___________ because she's lost her job.
A. tighten her belt
B. make a killing
C. cook the books
Carly will have to ___________ because she's lost her job.
A. tighten her belt
My grandma could listen to Frank Sinatra until the _______ come home.
A. horse
B. cats
C. cows
My grandma could listen to Frank Sinatra until the _______ come home.
C. cows
She didn't want to do it, but her friends kept ______.
A. egging her on
B. freezing her buns off
C. selling like hot cakes
She didn't want to do it, but her friends kept ______.
A. egging her on
If you're taking "the red eye", you're taking _________.
A. a slow bus
B. an early train
C. a very late flight
If you're taking "the red eye", you're taking _________.
C. a very late flight
I only touched his new car and he went crazy. He is over-protective of it and made a real _________
A. fair-weathered friend
B. storm in a teacup
C. rainbow chase
I only touched his new car and he went crazy. He is over-protective of it and made a real _________
B. storm in a teacup
Kylie has decided she wants ______, so she's saving as much as she can.
A. a vested interest
B. a nest egg
C. a ballpark figure
Kylie has decided she wants ______, so she's saving as much as she can.
B. a nest egg
I _______ for the brownies as soon as I got to the party.
A. chickened out
B. made a beeline
C. horsed around
I _______ for the brownies as soon as I got to the party.
B. made a beeline
Take everything you read on the Internet with a _______ and you'll be okay.
A. piece of cake
B. pinch of salt
C. bun in the oven
Take everything you read on the Internet with a _______ and you'll be okay.
B. pinch of salt