Idioms Quiz 1

Directions: Choose the correct idiom to complete each sentence. Click here for Idioms Quiz #2

• 1. If you don't know a lot of English, sometimes it's hard to _______ a conversation at work. a. get back b. break up c. join in d. go with
• 2. Martha was so happy about her new shoes, she tried them on ______ she got home. a. early on b. before then c. after all d. as soon as
• 3. Geraldo thinks it's hard to _________ his boss because she doesn't seem to like him. a. look for b. deal with c. do in d. jump on
• 4. We have some old rotten food in the refrigerator that we must ________. a. get rid of b. get through c. end up d. eat up
• 5. I was so angry, it felt _________ my head was going to explode. a. in a way b. as if c. up to d. of course
• 6. Who _____ all the cereal and then put the empty box back into the cabinet? a. ate up b. got through c. looked for d. went for
• 7. She's not ______ sports. Instead she likes art and dance. a. against b. in a way c. after all d. into
• 8. The protestors were ___________ the meeting when they refused to be quiet. a. kicked into b. kicked up c. kicked out of d. kicked back to
• 9. On the weekends, Jane and Raphael like to ______ the city and go to the country. a. get into b. get out of c. get back to d. go into
• 10. Why can't you _______ this problem? It's really not that difficult. a. figure out b. get into c. go over d. hold on to