Idiom Answers


Idioms 1 answers
1) bank on
11) bound to
2) a breeze
12) about to
3) better off
13) at the drop of a hat
4) break in on
14) break up
5) is ... rusty
15) broke up
6) broke the ice 16) broke down
7) As a rule 17) break the news
8) all at once 18) bit off more than he could chew
9) add up 19) at ease
10) backed out 20) be my guest

Idioms 2 answers
1) call on
11) call it a day
2) chip in
12) care for    
3) brush up
13) caught on
4) By and large
14) by heart
5) by no means
15) check out
6) brought up
16) bring about
7) catch up
17) care for
8) called off
18) brought up
9) cheer up (or) calm down
19) bumped into
10) came across
20) clear up

Listening part 1: images and sound 1
1) D
2) B
3) D
4) A
5) C
6) A
7) D
8) D
9) B
10) A


Idioms 3 answers
1) easy as pie
11) fall behind
2) do without
12) drop off
3) costs an arm and a leg
13) down the drain
4) cut off
14) dwell on
5) day in and day out
15) cut out for
6) coming down with
16) die down
7) fell through
17) drop him a line
8) dropped out
18) count on
9) dreamt up (or) dreamed up
19) a far cry from
10) drop in on
20) came up with

Listening part 1: images and sound 2
1) B
2) D
3) C
4) A
5) C
6) B
7) C
8) D
9) C
10) A


Idioms 4 answers
1) get on
11) feel free
2) get (or got) a kick out of
12) got carried away
3) for good
13) got along with
4) get the hang of
14) get in touch with
5) for the time being
15) filled him in
6) follow in his footsteps
16) get off the ground
7) few and far between
17) get over
8) fill in
18) get rid of
9) fed up
19) get in the way
10) a fish out of water
20) feel like

Listening part 1: images and sound 3
1) A
2) C
3) D
4) D
5) C
6) A
7) C
8) B
9) C
10) B

Listening part 1: images and sound 4
1) D
2) C
3) D
4) C
5) A
6) D
7) B
8) D
9) B
10) A


Idioms 5 answers
1) go easy on
11) Hold still
2) held up
12) have a hunch
3) hit the road
13) have on
4) give...a hand
14) handed in
5) hard to come by
15) has a chip on his shoulder
6) given a ... hand
16) given the cold shoulder
7) gave ... away
17) heard of
8) goes with
18) had the time of our life (or lives)
9) hand out
19) has a big mouth
10) have my hands full
20) Have a heart

Listening part 1: review
1) A
2) B
3) D
4) C
5) A
6) B
7) B
8) A
9) B
10) D


Idioms 6 answers
1) keep an eye on
11) leave him (or her or them) alone
2) killed...time
12) keep track oof
3) in the long run
13) keep up with
4) in the dark
14) know.. like the back of my hand
5) in person
15) keep an eye out
6) learnt (or learned) the ropes
16) jumping to conclusions
7) in no time
17) in the same boat
8) in store
18) keep on
9) in hot water
19) in a nutshell
10) ironed out
20) leave .. out

Listening part 2: homework 1
1) B
2) C
3) A
4) C
5) C
6) B
7) A
8) A
9) B
10) C


Idioms 7 answers
1) music to my ears
11) looking forward to
2) make ends meet
12) look into
3) make up his mind
13) looks after
4) looks like
14) mixed up
5) made a fool of myself
15) looking for
6) look...up
16) make a point of
7) no doubt about it
17) make up
8) not believe my ears
18) make sense of
9) let up
19) don't think much of
10) make way for
20) next to nothing

Listening part 2: review
21) A
22) B
23) A
24) A
25) C
26) A
27) C
28) B
29) C
30) A
31) B
32) A
33) C
34) B
35) B
36) A
37) C
38) B
39) C
40) C
41) A
42) B
43) C
44) B
45) B
46) A
47) B
48) B
49) A
50) C


Idioms 8 answers
1) out of his mind
11) passed..with flying colors
2) over my head
12) part with
3) On the whole
13) pay attention to
4) passed up
14) off the cuff
5) on second thoughts
15) on hand
6) picked on
16) out of order
7) on my own
17) odds and ends
8) on edge
18) on the tip of my tongue
9) on the go
19) out of the question
10) old hand
20) out of

Listening part 3: Review
41) B
42) D
43) C
44) B
45) C
46) A
47) C
48) A
49) D
50) D
51) C
52) C
53) A
54) B
55) C
56) C
57) B
58) B
59) A
60) B
61) C
62) B
63) D
64) C
65) A
66) C
67) C
68)C
69) B
70) D


Idioms 9 answers
1) put together
11) pointed out
2) the picture of
12) pick out
3) ran for office
13) put away
4) rings a bell
14) put... aside
5) put off
15) pulling my leg
6) running a temperature
16) play .. by ear
7) put up with
17) pushed his luck
8) picked up the tab
18) pick .. up
9) play it safe
19) right away
10) ruled out
20) rubbed .. the wrong way

Listening part 4: Review
71) A
72) B
73) D
74) D
75) A
76) C
77) D
78) D
79) B
80) C
81) B
82) D
83) C
84) C
85) A
86) B
87) A
88) C
89) C
90) C
91) D
92) B
93) C
94) D
95) A
96) B
97) B
98) A
99) B
100) A


Idioms 10 answers
1) ran into
11) Search me
2) showed up
12) slowly but surely
3) Seeing...off
13) speak you mind
4) sign up for
14) see to
5) snowed under
15) sleep on it
6) see eye to eye
16) running .. late
7) size up
17) run of the mill
8) sooner or later
18) serves him right
9) shut down
19) Save your breath
10) ran out of
20) So far, so good