islcollective worksheets intermediate b1 upperintermediate b2 adults high school business professional writing idioms in 12471889805751b03baa5f39 06197739

Match the following idioms with their example sentences below.
Then complete each blank according to the pictures. Make any necessary changes.
1

2

the

of one’s eye

bring home the

(a person that is adored by someone)

4

on one’s face
8

6

go
(to go crazy or be angry)

9

to crack

(a difficult problem to deal with)

get another

bite at the

all

(to reveal something secret)

11

10

a hard

(to be extra nice to someone)

spill the

belt the
(to drink wine/liquor
heavily and become intoxicated)

13

be (like) two
in a pod
(to be very similar)

(to look stupid or embarrassed)

7

someone up

(to earn a salary)

5

have

3

wake up
and smell the

(to pay attention to what’s going on)

14

have bigger
to fry

(to get a 2nd chance at something)

(have more important things to do)

You don’t need to ___________
_____________ - I’ll give you an A for the
homework.

Things have changed around here, John!
_____________________

______________________________!

and skittles

(all fun, easy and pleasant)

12

take the

(to be most annoying/surprising … thing
that someone has done)

15

be in a
(to be in a difficult situation)

We _______________________ - we like the
same things and do everything together.

Don’t ____________________
He’s failed his driving test but he
You have done some stupid things
_____________or we’ll end up in jail.
will ________________________ next before, but this really ______
month.
______________________________.
I _____________________ after
It’s about time you got a job so you

I just ______________________
ordering some pizza and then having can _______________________.
when she told me she wanted to move
no money to pay for it.
out.
This word search is not easy to solve.
It’s ______________________.

1

I was completely wrong, and now I
_________________________.

I can’t help you right now – I
_____________________________________________
_______________.

For Sam, college was
He has a tendency to _________
Baby Cindy is definitely the apple
___________________________.
He
just
________________ - but his wife
of her father’s eye.
partied all the time.
simply hates it when he is drunk.


Match the following idioms with their example sentences below.

Then complete each blank according to the pictures. Make any necessary changes.
1

2

the

of one’s eye

bring home the

(a person that is adored by someone)

4

on one’s face
8

6

go
(to go crazy or be angry)

9

to crack

(a difficult problem to deal with)

get another

bite at the

all

(to reveal something secret)

11

10

a hard

(to be extra nice to someone)

spill the

belt the
(to drink wine/liquor
heavily and become intoxicated)

13

be (like) two
in a pod
(to be very similar)

(to look stupid or embarrassed)

7

someone up

(to earn a salary)

5

have

3

wake up
and smell the

(to pay attention to what’s going on)

14

have bigger
to fry

(to get a 2nd chance at something)

(have more important things to do)

You don’t need to ___________
_____________ - I’ll give you an A for the
homework.

Things have changed around here, John!
_____________________

______________________________!

and skittles

(all fun, easy and pleasant)

12

take the

(to be most annoying/surprising … thing
that someone has done)

15

be in a
(to be in a difficult situation)

We _______________________ - we like the
same things and do everything together.

Don’t ____________________
He’s failed his driving test but he
You have done some stupid things
_____________or we’ll end up in jail.
will ________________________ next before, but this really ______
month.
______________________________.
I _____________________ after
It’s about time you got a job so you

I just ______________________
ordering some pizza and then having can _______________________.
when she told me she wanted to move
no money to pay for it.
out.
This word search is not easy to solve.
It’s ______________________.

1

I was completely wrong, and now I
_________________________.

I can’t help you right now – I
_____________________________________________
_______________.

For Sam, college was
He has a tendency to _________
Baby Cindy is definitely the apple
___________________________.
He
just
________________ - but his wife
of her father’s eye.
partied all the time.
simply hates it when he is drunk.


KEY

You don’t need to butter me up - I’ll
give you an A for the homework.

Things have changed around here, John! Wake
up and smell the coffee!

We are like two peas in a pod - we like the same
things and do everything together.

Don’t spill the beans or we’ll end
He’s failed his driving test but he
You have done some stupid things
up in jail.
will get another bite at the cherry next before, but this really takes the cake.
month.
It’s about time you got a job so you
I just went bananas when she told
I was in a pickle after ordering
some pizza and then having no money can bring home the bacon.
me she wanted to move out.
to pay for it.
This word search is not easy to solve.
It’s a hard nut to crack.

I was completely wrong, and now I
have egg on my face.

I can’t help you right now – I have bigger fish to
fry.

For Sam, college was all beer and
He has a tendency to belt the
Baby Cindy is definitely the apple
skittles. He just partied all the time.
grape - but his wife simply hates it
of her father’s eye.
when he is drunk.