Idioms 练习 (1)
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Exercise 1 Find the right meaning for the idioms in boldface from the choices.
Bill is a generous man who is happy to pick up the tab/bill for anything. He managed to rise to the top of his profession in the police force, but it was at a considerable price. His marriage suffered as a result. This was largely because his dedication to his work put paid to his wife’s career as a nurse as soon as their first child came along. Unfortunately, Bill is paying the price for his ambitiousness now as his wife has left him and taken their son.
A. stopped someone from doing sth that they were planning to do
B. experiencing the unpleasant consequences of
C. pay for sth, often sth that is not your responsibility
D. by sacrificing a lot or by doing sth unpleasant in order to get it
Exercise 2 Complete the following idioms in the sentences.
1.Gina is ______ a killing in her new job.
2.I was put in the position where I had no choice but to ______ up the
tab.
3.We spent a weekend at the hotel living in the ______of luxury.
4.Our neighbors spent a small ______ on their new conservatory.
5.The 1st book Marvin wrote turned out to be more of a ______than
anything else he has written since then.
6.As Zak has lost his job, we’re going to have to ______ our belts for
a while.
7.We had to pay through the ______ to get tickets for the match.
8.If you don’t study now, you’ll ______ the price later on in the year.
9.Another expression that means spend money like______ is spend
money like there was no tomorrow.
10.He started his own business after ______ a small fortune on the
stock exchange and deciding that he should put his luck to good use.
Exercise 3 Write down the first part of the following proverbs.
1. __________ and the pounds will take care of themselves.
2. __________on the other side of the fence.
3. __________makes Jack a dull boy.
4. __________ shouldn’t throw stones.
5. __________is worth two in the bush.
6. __________ flock together.
7. __________ the mice will play.
8. __________ that breaks the camel’s back.
9. __________ crying over spilt milk.
10. __________spoil the broth.
Exercise 4 Find and correct mistakes in the following idioms.
1.If I were in your boots, I’d take the job in New York.
2.Asking the Managing Director for his ID was a really stupid
mistake to make. I’m sure my colleagues will never let me live it off.
3.Improving office moral is said to be high on the new boss’s
calendar.
4.We had n’t intended to stay there so long, but one thing took to
another.
5.Take your chance now. Strike while the flame is hot.
6.I can’t understand what people see in the exhibition. There’s no
accounting for likes.
7.If all else falls, I suppose I’ll have to go and live somewhere else.
8.Given the choice between watching football or golf, I suppose
football is the less of two evils.
9.I wish you’d pull your hand out and help me move the furniture.
10.Sam didn’t like the exam, but I thought it was a slice of cake.
11.I’m going to get the job somehow, by hook and by crook.
12.The test was as easy as falling off a tree.
13.Sally could, in a push, take over the project for you.
14.Don’t worry if you don’t win the game—just as long as you give
that your all.
15.Why don’t you have the go at repairing the washing machine
yourself?
16.Persuading him to do what I wanted was like taking candy from a
child.
17.Max will always go out of his road to help others.
18.I had no problems using the public transport system there—it was a
child’s play.
Exercise 5 Match the correct beginning and end of the idioms below.
1.be caught
2.have a narrow
3.safe and
4.be led
5. by the skin of your
6. be panic
7. leave well
8. go out on a
a.limb
b.sound
c.alone
d.escape
e.stations
f.astray
g.napping
h.teeth。
