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Cats, Dogs and Ducks
English Idioms for advanced level students
1)   You will be in a very difficult situation now that he's let the cat out of the bag.
    a) told a story
    b) let the animal go
    c) revealed the truth
    d) told a lie
2)   If I were you, I would not raise the subject again and my best advice is to let sleeping dogs lie.
    a) leave the dogs alone
    b) not touch the dogs
    c) not say any more
    d) keep away from the dogs
3)   Remember if you go into that meeting without being prepared with some answers, you will simply be a sitting duck.
    a) a bird with no wings
    b) a ready target
    c) a steady aim
    d) a sick animal
4)   I'm afraid he didn't take my advice and they made him look a complete fool because he was unrepared and he ended up a dead duck.
    a) a person with no feelings
    b) a person with no problems
    c) a person with no future
    d) a person with no ideas
5)   Mind you as I have said many times before I don't know how he's lasted so long in the job because he's always been the lame duck in the team.
    a) the lazy person
    b) the inefficient person
    c) the slow person
    d) the wrong person
6)   The older generation always maintains that in their day things were better and nowadays the country is going to the dogs.
    a) is having a good time
    b) is becoming lazy
    c) is losing its standards
    d) is becoming weaker
7)   If you're unsure about which way the cat is going to jump, I suggest you hang on for a bit longer.
    a) how much it will cost
    b) when your turn comes
    c) how you can succeed
    d) what will happen next
8)   There is no need to apologize about your remarks as I can assure you it's like water off a duck's back to me.
    a) of some concern
    b) of a little concern
    c) of little concern
    d) of less concern
9)   Once more he is in the doghouse but I couldn't possibly tell you why.
    a) out of the way
    b) out of favour
    c) out of order
    d) out of trouble
10)   As so many people are coming to a party at their house, they're running around preparing food like scalded cats.
    a) in a nervous state
    b) in a delighted state
    c) in a hurried state
    c) in a hilarious state
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