Expressions with low - English idioms for advanced level students

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Expressions with low
English Idioms for advanced level students

1) If you like, I can give you a summary and the low-down when we next meet.

a) information
b) history
c) numbers
d) account

2) It's the fashion now to write the first letter of your name not in capitals but in lower case.

a) tidy letters
b) tiny letters
c) small letters
d) few letters

3) She's usually very fit and healthy and that's why we were surprised to learn she was laid low.

a) tired
b) serious
c) unhappy
d) unwell

4) On account of his unpopularity the politician decided to lie low for a few weeks.

a) keep out of the shops
b) keep away from the public
c) keep out of the rain
d) keep out of the show

5) In the 19th century in big houses the people who lived below stairs were the servants.

a) under the floor
b) at the bottom
c) in the basement
d) under the stairs

6) From the critical comments the journalist was making, it was clear he had a low opinion of the country's leader.

a) didn't talk much about
b) didn't see much of
c) didn't hear much from
d) didn't think much of

7) We knew that he was dishonest but we didn't imagine he would sink so low as to steal from his own family.

a) behave so disgracefully
b) behave so stupidly
c) behave so clearly
d) behave so fully

8) We wanted to cheer you up as we'd heard you were feeling a bit low.

a) rather angry
b) rather depressed
c) rather uneasy
d) rather strange

9) I recommend you take out your loan now to take advantage of the low interest rate.

a) reduced
b) quick
c) special
d) fixed

10) If you invest in the financial markets you must expect the lows as well as the highs in the income.

a) benefits
b) stages
c) decreases
c) changes

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