Idioms with phrasal verbs - English idioms for advanced level students

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Idioms with phrasal verbs
English Idioms for advanced level students

1) You certainly couldn't call him modest because he's always blowing his own trumpet.

a) saying how fit he is
b) saying how healthy he is
c) saying how clever he is
d) saying how tall he is

2) You can always rely on him to throw a spanner in the works and suddenly everything stops.

a) make things go wrong
b) make things go slowly
c) make things go quickly
d) make things go right

3) He tried and tried and tried but in the end he decided the time had come to throw in the towel.

a) stop running
b) stop looking
c) stop laughing
d) stop trying

4) My advice is to stop worrying about it and put your best foot forward.

a) make a step
b) make an effort
c) make a start
d) make a try

5) We've had a lovely time and walked a long way but I think it's time to call it a day.

a) halt
b) cease
c) stop
d) end

6) I just can't open this tin at all and I always find this type of container a pain in the neck.

a) really annoying
b) really rough
c) really crude
d) really strong

7) To be honest he leads a dog's life because he works all the time and has no friends.

a) a lazy life
b) a miserable life
c) an eager life
d) a long life

8) The one thing you can be sure of is that whatever the situation she'll put her foot in it and embarrass everyone.

a) commit a fast blunder
b) commit an easy blunder
c) commit a social blunder
d) commit a sociable blunder

9) That sort of joke never makes people laugh and on this occasion it went down like a lead balloon.

a) very quickly
b) very soundly
c) very noisily
d) very badly

10) Before the meeting officially starts I'd like to flag up one or two points.

a) finish
b) mention
c) tell
c) say

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