This exercise tests your understanding of bird idioms.
Fill in the blanks.
1. I accepted the first job offer I received. The salary was not very good, but a bird in the hand is worth ..............................
Wrong!
2. If something is strictly for the birds, it is a ..........................................
Wrong!
3. To talk ............................. is to talk bluntly without mincing words.
Wrong!
4. To go cold turkey is to ................................
Wrong!
5. When you spit feathers, you are in a ...................................
Wrong!
6. To lark about is to ..................................
Wrong!
7. When you are up with the lark, you ....................................
Wrong!
8. An odd bird is an ................................... person.
Wrong!
9. What does the expression one swallow doesn't make a summer mean?
Wrong!
10. To clip someone's wings is to ....................................
Wrong!
11. If something makes your hackles rise, it makes you .........................................
Wrong!
12. If you are like a duck to water, you are able to ...........................................
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I accepted the first job offer I received. The salary was not very good, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- If something is strictly for the birds, it is a worthless activity.
- To talk turkey is to talk bluntly without mincing words.
- To go cold turkey is to kick a bad habit.
- When you spit feathers, you are in a state of distress or anger.
- To lark about is to joke about something.
- When you are up with the lark, you wake up very early.
- An odd bird is an eccentric person.
- You could be a winner today but it does not mean that you will win all the time
- To clip someone’s wings is to curtail their power.
- If something makes your hackles rise, it makes you really angry.
- If you are like a duck to water, you are able to adapt to any circumstances.
