This idioms exercise tests your understanding of clothing idioms. Fill in the blanks.
1. If you are willing to do something at the drop of a .............................., you don't need any advance notice to do it.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. If somebody has a ........................... in their bonnet, they have something that annoys them.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. You needn't have commented on her speech impairment. It was below .............................
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Wrong!
If something is below the belt it is not fair or acceptable.
4. The city is bursting at the ............................ due to the influx of migrants.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. When you have a card up your ............................, you have a reserve plan.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. To ........................... down is to work hard.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. That laptop really burned a hole in my .............................
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Wrong!
If something burns a hole in your packet, it is quite expensive. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, you are eager to spend it.
8. We were not going to a party. She was still dressed to the ……………………………
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Wrong!
If you are dressed to the nines, you are wearing fashionable clothes for a special occasion.
9. This gown fits me like a .......................
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Wrong!
If something fits you like a glove, it fits well.
10. They examined the evidence with a ...............................
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Wrong!
11. To fly by the seat of one's .............................. is to do something without a plan.
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Wrong!
12. She is very sensitive. You have to handle her with ……………………………….
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Wrong!
Answers
- If you are willing to do something at the drop of a hat, you don’t need any advance notice to do it.
- If somebody has a bee in their bonnet, they have something that annoys them.
- You needn’t have commented on her speech impairment. It was below the belt.
- The city is bursting at the seams due to the influx of migrants.
- When you have a card up your sleeve, you have a reserve plan.
- To buckle down is to work hard.
- That laptop really burned a hole in my pocket.
- We were not going to a party. She was still dressed to the nines.
- This gown fits me like a glove.
- They examined the evidence with a fine-tooth comb.
- To fly by the seat of one’s pants is to do something without a plan.
- She is very sensitive. You have to handle her with kid gloves.
