Answer Key
Idioms (2)
Choose the correct expressions to complete the idioms.
- Of course I want to hear your story – I'm all [ears] .
- After she came back in the end and apologized to everyone, John had to [eat his words]and felt very embarrassed.
- After her father suddenly died, they lived on the [breadline] for about five years until her mother remarried.
- He dug in [his heels] and refused to attend the farewell party.
- He bit my [head] off for being late, even though I had called him before and apologized.
- When Joe and Lucy were dating, they always went [Dutch] .
- “How much did you pay for it?” – – – “A fortune! It cost me [an arm and a leg] .
- This is a good strategy. It's a real [acid test] of her loyalty.
- Wow! That's a great plan! We could kill [two birds with one stone] .
- At the briefing, the mayor made it very clear that it had to be his way [or the highway] .
| On the breadline. | = having a very low income |
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| Cost an arm and a leg. | = very expensive |
| Go Dutch. | = to split the cost of something |
| Eat your words. | = to admit that what you said earlier was wrong |
| Acid test. | = a situation that proves how good or effective something is |
| Kill two birds with one stone. | = to succeed in doing two things at the same time |
| Dig in your heels. | = to refuse to do something, especially if somebody is trying hard to talk you into doing it |
| Bite someone’s head off. | = criticize somebody strongly (or unfairly) |
| My way or the highway. | = there is no choice, you have to accept my decision |
| All ears. | = listening very attentively |