IDIOMS

Question 1

piece of ___

Answer 1

cake (=something very easy)

Question 2

bite the ___

Answer 2

bullet (=to face something unpleasant that has to be done)

Question 3

under the ___

Answer 3

weather (=feeling ill)

Question 4

chuffed to ___

Answer 4

bits (=extremely pleased)

Question 5

spill the ___

Answer 5

beans (=to reveal a secret intentionally)

Question 6

in a ___

Answer 6

pickle (=in a difficult situation)

Question 7

the ball is in your ___

Answer 7

court (=it’s your decision or responsibily)

Question 8

let the cat out of the ___

Answer 8

bag (=to accidentally reveal a secret)

Question 9

over the ___

Answer 9

moon (=extremely happy)

Question 10

storm is ___

Answer 10

brewing (=trouble is coming)

Question 11

keep it under your __

Answer 11

hat (=keep it a secret)

Question 12

it’s all swings and ___

Answer 12

roundabouts (=there are pros and cons but it evens out)

Question 13

to ___ someone up

Answer 13

butter (=to compliment or do something for someone for personal gain)

Question 14

up the ___ without a ___

Answer 14

creek, paddle (=in a difficult situation without help)

Question 15

the ___’s on the ___

Answer 15

writing, wall (=something bad is inevitable)

Question 16

to nip something in the ___

Answer 16

bud (=fermare qualcosa sul nascere)

Question 17

all in a ___’s work

Answer 17

day (=fa parte del lavoro/routine)

Question 18

the ___’s knees

Answer 18

bee (=something excellent)

Question 19

a big ___ in a small ___

Answer 19

fish, pond (=someone important in a small group that wouldn’t be special if they moved to a bigger pond)

Question 20

a chip on your ___

Answer 20

shoulder (=holding a grudge, avere il dente avvelenato)

Question 21

a dark ___

Answer 21

horse (=a person with hidden talents)

Question 22

full of ___

Answer 22

beans (=energetic, usually used to talk about kids)

Question 23

keep your ___ up

Answer 23

chin (=stay positive)

Question 24

as cool as a ___

Answer 24

cucumber (=very calm)

Question 25

hit the ___ on the ___

Answer 25

nail, head (=be exactly right)

Question 26

an ___ and a ___

Answer 26

arm, leg (=very expensive)

Question 27

a nail in the ___

Answer 27

tyre (=a small problem that ruins an entire situation)

Question 28

give someone the ___ ___

Answer 28

cold shoulder (=ignore someone deliberately)

Question 29

a few ___ short of a ___

Answer 29

sandwiches, picnic (=someone who’s not very intelligent or acts slightly strange)

Question 30

barking up the ___ ___

Answer 30

wrong tree (=pursuing a mistaken course of action)

Question 31

to have someone’s ___

Answer 31

back (=to support someone)

Question 32

lose your ___

Answer 32

rag (=to get angry)

Question 33

barking up the wrong ___

Answer 33

tree (=pursuing a mistaken course of action)

Question 34

to have someone’s ___

Answer 34

back (=to support someone)

Question 35

lose your ___

Answer 35

rag (=to get angry)

Question 36

put your ___ in it

Answer 36

foot (=say something embarassing or inappropriate)

Question 37

to be on your high ___

Answer 37

horse (=acting superior)

Question 38

to pull a ___ ___

Answer 38

fast one (=to trick someone)

Question 39

the ___ dropped

Answer 39

penny (=someone finally understands something)

Question 40

once in a ___ ___

Answer 40

blue moon (=very rarely)

Question 41

to ___ your time

Answer 41

bide (=to wait for the right moment)

Question 42

time ___ when you’re having fun

Answer 42

flies

Question 43

in the ___ of time

Answer 43

nick (=just in time)

Question 44

better ___ than ___

Answer 44

late, never

Question 45

at the ___ of dawn

Answer 45

crack (=very early in the morning)

Question 46

to have all the ___ in the world

Answer 46

time (=to have plenty of time)

Question 47

time is of the ___

Answer 47

essence (=something must be done quickly)

Question 48

behind the ___

Answer 48

times (=old-fashioned or out of date)

Question 49

to call ___ on something

Answer 49

time (=to end something)

Question 50

born with a silver ___ in your ___

Answer 50

spoon, mouth (=born into wealth)

Question 51

to splash the ___

Answer 51

cash (=to spend money extravagantly)

Question 52

to have deep ___

Answer 52

pockets (=to be wealthy)

Question 53

to make a quick ___

Answer 53

buck (=to earn money quickly)

Question 54

to ___ your belt

Answer 54

tighten (=to spend less money)

Question 55

to live beyond your ___

Answer 55

means (=to spend more money than you earn)

Question 56

to save for a ___ ___

Answer 56

rainy day (=to save money for emergencies)

Question 57

to break the ___

Answer 57

bank (=to spend all your money)

Question 58

to burn the ___ at both ___

Answer 58

candle, ends (=to work long hours with little rest)

Question 59

to sweeten the ___

Answer 59

deal (=to make an offer more attractive)

Question 60

to make up someone’s ___

Answer 60

mind (=to make a decision)

Question 61

a ___ sum

Answer 61

tidy (=a considerable amount of money)

Question 62

to hit the ___ ___

Answer 62

ground running (=to start something energetically and successfully from the beginning)

Question 63

to take the ___

Answer 63

plunge (=to decide to do something risky or bold)

Question 64

a ___ ___ to swallow

Answer 64

tough pill (=something difficult or unpleasant to accept)

Question 65

in a nutshell

Answer 65

in poche parole

Question 66

straight to the point

Answer 66

andare dritti al punto

Question 67

put you in the picture

Answer 67

mettere al corrente

Question 68

got the wrong end of the stick

Answer 68

aver capito male

Question 69

hear it on the grapevine

Answer 69

sentirlo dire in giro

Question 70

can’t make head or tail of it

Answer 70

non capirci nulla

Question 71

talking at cross purposes

Answer 71

parlare a vanvera

Question 72

beat about the bush

Answer 72

girarci intorno

Question 73

got our wires crossed

Answer 73

abbiamo frainteso

Question 74

think outside the box

Answer 74

pensare fuori dagli schemi

Question 75

get the ball rolling

Answer 75

dare il via, iniziare

Question 76

in the pipeline

Answer 76

in programma, in arrivo

Question 77

corner the market

Answer 77

dominare il mercato

Question 78

hit the ground running

Answer 78

partire in quarta

Question 79

bottom line

Answer 79

il punto centrale, risultato netto

Question 80

game changer

Answer 80

fattore rivoluzionario

Question 81

scale up

Answer 81

espandere, potenziare

Question 82

take the lead

Answer 82

prendere l’iniziativa o il comando