Idioms 5 Fill in the correct idiom.

throw a party:

have a party

1. If you go out, be sure you take your umbrella because it ’s.......

2. She never forgets a name or a date - she .......... .

3. It's Sharon's birthday on Friday. Why don't we .......................... for her?

4. My brother and sister .................. they never agree about anything.

5. There's no point going into the details. To ........

..................., he simply isn't right for the job.

6. You'd better prepare some extra food for Bob - you know he............................. .

7. Paula, who spent her childhood by the sea, can ……………………………… .

8. My father will .............................. when he finds out I've crashed the car.

hit the roof:

get very angry

fight like cat and dog:

disagree violently

rain cats and dogs:

rain heavily

swim like a fish:

swim very well

cut a long story short:

tell sb sth briefly

have a memory like an elephant:

never forget

eat like a horse:

eat a lot of food

go away:

leave

1. Ben went .... the competition and won first prize.

2. Ssh! There's a meeting going ........... next door.

3. The teacher went ................... my homework to check for mistakes.

4. Will you go............ working after the baby's born?

5. We're going .................. on holiday tomorrow

morning.

6. I don't think there's enough coffee to go.......... .

Does anyone want tea?

7. When I got stuck in the lift I called ....... for help.

8. The football match was called ............ because

it was snowing.

9. The fire brigade was called .................. when a bomb exploded in the city centre.

10. I'll call.............. to see Ted on my way to work. He isn't feeling well.

11. Looking after very small children calls ............ a lot of patience.

go in for:

enter a competition, exam etc

go on:

1) continue, 2) happen

go round:

be enough for everyone to have a share

go through:

examine in detail

call for:

require; demand

call in :

visit briefly

call off:

cancel

call out:

1) shout, 2) send for sb in an emergency

1. Tim is not particularly keen …... golf, but he loves tennis.

2. My grandmother has been married............

my grandfather for nearly sixty years.

3. It must be very difficult to live.............. the amount of money he makes.

4. There is a great need .......... extra water in countries where there is very little rain.

5. It never occurred ........... me to look under the bed for my lost watch.

6. I don't know much .......... Peter, but he seems

to be a nice person.

7. I looked.......... the picture for a while, trying to

understand it.

8. Lois is very nice ......... her elderly neighbours -

she always takes them meals.

9. Everyone laughed ............... his new haircut.

10. Don is often mean ............ his little sister.

11. It was mean..........you not to help your friend.

12. You should always be kind............. animals.