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Idioms Usage In Sentence ContextSet 1

1If a machine is on the blink, it .....

2Idioms are literal phrases or expressions

3What is the Literary Device?a phrase that is common in a language or culture that means something different from how it literally sounds.

4Baker warns that recognizing an idiom is difficult because:

5Choose the idiom which best completes this sentence:If your car breaks down, just call roadside assistance and ..... for the tow truck.

6Not an accident

7"Start from scratch" is closest in meaning to which?

8Preschoolers are CONCRETE THINKERS and may be easily confused or misinterpret sayings.

9..... cannot be understood in the ordinary sense.

10If you "walk off with" something, you ..... it.A) steal B) forgetC) borrow

11Idioms are figurative in meaning while phrases are .....

12What does the idiom "do the math" mean?

13If you think that the Internet is full of too many advertisements, you can get off what we called " the information ..... "and take a walk outside.

14Idioms are particularly difficult for learners because they:

15What are colloquial expressions specific to a culture?

16If you're trying something out, you are .....

17Idioms always have exact literal translations.

18What is one reason translating idioms can be challenging?

19What do you call a fish that knows math? A) A math fish B) A fish-torian C) A school fish D) A 'calculator' fish

20Choose the best idiom definition .....

21Which of the following best describes the use of idioms in English?

22En vez de

23True or False: To help Uncle Fung and other immigrants learn about American phrases and behaviors, Mia decided to create a pamphlet for them.

24What is through-translation?

25Count on

26Is the statement true or false?We call expressions like pass the buck and be over the moon idioms.

27It happened out of the blue.

28What does "no matter what" mean?

29A type of informal language that have a meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression.

30When did you last .....? what did you do?

31True or false?You can use idioms in real life!

32Translation by paraphrase for idioms is used when

33What is 'idiomatic translation'?

34One danger in translating idioms is:

35Jai couldn't afford to buy the new house he looked at so he decided to buy an old house and do up that property. What does "do up that property" mean?

36With ....., will be difficult that the oil industry recover from the Covid-19 crisis.

37After submitting my college applications, all I can do is ..... what happens next.

38Neither of the ..... won the race.

39When Ms. Cruz is discussing the lesson, I am .....

40Which of the following is NOT an idiom?

41"Queen and the rejects of civilizations, strong them in brewers of memory" presumes what cultural-linguistic nuance?

42What is a potential issue when translating the idiom 'to sing a different tune' into Chinese?

43Which feature makes idioms difficult to translate?

44The unity of students and willingness to support each other are considered ..... in my class.

45My house is, ....., the most expensive thing I've ever bought.

46(U1) Choose the correct answerWhen there is a ....., there is no electricity.

47Choose the word or phrases which best complete the sentence:I've got room in the car for three-four .....

48Unorthodox; experimental

49Can idiomatic expressions enhance your speaking score?

50We need to stretch up in order not to get muscle injury.

51Choose the idiom or phrasal verb that best completes the sentence: Before the language exam, she decided to ..... her grammar.

52I've always been good with my hands, so I suppose it was inevitable I'd end up doing .....

53I enjoy museums, it is my .....

54Expression refers to a contraction or expression that shouldn't be taken literally

55" ..... very informal words or phrases that are more common in spoken in English.

56Instructions: Choose the correct idiom from the box to complete the sentence. Use each idiom as needed. Complete the sentence: I have done everything I can; now .....

57Complete the passage below with the correct idiom:The student's answer to the word problem was exactly right. He .....

58It took Simba two hours to make this room ..... (Fill in the blank with the correct idiom)

59Which of the following sentences uses the term "computer buff" correctly?

60What is the most common strategy used when there is no exact idiomatic equivalent in the target language, but the meaning of the idiom must be retained?

61If a translator chooses not to translate an idiom at all because it is not essential to the overall meaning, which strategy is being used?