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Idioms With Make Take Get Give Put Break Come Go Keep HoldSet 2

1What does this idiom mean?:Dad had to leave to "bring home the bacon".

2Make someone feel tired.

3Almost as soon as a child receives shoes to wear, he/she is likely to have grown out of them. Then the child has to ..... with shoes that are too small.

4Exercise can make a big ..... to your state of health.

5You should make ..... with your dentist before you go to see him.

6To ..... a fool of yourself

7You really need to ..... an effort if you want to achieve your goal.

8The fire alarm was set off after someone ..... the switch.

9Though he was hesitant at first, in the end he ..... to seek help for his problem.

10With the appointment of a new director it was decided to make a clean sweep and create a new board of governors.A. remove all obstacles B. remove all chairsC. remove all symbols D. remove all problems

11Let's ..... what is happening.

12When a teacher says, "Practice makes perfect," before a big test, what is the main idea she is trying to convey?

13You can ..... a fortune if your business is successful.

14Eric couldn't make ..... his mind which car to buy

15It was a minor disagreement, but he ..... it .....

16What is one thing that might be stated or suggested at the end of a situation?

17The factory manager dismissed the concern as minor, but the engineers insisted that the issue was not something to ....., as it could lead to significant production failures.

18"Make the bed" means .....

19II. Multiple choice: On New Year Eve, we watch fireworks and ..... a wish.

20A person interested in reading books and nothing else

21What is the idiomatic expression used in the sentence?To make a long story short, I ran into Tony and we decided to go to the game together.

22If I were you, I would stop worrying about it and simply make hay while you can.A. have humour B. have fun C. have comic D. have sense

23Be careful not to ..... in the kitchen while cooking.

24To "make a song and dance about something" means .....

25Choose the missing word in "the cream of the ..... "

26One little fishSwam in his dish He blew some bubbles And made a

27You can start smiling at people to ..... in the world.

28The official's decision to investigate a minor procedural error rather than address the widespread corruption issue was an example of .....

29What does "to make a proposal" mean?

30To "make believe" means to ..... A) forget B) hopeC) pretend

31"It's late; let's call it a day" is an example of .....

32To "make a beeline" for something means:

33After the accident both cars lay in the street .....

34To steal something:Somebody broke into the shop and ..... several TVs.

35He didn't speak a word of French when he first moved to France. He had to pick up the language from .....

36What does 'make do with something' mean?

37What does the phrase "to make a living" mean in the context of the story?

38This company helps the orphan children. We ..... every year.

39Make up one's mind

40'to make off' means:

41He ..... for the food as soon as he arrived at the party.

42Choose the word or phrases which best complete the sentence:Traffic was ..... this morning because of an accident on the A21.

43Add up

44'made up my mind' means .....

45A combination of things that form something

46Making one's good attitude

47Stay close to someone; continue doing something as before

48Don't put so ..... eggs into one basket.

49Begin something again

50I made up my ..... not to take the job.

51Liam was worried about a tiny scratch on his new shoes and wouldn't stop talking about it. His friend told him he was 'making a mountain out of a molehill.' What did she mean?

52Choose the correct meaning for each idiom in bold.En. Murad won the big contract to supply machine parts to a big Japanese company. He should make hay while the sun shines.

53You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs

54Arropar

55To result in or make possible:Having faster computers would ..... a more efficient system.

56..... fun of

57Look, don't make a ..... of it. All I asked you ti do was tidy up some computer files, not rebuild my life for me.

58It doesn't make ..... to buy a new car when your old one runs perfectly well.

59What does 'make a clean sweep of something' mean?

60What does 'make no bones about' mean?

61Ends meet