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Check out our Idioms. Then select the correct idiom for each situation:

1. Bobby dropped his phone down the toilet and left his laptop on a train. You tell Bobby that he is: __________.
   • Blowing hot and cold.
   • Barking up the wrong tree.
   • As thick as two short planks.
   As thick as two short planks.
2. You're eating at a buffet but you've left a lot of food on your plate. Your friend says to you: __________.
   • Plenty more fish in the sea.
   • Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
   • Smells a bit fishy.
   Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
3. You are worried about making a presentation to your class for the first time. You tell your friend: __________
   • I have butterflies in my stomach.
   • You reap what you sow.
   • Don't hold your breath.
   I have butterflies in my stomach.
   
4. You are talking to your friend but he never listens to you. You say talking to your friend is like: __________
   • Watching paint dry.
   • Talking to a brick wall.
   • Turkeys voting for Christmas.
   Like talking to a brick wall.
   
5. Your daughter surprises you by returning from Australia to your home in England. You had no idea she was coming. You tell your daughter that this is: __________
   • Pulling my leg.
   • Out of the blue.
   • Close but no cigar.
   Out of the blue.
6. You are getting ready to go to the cinema but your girlfriend is taking a long time to get ready. You might be late for the movie, so you say to your girlfriend: __________
   
   • Get your skates on.
   • Don't rock the boat.
   • Do a runner.
   Get your skates on.
   
7. Your friend Tammy has a new giant dog. Tammy knows you don't like dogs but told you not to worry because he: __________
   
   • Is as busy as a bee.
   • Is an eager beaver.
   • Wouldn't harm a fly.
   Wouldn't harm a fly.
8. Betty said that she saw Justin Beiber holding hands with Lady Gaga at the local pizza restaurant. You are very surprised, until Betty tells you she was: __________
   • Turning over a new leaf.
   • Pulling your leg.
   • Blowing hot and cold.
   Pulling your leg.
9. You have been promoted at work. You will get a large pay rise and a bigger office. You are: __________
   • Out of the blue.
   • On cloud nine.
   • Born with a silver spoon.
   On cloud nine.
   
10. Your job is not very good, you don't have a partner and you are bored of your life. You decide it's time for a change so you tell your friend that you are going to: __________
    • Wear your heart on your sleeve.
    • Make a mountain out of a molehill.
    • Turn over a new leaf.
    Turn over a new leaf.