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English and American idioms

Kornelia Goździk & Wojtek Janicki

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Choose the right meaning of the

idiom.

1. Don’t count your chickens before they’re

hatched.B. Don’t celebrate until you cross the line.

D. You can’t be a farmer without chickens.

A. Don’t count chickens because they will die.

C. Remember to feed the chickens.

2. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

B. Don’t kill moles on the mountain.

D. Don’t exaggerate

A. You can’t build a mountain without a spade.

C. Don’t make mountains of dead moles.

3. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

B. Don’t steal steal your friends eyes.

D. Look after your eyeglasses.

A. If someone does something to you get them back.

C. Watch out for your teeth and eyes.

4. Clothes don’t make the man.

B. Don’t buy clothes because you’re ugly.

D. The things you wear don’t mean who you are.

A. Clothes don’t give you manliness.

C. Everybody should be naked.

5. Half a loaf is better than none.

B. Don’t eat bread because it has a lot of gluten.

D. Baking half of a loaf is awful.

A. Buying bread is healthy.

C. Something is better than nothing.

6. My house is my castle

B. Houses are like castles.

D. People like buying castles.

A. Everyone has their castle

C. You treat your house like your kingdom.

7. The early bird catches the worm.

B. Birds are early

D. Waking up early is beneficial.

A. Birds eat worms in the morning.

C. If you eat a worm you will be healthy

8. A burnt child dreads fire

B. You can’t burn children.

D. Be careful when your children are close to the fire.

A. After an accident people are more cautious.

C. Don’t put your chirldren in the fire.

9. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

B. Going to school has a bad influence on your life.

D. You have to learn a lot about the things you do.

A. You should be clever.

C. Being stupid is dangerous.

10. A storm in a tea-cup.

B. Don’t make a storm in a tea-cup.

D. Drinking tea in a tea-cup makes a storm outside.

A. You have to hide in a tea-cup to avoid the storm.

C. An argument about nothing

11. All roads lead to Rome.

B. Rome is everywhere.

D. All roads lead to nowhere.

A. No matter what road it always leads to Rome.

C. All roads are made by the Romans

12. Make hay while the sun shines.

B. Don’t make hay in the sun.

D. Do it while you can.

A. When the sun is shining hay is dangerous.

C. Making hay doesn’t mean you’re a farmer.

13. Forbidden fruit is sweetest.

B. Banned things are the best to do.

D. You should not eat sweet fruits because they’re bad for your teeth.

A. Reading the Bible is good for your mind.

C. Poisoned fruits are sweet.

14. Time is a great healer.

B. Only time is the solution for healing your broken heart.

D. Don’t heal the time.

A. Time heals the pain.

C. Healing takes a lot of time.

15. One swallow does not make a summer.

B. If you see a swallow it doesn’t mean it’s summer.

D. Swallows live in summer.

A. One thing doesn’t provide another.

C. Swallows don’t fly in winter.

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