QUIZ ABOUT HAND IDIOMS 

1. Learning a foreign language goes hand in hand with International Business.     
     individually
     together
     tossed from one hand to another
     in different directions
2. Honey, can you hand me the car key, please? It's right next to you on the table.  
     make a copy of
     take to me
     give me
     find me
3. Jane Williams is a very good investigative reporter, you've got to hand it to her.     
     forgive her
     give a promotion to her
     give a present to her
     give her credit
4. The FBI told the local police that their case was off their hands. The investigation was now a Federal matter.     
     out of their control
     out of their jurisdiction
     improvised by them
     lost by them
5. Do we have enough people on hand to help us move our stuff into the house?     
     confident
     indisposed
     available
     nearby
6. The beginning of a new generation of computer software is at hand.   
     in someone's possession
     current
     remote
     imminent
7. As soon as he laid his hands on all that money, he donated part of it to charitable institutions.     
     took possession of
     released
     scattered
     stole
8. This last year, my company has made money hand over fist!   
     distribution
     poorly
     at a huge rate
     with a lot of struggle
9. Now the grandparents have the children on their hands.    
     to obey them
     spanked
     in trouble
     in their care
10. We need to do something about it! This situation is getting out of hand!     
     out of order
     out of control
     too organized
     too big

      

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 Quiz on idioms with KEEP 

1. My only advice to Charlie was to keep his chin up and stop worrying.     
     try to be optimistic
     try to hold his head straight
     try not to look on the ground
     try to remain upright
2. His problem really was that he had tried very hard to be as successful as the rest of the people in his street by trying to keep up with the Joneses.     
     to travel at the same speed as his neighbours
     to reach the same place as his neighbours
     to run as fast as his neighbours
     to remain on the same social level as his neighbours
3. When he confided in me, I promised Charlie that I wouldn't tell anybody about it and until now I have kept my word.     
     said what I could
     did what I said
     said what I did
     did what I could
4. Charlie's having a lot of problems with his business but at least he's keeping his head above water.     
     keeping dry
     managing to survive
     not drowning
     trying to swim
5. In a situation like his of course the one thing you must do is keep the wolf from the door and try to find money to pay all the bills.     
     make sure the door is locked
     breathes easily
     not let wild animals in
     get enough money to live on
6. That's the thing about Charlie even when things are really bad he doesn't panic and keeps his cool.   
     stays calm
     puts ice on his head
     uses a fan
     turns on the air conditioning
7. It's surprising how few people knew that Charlie was having money problems but I suppose it was because he had kept it to himself..     
     looked it up.
     looked after it.
     kept it secret.
     held it tightly.
8. At least Charlie can manage that but he doesn't go telling everyone about his problem and keeps himself to himself.   
     stays in a lot
     doesn't talk about himself to others
     doesn't go out much
     talks to himself a lot
9. Some of his friends are a bit worried about him because he doesn't seem so friendly to them as he used to be and keeps his distance.    
     decides how far to go
     doesn't like travelling
     doesn't let people get too close
     doesn't travel far
10. The main thing that you have to admire him for is that he doesn't get into trouble and keeps his nose clean.     
     behaves legally
     breathes easily
     blows his nose a lot
     sneezes often

      

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