Idiomatic English 21

Well, let me ________ it out for you. I'm not a kid anymore and I don't find vampires any more frightening than ogres.

1. break
2. drop
3. lay
4. put

My dad went a bit ________ with the Christmas decorations this year. The life-sized reindeer on the front porch is really too much.

1. over
2. overboard
3. overhead
4. overwhelmed

She's been acting weird ever since that break-up. I'm telling you, she's a ________ case.

1. basket
2. closet
3. shelf
4. suit

Here's the proposal. I didn't really have the time to put together all the details. I've done it all on the ________.

1. flash
2. flight
3. flow
4. fly

I needed a few hours of sleep so that I could be ________ game the following day.

1. in full
2. on top of my
3. up against my
4. up to the best

They've been going out ________ for a few years now.

1. in and out
2. off and on
3. on and on
4. up and down

This is your first transgression. I'll let it ________ this time but don't you ever disappoint me again.

1. flip
2. fly
3. slide
4. slip

You've been working on this all weekend? Come on, get a ________.

1. break
2. hobby
3. life
4. room

I want to be an actor and I think I've got ________.

1. it all
2. it covered
3. that
4. what it takes

I'll just make a quick phone call and I'm ________ to go.

1. good
2. off
3. up
4. well