Idioms and Proverbs Exercises

 

Match the following idioms with their meanings.

 

devil’s advocate		join a popular trend or activity
jump on the bandwagon		to present a counter argument
hit the nail on the head		to go to bed
far cry from		believe someone without proof
give the benefit of doubt		to do or say exactly the right thing
hit the sack/ hay		a thing that is very different from something else

 

 

1.    Shella’s mother was angry because what Shella did was a ___________________ what Shella said she was going to do.

2.    All Andie’s friends are playing violin so Andie thinks he might as well __________________________ and try it out.

3.    She did jungle trekking for three hours today so she just _______
_____________ after she cleaned herself.

4.    I know nothing about computer but my brother, a computer technician, he can __________________________ every time I ask him about my laptop.

5.    She is Adrian’s sister so Adrian gives her the _______________
___________ and trusts her.

6.    I will play the _________________ to get the discussion going and find out any flaws in our idea.