Question

Choose the most suitable options to replace the food idioms in colour

1) Going to restaurants is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home this evening.

a) idea

b) wish

c) lifestyle



2) I knew when Monika told the lie that she would be eating her words later.

a) admitting to her untrue claims

b) talking in the canteen

c) playing the piano



3) She doesn’t want to work hard, but she wants a pay raise. You can’t have your cake and eat it too!

a) be a good worker

b) eat a cake

c) have extra privileges at work without giving up anything in return



4) She is full of beans from the moment she gets up to the time she goes to sleep.

a) energetic

b) rating beans

c) busy



5) I’m nuts about classical music these days.

a) hate

b) crazy

c) prefer



6) Take Mandy’s advice with a pinch of salt. She doesn’t always do what she says.

a) ironically

b) directly

c) easy



7) Solving math problems is a piece of cake for him!

a) nothing difficult

b) a favourite thing

c) a problem



8) He was a very influential man, he seemed to have a finger in every pie.

a) own restaurant

b) a role in what is happening

c) the best recipe of a pie



9) The students at this university are the cream of the crop.

a) the best of all

b) full of energy

c) good in sports



10) I love to sit around and chew the fat with old friends.

a) eat food

b) talk and chart

c) play computer games

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) Going to restaurants is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home this evening.

a) idea

b) wish

c) lifestyle

2) I knew when Monika told the lie that she would be eating her words later.

a) admitting to her untrue claims

b) talking in the canteen

c) playing the piano

3) She doesn’t want to work hard, but she wants a pay raise. You can’t have your cake and eat it too!

a) be a good worker

b) eat a cake

c) have extra privileges at work without giving up anything in return

4) She is full of beans from the moment she gets up to the time she goes to sleep.

a) energetic

b) rating beans

c) busy

5) I’m nuts about classical music these days.

a) hate

b) crazy

c) prefer

6) Take Mandy’s advice with a pinch of salt. She doesn’t always do what she says.

a) ironically

b) directly

c) easy

7) Solving math problems is a piece of cake for him!

a) nothing difficult

b) a favourite thing

c) a problem

8) He was a very influential man, he seemed to have a finger in every pie.

a) own restaurant

b) a role in what is happening

c) the best recipe of a pie

9) The students at this university are the cream of the crop.

a) the best of all

b) full of energy

c) good in sports

10) I love to sit around and chew the fat with old friends.

a) eat food

b) talk and chart

c) play computer games

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