CHUYÊN ĐỀ 21: THANH NGỮ (IDIOMS)

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

You will have to offer her a high salary. An experienced designer like her wouldn’t do the job for………….

Ask Peter to move the sofa. He's as strong as…………..

When I was a kid, I threw my brother's birthday cake on the floor because I was………with envy that it wasn't my birthday.

Why pay through the………….for a used car? Come to Smith's for prices you can afford!

Her new job is so stressful and she can't wait until the weekends when she can go home and let her………….down with her friends.

I was red as………….when my crush came up and talked to me.

Mark knew that his………….party had gotten out of control when the police arrived.

Little kids are always as………….as mustard to learn new things around them.

I'm getting Dad new golf clubs for his birthday but please don't let the………….out of the bag.

There is a common prejudice that girls who are very beautiful must automatically be lacking in     matter - so-called 'dumb blondes'.+

When someone comes to me for help, I never give them the cold…………..

Are the shoes too big?”

“No, not at all. It fits like………….”  

You'll never get Rich to change his opinion-he's as tough as………….when it comes to politics.

Lily has sprained her ankle, but after a few weeks of rest she should be as………….as rain.

All of my relatives are doctors - medical prowess just………….in the blood.

Complete the sentence with one suitable word.Turning up half an hour late for the interview really cooked his………...

We're just waiting our manager to give us the………...light before we release the latest software update.

Despite James and John being identical twins, their characters were as different as …… and cheese.

She is a rising star as a stand-up comedian, always able to bring………...the house during each performance.

Instead of wearing expensive suits, he likes to buy clothes off the………....

You've got the wrong end of the………..., she is not going abroad, and I am going instead.

Stop………...around the bush and answer my question.

I think we have done enough work today, I am feeling tired now, let’s………...it a day.

Ann was dusting the furniture, making sure her home was………...and span.

When she failed the entrance exam, she started saying that she never wanted to go to college anyway, but I think that’s just sour………....

Any financial adviser will tell you that you should save six months' worth of your income for a………...day.

Kate's not coming tonight because she's snowed………...with research for her thesis.

He started taking the………...out of this poor man just because he was bald.

It’s just a simple disagreement. You don’t have to get so………...under the collar.

I'm pretty sure I did well on that last exam, so it looks like I'm home and………...for the semester.