Idioms test 12

1. She could never measure up to her parent expectation.

2. The little girl with her flawless performance stole the show.

3. The thief was on good terms with the police.

4. John's offer of help was turned down by the police.

5. Having no arguments to defend his point, the speaker began to beat about the bush.

6. They were offered six months’ rent in lieu of notice to vacate the building.

7. The reputed company is in the red due to the recession.

8. When the Principal was entering the class, all my friends quietly disappeared, leaving me alone to face the music.

9. The Kenyan team proved to be the dark horse in the ICC World Cup Cricket.

10. Yesterday in a collision between a truck and a car he had a close shave.

11. The piece of parental property has created bad blood between the two brothers.

12. Since you couldn’t accept a timely warning, it’s no use repenting now. Why cry over spilt milk?

13. After fifteen years of marriage she did not expect her husband to leave her in the lurch.

14. Who are we to sit in judgement over their choices?

15. The teacher took me to task for not completing my homework.

16. Do not lose your head when faced with a difficult situation.

17. When I entered the house everything was at sixes and sevens.

18. He was pulled up by the Director of the Company.

19. The storm brought about great destruction in the valley.

20. The police closed the book on the murder case.

21. His arguments cut no ice with me.

22. There was a job for me to cut my teeth on.

23. The carrot and stick policy pays dividends in every organisation.

24. Unless you grease his palms he will not do your work.

25. I had to pull strings to put up a good show.

26. You can easily overcome this situation if you keep your head.

27. It is clear that the ideas of both reformers ran in the same groove.

28. This place affords a bird’ s eye view of the green valley below.

29. He works in fits and starts.

30. build castles in the air