The Idioms Game

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

The Idioms Game

In het Engels heb je - net als in het Nederlands- bepaalde spreekwoorden en gezegdes.

Een gezegde is een vaste verbinding van woorden met een figuurlijke betekenis. Een voorbeeld van een gezegde is 'iemand van haver tot gort kennen'.

Which of these English idioms is real?

1. Write that on your belly.
2. Give them from cotton!
3. It walks in the soup.
4. Action speaks louder than words

Finish this idiom...
Let's get straight to the .......

1. bush
2. point
3. stick
4. tail

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

1. costs head and toe
2. costs head and shoulder
3. costs nothing
4. costs an arm and a leg

What does the idiom "Black sheep" imply.

1. a costly item
2. a dark shiny item
3. an unworthy person in a family or group
4. none of the above

What does it mean ? "To save for a rainy day"

1. Put money aside for unexpected expenses
2. Wait for a rainy day to do job around the house
3. Stay at home on rainy days to save money.
4. 

What does it mean?
" Be on thin ice"

1. Walk on a frozen lake
2. Put ice in a drink
3. Do something risky.
4. 

What does it mean?
Break the ice

1. Make people feel relaxed
2. Break a hole in the ice.
3. Make ice cubes
4. 

What does it mean?
Eat your words

1. Admit that you were wrong
2. Be very hungry
3. Speak very quietly
4. 

What does it mean?
Take your breath away

1. Be short of breath
2. Be amazed and shocked
3. Have bad breath
4. 

What does it mean?
Spill the beans

1. Reveal a secret
2. Drop a tin of beans
3. Cook beans for dinner
4. 

What does it mean?
A drop in the ocean

1. Not enough of something
2. A drop of sea water
3. Jump into the sea
4. 

What does it mean?
Come out of your shell

1. Go to the beach
2. Become more sociable
3. Leave the house

What does it mean?
Come out of the blue

1. An object falls from the sky
2. The blue paint is finised
3. Something happens unexpectedly

What does it mean?
Be on cloud nine

1. Be extremely happy
2. Fly at a high altitude
3. Jump up and down

What does it mean?
It's not my cup of tea

1. I don't want any tea
2. I'm not interested
3. I prefer coffee

What does it mean?
Test the water

1. Be the first person to go into the cold water
2. Look for a good place to go swimming
3. Find out if something is possible before you do it.

What does it mean?
Be an open book

1. Leave books lying around
2. Read a lot of books.
3. Have nothing to hide

What does it mean?
Be in somebody's shoes

1. Wear somebody else's shoes
2. Imagine how another person feels
3. Buy second-hand shoes

What does it mean?
A penny for your thoughts

1. Can you lend me some money?
2. What are you thinking about?
3. Do you need some money

What does it mean?
Let the cat out of the bag

1. Pull a cat out of a bag
2. Reveal a secret
3. Take a cat for a walk.

What does it mean?
Bark up the wrong tree

1. Sit down with your dog under a tree
2. Plant a tree in the wrong place
3. Have the wrong idea about something

What does it mean?
It's raining cats and dogs

What does it mean?
Go on a wild goose chase

What does it mean?
Be a busy bee

What does it mean?
Hold all the cards

What does it mean?
Hit the roof

What does it mean?
A red letter day

1. An unhappy or bad day
2. A very happy and special day
3. The first Sunday of each month

What does it mean?
Cut corners

1. Drive around corners too quickly
2. Do something in the easiest and fastest way
3. Get straight to the point in a conversation

What does it mean?
Get the picture

1. collect a picture
2. Take a photograph
3. Understand the situation