The Idioms Game

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'.
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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'.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Which of these English idioms is real?
A
Write that on your belly.
B
Give them from cotton!
C
It walks in the soup.
D
Action speaks louder than words

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

Finish this idiom...
Let's get straight to the .......
A
bush
B
point
C
stick
D
tail

Slide 3 - Quizvraag

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
A
costs head and toe
B
costs head and shoulder
C
costs nothing
D
costs an arm and a leg

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

What does the idiom "Black sheep" imply.
A
a costly item
B
a dark shiny item
C
an unworthy person in a family or group
D
none of the above

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

What does it mean ? "To save for a rainy day"
A
Put money aside for unexpected expenses
B
Wait for a rainy day to do job around the house
C
Stay at home on rainy days to save money.
D

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
" Be on thin ice"
A
Walk on a frozen lake
B
Put ice in a drink
C
Do something risky.
D

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Break the ice
A
Make people feel relaxed
B
Break a hole in the ice.
C
Make ice cubes
D

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Eat your words
A
Admit that you were wrong
B
Be very hungry
C
Speak very quietly
D

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Take your breath away
A
Be short of breath
B
Be amazed and shocked
C
Have bad breath
D

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Spill the beans
A
Reveal a secret
B
Drop a tin of beans
C
Cook beans for dinner
D

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
A drop in the ocean
A
Not enough of something
B
A drop of sea water
C
Jump into the sea
D

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Come out of your shell
A
Go to the beach
B
Become more sociable
C
Leave the house

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Come out of the blue

A
An object falls from the sky
B
The blue paint is finised
C
Something happens unexpectedly

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Be on cloud nine
A
Be extremely happy
B
Fly at a high altitude
C
Jump up and down

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
It's not my cup of tea
A
I don't want any tea
B
I'm not interested
C
I prefer coffee

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Test the water
A
Be the first person to go into the cold water
B
Look for a good place to go swimming
C
Find out if something is possible before you do it.

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Be an open book
A
Leave books lying around
B
Read a lot of books.
C
Have nothing to hide

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Be in somebody's shoes
A
Wear somebody else's shoes
B
Imagine how another person feels
C
Buy second-hand shoes

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
A penny for your thoughts
A
Can you lend me some money?
B
What are you thinking about?
C
Do you need some money

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Let the cat out of the bag
A
Pull a cat out of a bag
B
Reveal a secret
C
Take a cat for a walk.

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Bark up the wrong tree
A
Sit down with your dog under a tree
B
Plant a tree in the wrong place
C
Have the wrong idea about something

Slide 22 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 23 - Open vraag

What does it mean?
Go on a wild goose chase

Slide 24 - Open vraag

What does it mean?
Be a busy bee

Slide 25 - Open vraag

What does it mean?
Hold all the cards

Slide 26 - Open vraag

What does it mean?
Hit the roof

Slide 27 - Open vraag

What does it mean?
A red letter day
A
An unhappy or bad day
B
A very happy and special day
C
The first Sunday of each month

Slide 28 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Cut corners
A
Drive around corners too quickly
B
Do something in the easiest and fastest way
C
Get straight to the point in a conversation

Slide 29 - Quizvraag

What does it mean?
Get the picture
A
collect a picture
B
Take a photograph
C
Understand the situation

Slide 30 - Quizvraag