IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS FOR UPPER INTERMEDIATE | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 43 Public

Idioms based on the topics in English file upper-intermediate

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It is a ...... of cake. // Something which is very easy.

piece

10

........ the hatchet! // Stop an argument and become friends again

Bury

20

I ...... a rat. // Something dishonest/suspicious is happening.

smell

25

The ball is ..............// It is up to you to make the next move

in your court

20

At the ....... of a hat // You do something immediately without thinking about it

drop

25

...... your tongue. // Stop yourself from saying something you would really like to say

bite

20

Kill two birds................ // Solve two problems with one single action

with one stone

15

Curiosity ...... // Said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something

killed the cat

15

Sit on the ...................... // Delay or avoid making a decision or choice; not take sides in a dispute; not to commit oneself

fence

25

a leopard can't ......... // It's impossible for one to change their character, even if they will try very hard

change its spots

20

Don't put all ...........// Do not depend for your success on a single person or plan of action

the eggs in one basket

15

To be a ......................// A person who is not expected to succeed in and/or unexpectedly wins an election, race, or other competition

dark horse

20

Let you off the .................. // To allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished

hook

25

Bite off more than ........// To try to do something that is too difficult for you

you can chew

20

Let's ......... // Get married

tie the knot

20

Feeling ......................// To feel a little sick

under the weather

10