Idioms Exercises – Part 101

.Fill in the blank of the following story with appropriate idiomatic expressions

Feather one’s nest
Fair-weather friends
Sow one’s wild oats
Windfall
Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve

.N1. Jack was out ………………………… last night, and he’s in jail this morning

N2. At first, I thought Matt was a good friend because he would always hang out. Turns out, he was just a …………………………. Boy, it is mighty cloudy today

.N3. He may have decided to ………………………… by blackmail

.N4. Members are to get an average £520 cash ……………………… for voting ‘yes’ to the merger

N5. My father was always very closed off regarding his feelings, so when I had kids, I made a point of …………………………… with them

:Answers

N1. sowing his wild oats
N2. fair weather-friend
N3. feather his nest
N4. windfall
N5. wearing my heart on my sleeve