Idioms Exercises – Part 19

Fill in the following idioms in the sentences below. Make changes to fit the sentence

a. one’s jaws dropped
b. old hand
c. flog a dead horse
d. old hat
e. drop a line

.N1. Cassettes? Nobody uses them now. They’re ………..It’s CDs or mini-discs now

.N2. Bob’s an excellent chairman. He’s…………..at controlling difficult people

N3. There’s no point asking the finance department to extend our budget. You’re…….They’ll never change their minds

.N4. He insisted on paying for the meal, but. ….. when he saw the bill

.N5. We’ll ……… you ………… to confirm the arrangements for the meeting

Answers

N1. old hat
N2. old hand
N3. flogging the dead horse
N4. his jaws dropped
N5. drop you a line