Idioms Exercises – Part 61
.Choose the appropriate idiomatic expressions
grow out of something A couch potato on your/sb’s mind break up drive somebody up the wall get something off your chest let yourself go Dump someone be crazy about somebody/something be in seventh heaven
“N1. “it is no good you being a ………………………… and having a Dobermann
. ………………………… N2. He lost his job and his marriage
.N3. Mike finally seems to be ………………………… of his rebelliousness
. ………………………… N4. He looked as though he had something
“N5. “it’s ………………… trying to find out who did what
. ………………………… N6. I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to
.N7. Poor Dad. He’s really …………………… since Mum died
.N8. Vicky ………………………… Neil yesterday
. ………………………… N9. Since they got married, they’ve been
:Answers
N1. a couch potato
A couch potato
a person who takes little or no exercise and watches a lot of television
N2. broke up
Break up
if a marriage, group of people, or relationship breaks up, the people in it separate and do not live or work together any more
N3. growing out of
Grow out of something
If a child grows out of clothes, he or she becomes too big to wear them If someone grows out of something, they stop doing it as they get older SYN:outgrow
N4. on his mind
On your/sb’s mind
If something is on your mind, you keep thinking or worrying about it
N5. driving me up the wall
Drive somebody up the wall
make someone feel very annoyed
N6. get it off my chest
Get something off your chest
to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards
N7. let himself go
Let yourself go
to relax completely and enjoy yourself to stop looking after yourself properly, for example by not caring about your appearance
N8. dumped
Dump someone
to end a relationship with someone
N9. in seventh heaven
Be in seventh heaven
to be extremely happy