Idioms Exercises – Part 64

.Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms

Have a Foot in the door/ Put something off/ no big deal/ in a nutshell/ make a clean break/ take a load off/ Turn over a new leaf

. …………………………………N1. she put the matter

. N2. Patrick finally decided to ………………………………… and leave his girlfriend

. ………………………… N3. We had a casual conversation about it

.N4. Hey Steve, I just went to ………………………………… and now I am hungry

.N5. They can’t ………………………………… a decision much longer

.N6. Making contacts can help you ………………………………… when it comes to getting a job

.N7. Apparently he’s ………………………………… and he’s not smoking any more

:Answers

N1. In a nutshell
N2. make a clean break
N3. No big deal
N4. take a load off
N5. put off
N6. have a foot in the door
N7. turned over a new leaf