Idioms Exercises – Part 87

.Look up the idioms in a dictionary and fill in the blanks

The sticks
Fish out of water
The boondocks
A place to hang your hat
Pan out
Snap out of it
Stick out like a sore thumb
Size someone up

.N1. Johnson has finally ……………………… a four-week hitting slump

. ………………………. N2. Harold’s idea had been a good one even if it hadn’t

.N3. You ……………………… in that ghastly uniform

.N4. The two cats walked in circles around each other, ……………………… each other up

. ……………………… N5. A home is a lot more than a place

.N6. This place is out in the ………………………, you’ll never get here by bus

.N7. I felt like ……………………… at my new school

. ……………………… N8. They live somewhere out in

:Answers

N1. snapped out of
N2. panned out
N3. stick out like a sore thumb
N4. sizing
N5. to hang your hat
N6. boondocks
N7. a fish out of water
N8. the sticks