Idioms Exercises – Part 98

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

One swallow doesn’t make a summer A bitter pill to swallow An ax to grind Sour grapes Swap horses in midstream

N1. Don’t ………………………………… means don’t alter your course of action, plan, or leader in the middle of a project, don’t change your mind at an inopportune moment

. ……………………………….N2. Losing to a younger player was

.N3. I don’t think it’s such a great job – and that’s not just …………………………… because I didn’t get it

.N4. Someone who has ……………………… has a hidden agenda

:Answers

N1. change horses in midstream N2. a bitter pill to swallow N3. sour grapes N4. an ax to grind