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7a, PRACTICE THE IDIOMS

Choose the best substitute for the phrase or sentence in bold:

!) “What’s the matter? You don’t look happy.”
a) How are you?
b) What does it mean?
c) What’s wrong?

2) We sold our business. Now we’re rolling in dough!
a) we’re still making cookies
b) we’re rich
c) we’re poor

3) How could a woman find a hair in her cookie? I just don’t
get it.
a) I don’t understand it.
b) I don’t get hair in my cookies.
c) I don’t believe it.

4) Ted and Amber think they’re going to strike it rich in the
music business.
a) get hurt
b) make lots of money
c) hit something

5) Bob thought that losing his job at the furniture store was no
laughing matter.
a) something serious
b) something to laugh about
c) something that doesn’t really matter

6) My boss at the plastics company was a real dragon lady.
Whenever I went into her office, she started yelling.
a) ugly woman
b) nasty woman
c) fire-breathing monster

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