Idiom Practice 7 🔒

This idioms quiz offers 10 sentences, each waiting for the one word that finishes a familiar saying.

You could fill in It all became public when she ___ the whistle. or When the fire started, she was the first one to step up to the ___. strengthening your grip on conversational English.

A nice image lies behind one phrase: when something happens out of the blue, the blue is a clear blue sky, so the expression compares a sudden surprise to a bolt of lightning striking from a cloudless day.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

Nobody will ... you in the back for telling the truth around here.

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The new law gives the ... light to tax-free foreign investment.

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Since she switched phone companies, she's a happy ... .

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With the launch of a new product line, our company put a ... in the ground.

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Bad weather is not a reason to feel ... .

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The car appeared out of the ...; thankfully nobody got hurt.

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You don't really need a DVD player with all the ... and whistles.

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After the latest quarterly report, the management finally had to ... the music.

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It all became public when she ... the whistle.

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When the fire started, she was the first one to step up to the ... .

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