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Idiom Practice 9 🔒

This idioms quiz is a longer one, packing in 19 fill-in-the-blank sentences.

You complete lines like She works night and day to make ends ___. or Trust me, I got this news straight from the ___ mouth. giving you plenty of practice in one sitting.

A sailing term shows up here: learning the ropes once meant figuring out the many ropes that controlled a ship's sails, a real skill new sailors had to master, which is why it now means getting the hang of a new job.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1
Ideas like this one are a dime a ... .
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She bought new shoes and felt like a ... bucks.
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Since we announced the sale, telephones have been ringing off the ... .
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The restaurant has been in the ... since the new management took over.
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They gave her three weeks to learn the ... of the business.
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The businessman was famous for ...-talk.
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Trust me, I got this news straight from the ... mouth.
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She works night and day to make ends ... .
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Everybody was laughing at her ...-in-cheek comment.
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She tried to ... an all-nighter, but got tired and went to sleep.
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When the money ran out, they left all the employees high and ... .
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Johnny is a ... sheep on this team.
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They really jumped the ... when they bought that house without doing any research.
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This writer would give out autographs once in a ... moon.
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She knew right from the start that something ... was going on in the office.
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Be careful with this investment; you could lose your ... .
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He will be back in an hour; let's sit ... .
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Sorry, I can't talk right now; I have a lot on my ... .
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She tells it like it is while the others prefer to beat around the ... .
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