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ing Idioms QUIZ
Test your knowledge on English idioms which appeared on Radio Afera.
Match the idioms on the left with their explanations on the right.
The answers are given at the bottom of the page.
We strongly encourage you to continue the exploration of English idioms
with CLC and Radio Afera.
1. to spring clean a. to go smoothly; be very successful
2. as pale as a lily b. to set something aside for future use
3. shrinking violet c. to clean (a house) thoroughly,
4. to push up daisies
5. to lay something up in lavender traditionally at the end of the winter
6. to put somebody out to grass d. to be very pale
7. the grass is always greener e. people always think they would be
on the other side of the fence happier in a different set of circumstances
8. to grass somebody up f. in secret; privately
9. snake in the grass g. life is not so easy
10. to come up roses h. very shy
11. life isn’t all roses i. to be dead and buried
12. under the rose j. to inform on someone, especially
to the police
k. a deceitful or treacherous person
l. to cause to retire
Joanna Liskowska-Sikora, MA
Teacher of English at CLC
Answers: 1. C 2. D 3. H 4. I 5. B 6. L 7. E 8. J 9. K 10. A 11. G 12. F
8 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | MARZEC | KWIECIEŃ 2015
Test your knowledge on English idioms which appeared on Radio Afera.
Match the idioms on the left with their explanations on the right.
The answers are given at the bottom of the page.
We strongly encourage you to continue the exploration of English idioms
with CLC and Radio Afera.
1. to spring clean a. to go smoothly; be very successful
2. as pale as a lily b. to set something aside for future use
3. shrinking violet c. to clean (a house) thoroughly,
4. to push up daisies
5. to lay something up in lavender traditionally at the end of the winter
6. to put somebody out to grass d. to be very pale
7. the grass is always greener e. people always think they would be
on the other side of the fence happier in a different set of circumstances
8. to grass somebody up f. in secret; privately
9. snake in the grass g. life is not so easy
10. to come up roses h. very shy
11. life isn’t all roses i. to be dead and buried
12. under the rose j. to inform on someone, especially
to the police
k. a deceitful or treacherous person
l. to cause to retire
Joanna Liskowska-Sikora, MA
Teacher of English at CLC
Answers: 1. C 2. D 3. H 4. I 5. B 6. L 7. E 8. J 9. K 10. A 11. G 12. F
8 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | MARZEC | KWIECIEŃ 2015
