Idiom Practice

Master common English idioms! This worksheet helps high school students identify and understand figurative language in context.

Read the idiom and match it with an image that represents that idiom. Don't try to drag the arrows, just click on the box and it will automatically connect the two boxes that you clicked on. Blood is thicker than water Apple of my eye Drive someone up the wall Every cloud has a silver lining Read each text, and select the idiom that best completes it. 1. My Aunt Carol just had a baby. At breakfast my mom said, “Jaime, I can’t wait until this weekend when we can all go to Aunt Carol’s and meet the new baby. Won’t that be fun?” I didn’t really think so, but I knew it was a good time to bite my tongue.2. Mom was upset when she lost her job. She would have to look for another one and it could take a while. But every cloud has a silver lining. While she was working, she never had time to look for a better job. Now she did.3. Laura liked to design things on the computer with clip art and special type. She made a card for her mother. Her mother said it was beautiful and that it was as pretty as a card bought from a store. Laura replied with excitement, “Maybe I could earn some extra money selling cards! I’ll charge a dollar a card. Everyone will buy them. In no time, I’ll have lots of money! I'm gonna buy a new phone!” Her mother said, “Yes, you may be able to make a few sales, but don't count your chickens before they hatch."4. Kim asked, ‘How do you know he’s leaving?’ Sara replied, ‘ First, I heard some rumors about his trip, but then I got it straight from the horse’s mouth. He told me himself.’5. Last Sunday we had a great family reunion. A lot of family members were bale to join the celebration. My boyfriend and I were waiting for this event with a lot of excitement because we were about to announce our engagement when Jeff and Tina stole our thunder and revealed that they were going to have a baby.6. A: "I thought your mom hated that candidate." B: "Well, he's the president now, so she decided to jump on the bandwagon."7. We live in the country, so we're able to do all kinds of things outside. We have a lot of freedom, and we're also only twenty minutes away from the stores and entertainment in the city. Here, we have the best of both worlds.