Idiomatic English 4

Let's not jump the ________ here. We need to think about it before we do anything.

1. bridge
2. gun
3. road
4. stairs

I like your essay on Kurt Vonnegut, but just for the ________, I think his name is spelled with two n's.

1. book
2. fact
3. information
4. record

We don't have the luxury of time, we're on a ________ schedule.

1. close
2. packed
3. short
4. tight

I hate German! It's next to ________ to remember all those irregular verbs!

1. a tough work
2. difficulty
3. hopeless
4. impossible

I know I said I wouldn't help you but I've had a change of ________.

1. heart
2. it
3. reason
4. sense

Please don't take this ________, but I think you need to spend less time in the office and more time with your wife.

1. badly
2. in the bad way
3. in the wrong hand
4. the wrong way

Can you give me ________ in the kitchen? You can set the table if you like.

1. a hand
2. a help
3. an arm
4. the back

Have you ever thought about changing your job? – Yeah, it ________ my mind.

1. came for
2. crossed
3. changed
4. met

He's in jail again? Why does trouble ________?

1. follow him around
2. get to him
3. keep him company
4. travel with him

No matter how hard I try, it's never enough for my parents. – Yeah, I've ________. My dad was exactly the same.

1. been there
2. gone the same
3. had it alike
4. known better