Idiomatic English - Revision 16-20

The headline read: Rescuers working ________ to find landslide victims.

1. an all-nighter
2. over their head
3. round the clock
4. their ass off

She didn't mind the judges, she just got on stage and sang ________.

1. her head around it
2. her heart out
3. her world
4. it off her chest

I think you're ________ when you suggest we hire a new PR person.

1. cutting to the chase
2. on the up side
3. on to something
4. on top of it

My boss is very demanding. Everything I do has to be ________.

1. not too shabby
2. out of proportion
3. over the dam
4. top-notch

A colleague asked me to take over her class that afternoon and since I didn't have anything planned, I had to play ________.

1. it by ear
2. it safe
3. my heart out
4. to conclusions

She needed some marriage advice but I've never been in a serious relationship, so I couldn't really be of any help in ________.

1. a million years
2. that department
3. that market
4. that page

‘Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.’ ________, Mr. Einstein.

1. I dare you
2. Lucky you
3. Nicely put
4. Way to go

Now with the contract falling through, I guess the raise is ________, right?

1. not in the market
2. out of the question
3. over my head
4. water under the bridge

Sarah lost touch with some of her friends because they weren't ________ in life anymore.

1. ahead of themselves
2. flesh and blood
3. on the same page
4. through a rough patch

When people argue with their loved ones, they tend to blow things out of proportion. That is why it helps to ________ and see if they can come to a peaceful resolution in the morning.

1. hang on every word
2. have a one night stand
3. laugh all they want
4. sleep on it