4 exercices sur les “idioms” en anglais

Entraînez-vous avec les expressions idiomatiques en anglais grâce aux 4 exercices suivants.

En fin de page, vous retrouverez nos leçons complémentaires pour réviser et des exercices de grammaire supplémentaires.

EXERCICE 1
Complétez les phrases suivantes avec l’expression idiomatique qui convient.


Les expressions à utiliser :

  • Cost an arm and a leg
  • A piece of cake
  • Let the cat out of the bag
  • Under the weather
  • Spill the beans
Question 1 - Fill in the Blanks

The test was not as difficult as I had imagined, it was .

Question 2 - Fill in the Blanks

He knew he couldn’t go to the meeting feeling .

Question 3 - Fill in the Blanks

The new iPhone model , but she still decided to buy it.

Question 4 - Fill in the Blanks

Don’t talk to Sarah about her birthday, or you might accidentally . She doesn't know there's a secret party.

Question 5 - Fill in the Blanks

Everyone kept the secret for weeks, but Paul couldn’t resist and .

EXERCICE 2
Vrai ou faux ?
Question 1 - True or False

A pain in the neck means someone who is very kind and helpful.

Question 2 - True or False

It’s raining cats and dogs is used to describe heavy rain.

Question 3 - True or False

Have a lot on your plate refers to feeling hungry.

Question 4 - True or False

Bob’s your uncle means someone is causing trouble.

Question 5 - True or False

Every cloud has a silver lining means there is something positive in every bad situation.

EXERCICE 3
Mettez les mots dans l’ordre pour former une phrase correcte.

the / think / box / outside 

bite / more / off / you / than / to / chew / can
Clue: John accepted five projects at once, and now he’s overwhelmed.

your / keep / crossed / fingers 

to / in / frog / have / a / one's / throat
Clue: During her speech, Sarah kept coughing and struggled to speak clearly.

the / put / among / cat / pigeons / the
Clue: Her comment about pay cuts caused a heated debate in the office.

EXERCICE 4

Choisissez la bonne option.

Question 1 - Complete the Sentence

After a long day of hard work, the dinner was truly the icing on the cake, as ________.

Question 2 - Complete the Sentence

At the dinner party, James ate like a horse, which meant he ________.

Question 3 - Complete the Sentence

The new manager doesn’t like to ________; she addresses problems directly and efficiently.

Question 4 - Complete the Sentence

She worked her fingers to the bone to ________.

Question 5 - Complete the Sentence

The detective warned the suspect to cooperate; otherwise, he might end up sleeping with the fishes, which meant ________.

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