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IDOMS FOR UNI

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  • The political candidate knew the issue was a hot .........., so he deferred to his chief of staff, who directed questions to the committee chairperson.
    hat
    dog
    pot
    potato
  •  15
  • Don't let my mother watch any of those sappy movies—she cries at the drop of a .........
    bag
    hat
    rag
    cat
  •  15
  • Denisehas been burning the midnight ...... trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted.
    fuel
    gas
    oil
    candle
  •  10
  • I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to devote either to school or to my job, I feel like I'm falling between ..... stools.
    second
    double
    twice
    two
  •  15
  • You’d better ...... the books if you want to pass your exam on Friday.
    burn
    hit
    eat
    beat
  •  10
  • I don't mind driving this time-she's scratched my ........plenty of times.
    hands
    head
    leg
    back
  •  15
  • Duncan Smith hit the nail on the .......when he said that the Prime Minister promised so much and yet changed so little.
    head
    neck
    back
    leg
  •  20
  • At school, people always used to take the ......out of him for having red hair.
    mickey
    dog
    cat
    pig
  •  20
  • They ....... their car at our disposal for our entire stay.
    put
    get
    take
    have
  •  10
  • I'm sorry, I can't. I have a .......... headache.
    biting
    chipping
    sleeping
    splitting
  •  10
  • This food is ...........the house, you don’t have to pay for it.
    on
    in
    out of
    under
  •  10
  • My parents are going to "hit the roof" if they find out we had a party here.
    become angry
    become nervous
    become worried
    become sad
  •  10
  • When I hear stories of cruelty to animals, it makes my...... boil.
    stomach
    water
    blood
    head
  •  15
  • She is a rising star as a standup comedian, always able to bring down the .... during each performance.
    rain
    house
    kettle
    world
  •  15
  • We paid through the..... to get the car fixed.
    nose
    lips
    ears
    eyes
  •  15
  • Stop _____about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
    hiding
    moving
    talking
    beating
  •  10