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    Year 7 Idiom practise (advanced, multi choice with more difficult options)
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  • A flash in the pan
    A kitchen fire caused by cooking bacon
    Something that starts impressively but fails quickly
    Something that starts impressively but melts quickly
    Something that lasts for a short time but remains important
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  • A feather in one's cap
    An achievement to be proud of
    An achievement to be proud on
    Wearing a hat made of bird feathers
    A mistake that brings shame
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  • A fly on the wall
    Someone who observes without being toasted
    Someone who listens in but gets involved
    Someone who observes without being noticed
    A real fly watching humans
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  • A wolf in sheep’s clothing
    A dangerous person pretending to be harmless
    A wolf wearing actual wool
    A dangerous person pretending to be harmless
    A good person pretending to be bad
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  • Barking up the wrong tree
    Making a mistake by blaming the wrong person
    Searching for something in the wrong place
    Making a mistake by baking the wrong person
    Trying to talk to a tree
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  • Between a rock and a hard place
    Trapped inside a boulder
    Stuck between two difficult choices
    Stuck between a sock and a hard place
    Stuck between two good options
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  • Caught between two stools
    Unable to decide between two options
    Having too many choices
    Falling off a chair because of indecision
    Unable to decide between two mules
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  • Dead in the water
    A plan that is struggling but can recover
    A fish that drowned
    A plan that has wailed completely
    A plan that has failed completely
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  • Down to the wire
    A decision made at the last possible moment
    A race where people trip on wires
    A decision made quickly and early
    A decision made at the last possible dragon
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  • In a pickle
    In a difficult donation
    In a difficult situation
    Trapped inside a giant pickle
    In a funny situation
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  • Like riding a bicycle
    A skill you never regret
    A skill you never forget
    Being a human bicycle
    A skill that is easy to learn
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  • On tenterhooks
    Sitting on tiny hooks
    Feeling anxious while waiting for someone
    Feeling relaxed while waiting
    Feeling anxious while waiting for something
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  • Out of the woods
    Out of the city
    Out of the foods
    Leaving a forest forever
    Out of danger or trouble
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  • Skating on thin ice
    Being in danger of getting in bubbles
    Being in danger of falling behind
    Being in danger of getting in trouble
    A penguin learning to ice skate
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  • The apple of one's eye
    Someone cherished and loved
    Someone who is annoying but important
    An actual apple with eyes
    Someone cherished and fried
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  • Thrown in at the deep end
    Thrown into an actual swimming pool
    Given a task with too much help
    Given a difficult task with no preparation
    Given a difficult task with no decoration
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