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CPE Idioms 2

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  • The teacher warned the candidates that she would watch them like a _______ during the exam
    hawk
  • You won't have any problems possing the exam - it's as easy as
    pie
    buns
    sweets
    cake
  • That little cottage in the countryside is as pretty as a ________
    postcard
    picture
    peony
    penny
  • Trying to locate him is like looking for a needle in a ________
    haystack
  • The sea was beautifully still this morning. It was as calm as a ________
    puddle
    millpond
    breeze
    lake
  • It's so frustrating talking to him - it's like banging your head against a ______
    wooden door
    brick wall
    concrete wall
    metal post
  • There was no moon and it was as dark as _______ outside
    jet
    a crow
    pitch
    evening
  • Asking him for information is like getting blood out of a _______
    heart
    bottle
    rock
    stone
  • She's a really intelligent girl, as bright as a _______
    light
    flash
    beam
    button
  • They're great friends - they get on like ________
    two peas in a pod
    a whale of a time
    a house on fire
    two front teeth
  • Without my glasses, I'm as blind as a _______
    mole
    buzzard
    worm
    bat
  • It hasn't rained for months - the ground's as dry as a ______
    drought
    skull
    dormouse
    bone
  • She has really dark hair, almost ______ black
    pitch
    night
    rook
    jet
  • I don't have anything in common with my brother. We're like chalk and ______
    cheese
  • I tried on the jacket and it fitted like a ______, so I bought to
    glove
    hat
    sleeve
    sock