Idioms Quiz: Body 8

1. put your foot in your mouth - I really put my foot in my mouth. I felt: a) my foot b) so happy c) so embarrassed

2. rack your brains | rack you brain - Sometimes I have to rack my brains if I want to: a) relax and go to sleep b) think of a phone number c) hide what I'm feeling

3. see eye to eye - If you see eye to eye with someone you: a) like them very much b) have the same opinion about something c) argue with them a lot about something

4. shoot yourself in the foot - The head of the football association shot himself in the foot: a) by telling a racist joke b) by making some good decisions c) by playing around with a gun

5. stick out like a sore thumb | stand out like a sore thumb - When Hector went to the dance club he stuck out like a sore thumb because he was the only person there who: a) had a swollen thumb b) was over fifty years old c) was wearing brown socks

6. teething problems | teething troubles - The project went through the usual teething troubles: a) early on b) later on c) at the end

7. the gift of the gab | the gift of gab - Sally's got the gift of the gab, so she'd make a good: a) high school teacher b) gardener c) horse trainer

8. the upper hand - With three weeks to go until the election, the Democrats have the upper hand. If things stay like this, they'll: a) lose the election b) win the election c) contest the election

9. up in arms - Many patients are up in arms over the: a) low cost of the drugs they need b) high cost of the drugs they need c) high quality of the drugs they need

10. up to your neck | up to your eyeballs - If you're up to your neck in work, you: a) have a lot to do b) have nearly finished it c) need a bigger office