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ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ
topic:
English articles with idioms 4
| level:
Advanced
Idioms often have tricky usage of articles, so it's important to practice! Choose the correct (and most natural-sounding) response to complete each sentence:
1. She's the one who calls _________________ shots ( = makes the important decisions) around here.
the
NO ARTICLE
a
2. We have to get _________________ move on. = We have to go quickly.
the
a
NO ARTICLE
3. The atmosphere at the meeting was very tense, so John decided to break _________________ ice by telling a joke.
NO ARTICLE
a
the
4. Ever since Mary lost her job, she has been finding it difficult to make _________________ ends meet. ( = to pay the bills ,etc.)
NO ARTICLE
a
the
5. "I'll take _________________ rain check" basically means that you can't do something right now, but you'd like to do it at some point in the future.
NO ARTICLE
the
a
6. To "set _________________ record straight" means to clarify something.
a
the
NO ARTICLE
7. P1: Did you pay for dinner? P2: No, Jim picked up _________________ tab.
the
NO ARTICLE
a
8. Don't take his reaction too seriously. He's just letting off _________________ steam. ( = He's getting rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion.)
the
NO ARTICLE
a
9. That should do _________________ trick! = That should work!
NO ARTICLE
the
a
10. We had _________________ fun! = We enjoyed ourselves!
the
a
NO ARTICLE
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