AMERICAN IDIOMS WITH 'GIVE' - EXERCISE 1/EFL (B2/C1)

level: Upper-intermediate (B2/C1)

American English is rich with idiomatic expressions. This exercise focuses on idioms that use the word give. Definitions are provided in brackets to help you understand the meaning in context.

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Complete each sentence with the correct idiom. Choose from: give (her) the eye, give birth to, give or take, give (her) a hard time, give it up for, give rise to, give me a break, give (her) a dirty look, give (her) a call, what gives.

1. My sister is going to twins.✓

2. ? = What's wrong?/ What happened?✓

3. You want $2,000 per month for this apartment? ! ( = That's ridiculous./ I can't believe that.)✓

4. Her parents always ( = criticize her) about how she dresses.✓

5. He made about $50,000 last year, a thousand.✓

6. She's so beautiful that all the boys in class always . ( = look at her admiringly)✓

7. Call her (on the telephone). = .✓

8. the guitar player! = Let's hear some applause for the guitar player!✓

9. Why do you always ( = look at her in an angry way) when she passes?✓

10. These protests will hopefully ( = instigate, help create) new laws.✓

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