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    Idioms Exercise: 1. I Tried To Trick Him Into Buying My Old Car, But He Didn't Bite

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    Idioms Exercise: 1. I Tried To Trick Him Into Buying My Old Car, But He Didn't Bite

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    This document contains an exercise to test understanding of common English idioms. It includes 12 questions about idioms related to biting, grabbing a quick bite to eat, not biting back, biting off more than one can chew, biting the bullet, fighting tooth and nail, hitting the nail on the head, and nailing something.

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    Idioms Exercise: 1. I Tried To Trick Him Into Buying My Old Car, But He Didn't Bite

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    Idioms Exercise

    This exercise tests your understanding of idioms.

    1. I tried to trick him into buying my old car, but


    he didn't bite.

    He accepted my invitation

    He rejected my invitation

    He fooled me.

    2. I grabbed a quick bite and rushed to work.

    I had an elaborate meal

    I had a small meal quickly

    I sat down to a have a proper meal

    3. If you have any questions you should ask her.


    She doesn't bite.

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    She is a nice person

    She is impatient

    She is not knowledgeable

    4. Put on your coat. The wind is really biting


    today.

    It is chilly

    It is hot

    It is rainy

    5. I don't think I will be able to finish that project


    on time. I have bitten off more than I can
    .......................

    chew

    swallow

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    digest

    6. It is a tough task but I have decided to bite the


    .........................

    stone

    bullet

    rod

    7. We fought ..................... and still we couldn't


    win.

    hand and foot

    tooth and nail

    8. Don't threaten her. She will .......................


    back.

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    yell

    bite

    shout

    10. She scored good marks by sinking her


    ……………………… into her studies.

    teeth

    nose

    head

    11. You hit the …………………….. on the head


    when you said that unemployment was the worst
    problem plaguing the society.

    nail

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    hammer

    pin

    12. The exam was not as tough as I expected. I


    think I …………………….. it.

    nailed

    hammered

    axed

    Answers
    1. He didn’t accept my invitation.

    2. To grab a quick bite is to eat a small meal.

    3. She is a nice person.

    4. It is chilly.

    5. I don’t think I will be able to finish that project on time. I have bitten off more than I can

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    chew.

    6. It is a tough task but I have decided to bite the bullet.

    7. We fought tooth and nail and still we couldn’t win.

    8. Don’t threaten her. She will bite back.

    10. She scored good marks by sinking her teeth into her studies.

    11. You hit the nail on the head when you said that unemployment was the worst problem
    plaguing the society.

    12. The exam was not as tough as I expected. I think I nailed it.

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