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100. To "kick around" means to _____.

A) treat badly

B) hide

C) look for something

101. To "kick the bucket" means to _____.

A) get married

B) have a baby

C) die

102. "Knock it off" means the same as _____.

A) buy it

B) yes, please

C) stop it

103. To "know the ropes" means to be _____.

A) experienced

B) confident

C) ignorant

104. If you are a "know-it-all", you are _____.

A) over confident

B) shy

C) a little strange

105. If a woman is a "knock-out" she's _____.

A) intelligent

B) powerful

C) very attractive

106. To "kick up a fuss" means to _____.

A) be honest

B) behave badly

C) have a good time

107. If someone says to you to "keep your shirt on", you should _____.

A) take control

B) leave

C) calm down

108. To "keep on" means to _____.

A) stop

B) continue

C) start

109. If you "keep something down", you _____.

A) control it

B) lose it

C) hide it

110. To "lash out" means to _____.

A) shout at someone

B) relax

C) kick or punch someone

111. To "laugh off" means to _____.

A) make lots of jokes
B) make lots of noise
C) not take something seriously

112. To "lean on" someone means to _____.

A) entertain them

B) pressure them

C) annoy them

113. "In less than no time" means _____.

A) in a few days

B) much later

C) very soon

114. To do it "like mad" means to do it _____.

A) enthusiastically

B) sloppily

C) carefully

115. If you have a "long face", you look _____.

A) angry

B) sad

C) proud

116. "Look  alive" means _____.

A) act busy

B) be quiet

C) listen carefully

117. To "lose heart" means to _____.

A)  take  offense

B) make a mistake

C) become unenthusiastic

118. The "low down" is _____.

A) the problem

B) immoral

C) the solution

119. To "lap it up" means _____.

A) take it in eagerly
B) act confidently
C) give encouragement freely

120. If it takes a "month of Sundays", it _____.

A) happens quickly

B) won't happen

C) feels like a long time

121. If  someone "means business", they are _____.

A) serious

B) interested

C) bored

122. To "mark time" means to _____.

A) be idle

B) be busy

C) rush around

123. To "make up your mind" means to _____.

A) decide

B) be confused

C) be efficient

124. A "matter of course" means _____.

A) as a rule

B) maybe

C) when you want to

125. To "make off with" means to _____.

A) leave behind

B) kiss

C) steal

126. To "make believe" means to _____.

A) forget

B) hope

C) pretend

127. If you are "mixed up", you are _____.

A) in a hurry

B) confused

C) lost

128. If something "makes sense", it _____.

A) isn't practical

B) seems reasonable

C) is impossible

129. To "make a difference" is to _____.

A) lose something

B) matter

C) be in charge

130. To "nail it down" means to _____.

A) start it

B) finalize it

C) talk about it

131. In this "neck of the woods" is _____.

A) the way we do something

B) around here

C) the way things were

132. "Never mind" means _____.

A) don't worry about it

B) pardon

C) why

133. "No doubt" means _____.

A) maybe

B) definitely not

C) certainty

Book 3

Idioms