Idiom Drills for Students of English as a Second Language

afternoon Alex Alice ALLEN angry asked Bert better Bill blue moon BRYANT bygones be bygones Calling all cars close call club cold feet Cora cut corners DEFINITIONS DETECTIVE DIALOGUE dim view DRILL exam EXERCISE Substitute idioms expressions in italics feel Fill the blanks forget Frank friends gerund go Dutch Grandma Grimsby hand happened heart set Herbert idea ill at ease It/That Jimmy keep last straw leave lesson let bygones look MacDonald Marilyn mind movie Nancy NARRATOR never ORAL EXERCISE paragraph with idioms party person QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION Ralph MacDonald remember safe side save face scar SECOND NEIGHBOR sentences with idioms show promise situation someone talk tell TELLER there's things THIRD NEIGHBOR told tonight usually variety show weather What's wife Wilkins boy word WRITTEN EXERCISE Fill WRITTEN EXERCISE Substitute wrong