IdiomsOnline version Choose correct meaning of the Idiom. by Neringa Pazemiene 1 Your decision to go abroad for a year will make your family "go bananas". a Refers to someone who becomes vegetarians. b Refers to someone who behaves in a crazy way out of emotions. c Refers to someone who needs money. d Refers to someone who is happy about something. 2 A good sales man must be able to "think on his feet" to close the deal. a Being serious about what you announce. b Adjusting quickly to changes and making fast decisions. c Something good that isn't recognized at first. d Cannot judge something primarily on appearance. 3 I was thrown in "at the deep end" when my company sent me to run the Germany office. a Difficult job to do, or a serious problem to deal with. b To make a situation worse. c To take the wrong approach to something or follow a false lead. d To earn a living and make money 4 We "don't see eye to eye" with our US parent company about punctuality. a One of them is wearing glasses and can't see others eyes. b They don't have time to talk about it in privacy. c They don't agree with each other. d They don't want to go out together. 5 "I got into hot water" with my boss for wearing casual clothes to the meeting with the potential Japanese customers. a Getting in to some kind of trouble. b To have a fight with someone. c To spill hot water for tee. d Run in to person with hot water. 6 "I get on like a house on fire" with our polish agent; we like the same things. a We can't become friends. b We can't share things which we like. c We don't like each other despite that we like the same things. d We like each other very much and become friends very quickly. 7 My first meeting with our overseas clients was "a real eye-opener". a Had been there many times before b Had never seen something like that before c Had been able to see without glasses. 8 I really "put my foot in it" when I said to our Spanish partner "Who are you?" rather then "How are you"? a I felt so happy. b It was so funny. c I felt terrible. d I felt it was right. 9 He's been "chasing his tail" all week collecting data but the report is still not ready a Doing a lot of things but actually achieving too little b Not doing anything. c Being chased by someone who needs help. 10 Now that all our policies about work are put up on intranet, we mean business. a Being serious about what you announce. b Being not serious about what you announce. c Meaning of that is that we are in business now. Feedback 1 rrrrr
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