Idioms

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps using the words below, then press "Check" to check your answers. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
   a bit down in the mouth      behind bars      crows feet      early bird      full of beans      gate crashed      go Dutch      golden handshake      kicked the bucket      like a house on fire      local rag      me the cold shoulder      pain in the neck      stag party   
1. Jake looks . Shall we try to find out what's wrong?

2. What have I done to him? He gave the whole evening at the party.

3. Ellen's the in this house, not me. She always makes breakfast.

4. I've never met anyone so before breakfast.

5. I was worried that they wouldn't like each other, but in fact they're getting on .

6. At Keith's , his friends left him tied to a lamp-post in Central.

7. The four students the party without any invitation, and then ate all the food!

8. 'Will you let me take you out tonight?' 'As long as we .'

9. We tried to advertise the flat in the , but we still couldn’t find a tenant.

10. Didn't you hear? He . Had a heart attack, I think.

11. He spent ten years after being convicted for armed robbery.

12. My little sister won't leave me alone. She's a real .

13. The manager got early retirement and a $600,000 when the company was restructured.

14. The older I get, everytime I look in the mirror I see more and more !