Тест "Уровень знания идиом" по английскому языку

1. I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk on the phone.

2. As she is new to the job I would ask you to keep an eye on her for the time being.

3. I can't understand why he doesn't take the hint.

4. If you really want to come out of this without too much damage, my advice is to play dumb.

5. In the end she lost her temper and told her daughter to hold her tongue.

6. My advice to you is to make your mind up before it's too late and simply go for it.

7. The beginning of a new generation of computer software is at hand.

8. Jane Williams is a very good investigative reporter, you've got to hand it to her.

9. I've been working hard for the last few months trying to make ends meet, but something I'm not even expecting always comes up and I have to pay for it.

10. We don't have enough money for a car so we make do with bicycles.

11. You'll never see your money again because I'm afraid he's gone for good.

12. They decided to move away from the city to the countryside for the sake of the children.

13. What I really have in mind is a garden where there is very little to look after throughout the year.

14. When he confided in me, I promised Charlie that I wouldn't tell anybody about it and until now I have kept my word.

15. My only advice to Charlie was to keep his chin up and stop worrying.

16. I shouldn't go outside without a raincoat because it's raining cats and dogs.

17. When the business folded, he took the lion's share of the assets.

18. Forget it, that's water under the bridge now.

19. You must realize the gravity of the situation because you are in deep water now.

20. Since she won the lottery last week she's been feeling on top of the world.