Тест "Уровень знания идиом" по английскому языку

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

2. I simply can't stand sugar in my tea or coffee.

3. Yes, we went away on holiday last week but it rained day in, day out.

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

5. It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumped out of her skin.

6. I made it absolutely clear that he could on no account expect a pay rise this year.

7. By the way are you thinking of going on holiday?

8. Tom told Andrea that giant turtles had escaped from the city zoo and were eating only left-handed people. It wasn't until she saw the smirk on his face that Andrea noticed he was just pulling her leg.

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

10. Learning a foreign language goes hand in hand with International Business.

11. Ana finally made it. She is an excellent doctor.

12. He kept saying he didn't do it but in the end he said he had done it.

13. They're very generous in that museum — not only is the entrance fee reasonable but they give you a brochure for free.

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

15. They tried in vain to save enough money to buy a house and so finally they rented one.

16. I love you from the bottom of my heart.

17. It's surprising how few people knew that Charlie was having money problems but I suppose it was because he had kept it to himself.

18. Some of you worked on until the small hours to make it a successful project.

19. He is like a fish out of water whenever he goes to a party.

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