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

4. The audience held their breath as the magician started to saw a woman half.

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

6. No, not really except she did get angry sometimes but her bark was worse than her bite.

7. I need to come to terms with myself.

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

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

10. 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.

11. Charity made a scene at the club when she saw her boyfriend dancing with another girl.

12. Now it makes sense to me why you moved out of that house.

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

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

15. Considering they are over 70 years old, you must admit they are in good shape.

16. If you think I'm going to parachute out of a plane for fun, you must be out of your mind.

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

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

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