Idioms based on Nature 2 quiz

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1. [Multiple choice]

The promised meeting about pay rises seems to have………………….

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. been forgotten
  • 2. hit the hay
  • 3. been kicked into the long grass (correct)

2. [Multiple choice]

Working in sales and marketing in this economic climate is……………………………..

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. gilding the lily
  • 2. no bed of roses (correct)
  • 3. drawing the short straw

3. [Multiple choice]

Shaun’s got the task of presenting the redundancy plan. He’s……………………………….

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. drawn the short straw (correct)
  • 2. clutching at straws
  • 3. gone to seed

4. [Multiple choice]

Polly wasn’t entirely to blame for the fiasco, but she’s been demoted. She……………………..

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. withered on the vine
  • 2. got kicked into the long grass
  • 3. got the rough end of the stick (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

Steven’s information was so convincing, but we just got…………………………

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. stuck up a gum tree
  • 2. lead up the garden path (correct)
  • 3. the rough end of the stick

6. [Multiple choice]

Ellen managed to distance herself from the whole mess, so she’s……………………………..

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. come up smelling of roses (correct)
  • 2. lead them up the garden path
  • 3. offered them an olive branch

7. [Multiple choice]

With the economy as it is, the expansion plan has……………………………..

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. gone to seed
  • 2. pushed up daisies
  • 3. withered on the vine (correct)