Fixed Expressions Quiz 9

level: upper-intermediate

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. Read the sentence and choose the correct fixed expression from the options highlighted in bold text.

1. You're much better at choosing hotels than me. Can I leave it up to you up to me up to us to decide?

2. That's it! I'm not putting a stop to putting out for putting up with your bullying any longer. Good-bye!

3. Do you really think he has what it takes has what it needs has what it makes to succeed as a CEO?

4. We need young designers who are willing to lick the envelope push the envelope tear open the envelope and try new things.

5. Investing in fossil fuel companies is clearly not in keeping with in keeping to in keeping by the company's new climate change policy.

6. As far as As long as As well as they get to work on time and do a good job, we don't care what they do in their free time.

7. Maureen is a great musician. She plays guitar and bass as far as as long as as well as the drums and lots of percussion instruments.

8. As far as As long as As well as I can tell, your grandmother's in excellent health for a woman of her age.

9. We'll have to pay for the solar panels up front, but in the long time in the long run for the long run we'll save heaps on electricity bills.

10. The queen sent a card wishing me lots of happy returns plenty of happy returns many happy returns on my one hundredth birthday.

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.