Business Idioms Exercise at Auto-English

A Translate the idioms.

Idiom

Translation

To be given the green light ...........................................................
To flog a dead horse ...........................................................
To go through the roof ...........................................................
To keep up to date ...........................................................

B Circle the correct answer.

1

A: How's the new project going?
  B: Great. ___________.
A I couldn't get hold of anybody
B It's gone through the roof
C It's been given the green light
5 Everyone's worried about the price of petrol. They think ___________.
A it's going to be flogging a dead horse
B it's going to be given the green light
C it's going to go through the roof

2

A: How's the new project going?
  B: Bad. ___________.
A We're flogging a dead horse
B It's going through the roof
C It's up to date
6 We can't start work on the new project until ___________.
A the horse has been flogged
B it's been given the green light
C it's gone through the roof
3 A: Why do you read so many business magazines?
  B: ___________.
A To get hold of him
B To go through the roof
C To keep up to date
7 I attend a lot of conferences in order ___________.
A you'd better come
B you might as well come
C to keep up to date
4
Keep on trying. It's imperative ___________ today. 
A to get hold of him
B to go through the roof
C to flog a dead horse 
8 A: I need to talk to Nigel. I've been trying ___________ all day.
A to get hold of him
B to flog a dead horse
C to keep up to date
ANSWERS THE IDIOM JUNGLE CONTACT
Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2005