The Irish Idiom Exercise at Auto-English

Circle the word or phrase most similar to the one in italics.

1 Sean drank too much last night. You should've seen the cut of his jib.
A his haircut
B the state of him
C his angry girlfriend
7 A: Thanks for the tip.
B: You're grand.
A You're welcome
B You're enormous
C You're a 1000 dollars
2 Patrick is after having a holiday in Greece.
A has just come back from
B is going on
C wants
8 When Michael told me he was getting married, I fell out of my standing.
A congratulated him heartily
B warned him against the idea
C was very surprised
3 Breda fell out of her standing when she saw him.
A fell on the ground
B sat down
C was very surprised
9 Fionn got back from camping this morning. You should've seen the cut of her jib.
A her hair
B her clothes
C the state of her
4 A: I've just bought a BMW.
B: Go away out of it.
A I don't believe you
B Get out of here fast
C Take me out for a drive in it
10 Everybody was home for Christmas. We had a great craic.
A a terrible argument
B a grand time
C thunder and lightning
5 You should've come to the party on Saturday. We had a great craic.
A There was an earthquake
B broke all the furniture
C a brilliant time
11 A:Sinead wants to marry me.
B: Go away out of that.
A I don't believe you
B No! I love her!
C Don't do it!
6 They're after having elections in Malaysia.
A 're going to have
B want 
C 've just had
12 A: Everybody passed the exam.
B: That's grand.
A I don't believe you
B That's enormous
C That's great
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