People Idioms Exercise at Auto-English

A Translate the idioms.

Idiom

Translation

To be born in a barn ...........................................................
To be in someone's shoes ...........................................................
To be/get upset ...........................................................
To have no idea  
To keep someone at arm's length ...........................................................

B Circle the correct answer.

1 You leave every door in the house open. __________
A  Were you born in a barn or what?
B I wouldn't like to be in your shoes.
C Are you upset?
5 Poor thing. She's getting divorced. __________.
A Keep her at arm's length
B I wouldn't like to be in her shoes
C  She was born in a barn
2 A: Poor Andy. That's terrible.
B: Yes.__________.
He's got no idea
B He's very upset
C  Keep him at arm's length
6 He's useless. __________.
A He's very upset
B He was born in a barn
C  He's got no idea
3 He's a bad type in my view. __________.
A Keep him at arm's length
B He's got no idea
C He's very upset
7 The boss is furious with her. __________
A I wouldn't like to be in her shoes.
B Keep her at arm's length.
C Was she born in a barn or what?
4 She likes to take control of your life so make sure you __________.
A keep her at arm's length
B you're not in her shoes
C you've got no idea
8 He's the worst computer expert I know. Really __________.
A he's got no idea
B he's very upset
C he was born in a barn
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