MODERN ENGLISH IDIOMS WITH “DON’T”
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO EACH IDIOM
- Don’t take any wooden nickels
- Accept an invitation
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Suspend dealing with someone
- Be alert at shady people
- Don’t get ahead of yourselves
- Do it too soon
- Leave a way for safety
- Not to be too sure about something good
- What has happened isn’t good to be unhappy
- Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
- Walk away not to get hooked
- Too satisfied to make more effort
- Find no fault in something that you are given
- Thanks or apology are not necessary
- Don’t find fault find a remedy
- Better to fix than find a fault
- Try to keep in touch
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Keep away from those who incite chaos or cause disruption online
- Don’t bring sand to the beach
- Ecstacy
- Bad commitment makes no sense
- It’s not necessary
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Don’t bring sand to the beach
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Make no disappointment to me
- Put no concern on it
- Don’t bring your girl to the place where many will be there to hook up with you
- The ends don’t justify the means
- Bad commitment makes no sense
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Pretend to be the person of different identity to win respect
- It’s not your obligation to do
- Don’t mind if I do
- Accept an invitation
- Not to be too sure about something good
- What has happened isn’t good to be unhappy
- Not to show the best effect
- Don’t burn your bridges
- Pretend to be the person of different identity to win respect
- It’s not your obligation to do
- It unlikely happens
- Leave a way for safety
- Don’t have a leg to stand on
- There’s no evidence to prove
- Act in a calm way
- Suspend dealing with someone
- Thanks or apology are not necessary
- Don’t let it go to your head
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Put no concern on it
- Too satisfied to make more effort
- It’s not your obligation to do
- Don’t cry over spilt milk
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Make no disappointment to me
- Act in a calm way
- What has happened isn’t good to be unhappy
- Don’t forget to be awesome (DFTBA)
- Have more confidence in yourselves
- Not to be dull, rigidly conventional and not in touch with current trends
- Ignore marketing, buzz, or rumors around an object, story or person
- Try to keep in touch
- Don’t bite the bait
- Walk away not to get hooked
- Act in a calm way
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Keep away from those who incite chaos or cause disruption online
- Don’t mention it
- Thanks or apology are not necessary
- It unlikely happens
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Don’t count the chickens
- Ignore marketing, buzz, or rumors around an object, story or person
- Suspend dealing with someone
- Not to be too sure about something good
- Too satisfied to make more effort
- Don’t rest on your laurels
- Too satisfied to make more effort
- It’s not your obligation to do
- It unlikely happens
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Don’t leave me hanging
- Keep away from those who incite chaos or cause disruption online
- Pretend to be the person of different identity to win respect
- It’s not your obligation to do
- Suspend dealing with someone
- Don’t feed the trolls
- It unlikely happens
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Keep away from those who incite chaos or cause disruption online
- Start an argument with someone
- Don’t fake the funk
- Pretend to be the person of different identity to win respect
- Ignore marketing, buzz, or rumors around an object, story or person
- Try to keep in touch
- Not to show the best effect
- Don’t even go there
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Act in a calm way
- Start an argument with someone
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Don’t drop that thun thun
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Ecstacy
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Not to be dull, rigidly conventional and not in touch with current trends
- Don’t believe the hype
- Ignore marketing, buzz, or rumors around an object, story or person
- Make no disappointment to me
- Act in a calm way
- Start an argument with someone
- Don’t mess with me
- It’s not your obligation to do
- Start an argument with someone
- It unlikely happens
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Don’t judge book by its cover
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Make no disappointment to me
- Act in a calm way
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- Don’t feel obliged/obligated
- It’s not your obligation to do
- Not to be dull, rigidly conventional and not in touch with current trends
- Try to keep in touch
- Not to show the best effect
- Don’t do justice
- Not to show the best effect
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Make no disappointment to me
- Act in a calm way
- Don’t lose your head
- Not to be dull, rigidly conventional and not in touch with current trends
- Try to keep in touch
- It unlikely happens
- Act in a calm way
- Don’t let me down
- Try to keep in touch
- It unlikely happens
- Make no disappointment to me
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Don’t be a square
- Not to be dull, rigidly conventional and not in touch with current trends
- Try to keep in touch
- It unlikely happens
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Don’t bite the hands that feed you
- Turn against a benefactor, friend or supporter
- Act badly toward the person who is helping you
- Hurt someone that does good thing for you
- All are correct
- Don’t put words on one’s mouth
- What you do must be done again
- What you say is meant to be wrong
- Try to keep in touch
- Betraying an amorous intimacy
- Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill
- Better to fix than find a fault
- Make too much of a minor issue
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Keep away from those who incite chaos or cause disruption online
- Don’t patronize me
- Friendly behave to show superiority
- It’s not your obligation to do
- Start an argument with someone
- Accept an invitation
- Don’t put the cart before the horse
- Make too much of a minor issue
- Try to keep in touch
- Start an argument with someone
- Do it in right order
- Don’t get your pants in the bunch
- Outward appearance can’t make a worth
- It’s not that of a big problem
- Pretend to be the person of different identity to win respect
- Ignore marketing, buzz, or rumors around an object, story or person
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
- The topic shouldn’t be brought up
- Act in a calm way
- Keep away from those who incite chaos or cause disruption online
- Risk all on the success of just one venture
- Don’t ask don’t tell (DADT)
- Something wrong is done in secret
- Turn against a benefactor, friend or supporter
- Act badly toward the person who is helping you
- Too satisfied to make more effort
- Don’t hold one’s breath
- Risk all on the success of just one venture
- It’s not that of a big problem
- Hurt someone that does good thing for you
- Expect nothing for it
- Don’t get lost in the sauce
- Get out of confusion
- Something wrong is done in secret
- Suspend dealing with someone
- Not to be too sure about something good
ANSWERS
1.d 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c 6. d 7. a 8. a 9. d 10. a
- b 12. d 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. c 20. a
- a 22. b 23. a 24. b 25. d 26. a 27. a 28. d 29. c 30. a
- d 32. b 33. b 34. a 35. d 36. b 37. d 38. a 39. d 40. a
