NEW!! Vocabulary Exercise: I Love Idioms! (8): MUSIC

Vocabulary exercise for B2.2 to C1 learners

A. Match these musical idioms with their definitions:

Idioms

1. all that jazz
2. as fit as a fiddle
3. change your tune
4. for a song
5. like a broken record
6. make a song and dance about something
7. music to your ears
8. play it by ear
9. play second fiddle
10. strike a chord

Meanings

a) improvise without planning
b) very pleasing to hear
c) have a subordinate or less important role
d) make a big fuss over something small
e) change your opinion or attitude
f) everything related or similar to that topic
g) very cheaply
h) repeating the same thing over and over
i) in very good health
j) bring out a strong emotional response

B. Now fill the gaps with the above idioms. Sometimes you will need to make little changes to make them fit correctly in the sentence.

1. Isla wants to be the captain of the basketball team. She’s tired of ____________.

2. We have the food for the picnic but we still need plates, cups, serviettes, and _______.

3. We’re going to spend the weekend driving along the coast. No specific plan, we’ll _______ and just stop wherever we feel like it.

4. Ronan swims every day and doesn’t touch junk food. He’s ____________.

5. We hadn’t been able to study much so when our chemistry teacher said the exam was going to be postponed for a week, it was ____________.

6. Lily, for goodness’ sake! You can live without your phone for a few hours – stop ____________ it!

7. At first our mayor backed the plan to create a new park, but then he suddenly __________ , claiming it was a poor use of public funds.

8. The film’s powerful message about staying hopeful whatever the situation, has ____________ with audiences around the world.

9. Penny’s always complaining about the same things. She’s ____________ .

10. We bought a beautiful old radio at the flea market. Not only does it still work but we got it ____________.

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Answers

A.

1. f)
2. i)
3. e)
4. g)
5. h)
6. d)
7. b)
8. a)
9. c)
10. j)

B.

1. playing second fiddle

2. all that jazz

3. play it by ear

4. as fit as a fiddle

5. music to our ears

6. making a song and dance about

7. changed his tune

8. struck a chord

9. like a broken record

10. for a song



Conversation Questions: MUSIC