Idiom Test

IDIOM TEST 16
He asked his wife where she was all day. She replied, "Oh, I was............. and about. I had some errands to run and I had to pick up my dry cleaning."
(a) here (b) out (c) there (d) far
His best friend moved out of the city about a month ago. He hated the location and hated driving down all the isolated, curvy, windy roads to his house. He wondered why anyone would move out of a big city where there was lots to do to a house out in the..............
(a) grass (b) suburbs (c) sticks (d) desert
He knew that his grandma was home when he heard a voice say, "Oops a.......... "His grandma had a habit of saying that every time she dropped something. She was also in the habit of dropping things.
(a) pine tree (b) rose (c) tomato (d) daisy
His parents` divorce was bitter. He didn`t like to bring it up because he could tell that it was opening old............
(a) wounds (b) boxes (c) memories (d) packages
He had been advertising his car in the local paper for a month. He was about to give up on the idea of anyone buying it, when out of the.............., three people in two hours called and asked to come see it.
(a) house (b) fly (c) blue (d) open
The job posting said that the firm was looking for a creative person who could think out of the .........He felt that he was good at solving problems using unconventional methods so he applied for the job.
(a) pen (b) barn (c) house (d) box
He became desperate as the rent was coming closer to being due. He didn`t have the money to pay, so he decided to rob someone. He robbed a teenager for twenty dollars and found out later, while watching the news, that the boy he robbed was the police chief`s son. He had definitely jumped out of the..............and into the fire.
(a) grill (b) smoke (c) frying pan (d) tree
"I am really impressed with George. It is only his second week here and he already has the third highest sales` rating in this department. He really came out of the.........running," Jack told the president of the company who was visiting.
(a) house (b) gate (c) stampede (d) car
"You should try Luigi`s restaurant. The shrimp bowties are out of this...........," Sally said to Jennifer.
(a) ocean (b) field (c) world (d) woods
The manager was very relieved when the computers started working again. Without them, the.......... customer service representatives couldn`t help customers over the phone. He picked up the phone and heard his systems analyst, Jack. Jack said, "The computers are working but we are not out of the...........yet. The phones, for some reason, aren`t working now."
(a) supplies (b) water (c) woods (d) mechanics
The kids kept him busy on his day off with a constant barrage of questions. He just wished that they would get out of his.................. and go find something else to do.
(a) hair (b) skin (c) head (d) agenda
James told her that he did not have her lost bicycle. Unfortunately for him, the handlebars were just visible from around the corner right where she was standing. She yelled "James, that is an out and .............. and slapped him.
(a) in (b) under (c) about (d) out
People will often do desperate things when they find themselves...............a barrel. For instance, some people commit murder when they are being blackmailed in order to keep the information from getting out.
(a) over (b) around (c) down (d) in
"This keeps happening. You are late and now we can`t go to the movie. Last time we saw each other you told me over and...........that you would be on time from now on," James told Beth.
(a) above (b) under (c) over (d) arrived
"Thank you for your hard work on my house. You have gone............and above what was necessary. I will recommend you to all of my friends," Matt told the contractor when she was finished.
(a) high