English Banana.com's Big Activity Book www.englishbanana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills - Common Idioms 1 Idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious from the individual words used. Match the idioms with the meaning keywords below: 1. You've bitten off more than you can chew! 2. I've been burning the midnight oil lately. 3. He's feeling down in the dumps. 4. My brother's a couch potato. 5. It cost me an arm and a leg. 6. Can we let sleeping dogs lie? 7. That's a bit far-fetched. 8. Please stay in touch. 9. Shall we call it a day? 10. Don't count your chickens before they've all hatched. Meaning Keywords: a) Unbelievable. b) Expensive. c) Finish. d) Working late. e) Will be difficult. f) Lazy. g) Unhappy. h) Write to me or call. i) Forget the past. j) Wait and see.