“If Pakistan don’t win the Cricket World Cup, I’m going to feel as sick as a parrot!”
This avid cricket fan might feel very disappointed if Pakistan do not raise the cup in a few weeks’ time, but a trip to one of our AKU Hospitals won’t be necessary to make a full recovery!
In English, we often use idioms like ‘sick as a parrot’ to exaggerate an action or emotion - often for humorous effect. Idioms are an important part of everyday spoken English, so we recommend familiarising yourself with some of the most common ones if you want your English to sound more natural.
If you are familiar with English idioms, then this quiz should be a piece of cake for you, although there are a couple of difficult questions here so don’t count your chickens until they’ve hatched!
The interactive quiz we have chosen will test your understanding of 15 common idioms. Good luck!
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“If Pakistan don’t win the Cricket World Cup, I’m going to feel as sick as a parrot!”
This avid cricket fan might feel very disappointed if Pakistan do not raise the cup in a few weeks’ time, but a trip to one of our AKU Hospitals won’t be necessary to make a full recovery!
In English, we often use idioms like ‘sick as a parrot’ to exaggerate an action or emotion - often for humorous effect. Idioms are an important part of everyday spoken English, so we recommend familiarising yourself with some of the most common ones if you want your English to sound more natural.
If you are familiar with English idioms, then this quiz should be a piece of cake for you, although there are a couple of difficult questions here so don’t count your chickens until they’ve hatched!
The interactive quiz we have chosen will test your understanding of 15 common idioms. Good luck!
Take the idioms quiz