Each example below contains an
idiom related to the house. Can you guess the meaning of each
idiom from the context? Try to match each idiom (1-6) with its
definition (a-f).
John is a funny comedian. His jokes
always bring down the house.
Kim and Karen get
on like a house on fire. They are good friends and
do everything together.
At the new Italian restaurant, customers get
dessert on the house if they
order a meal.
Oil price just
went through the roof after the Gulf War.
Jim hit the roof
when he found out his new car had been stolen.
She was very happy at the beginning of her
marriage. Then her husband died and
the roof caved in.
My neighbor always plays loud music late at
night, driving everyone in
the neighborhood up the wall.
House prices have
gone through the floor this year, so it is a good time to
buy a house.
Idiom
Definition
1. to bring
down the house
a. to make someone angry
or crazy
2. to get on
like a house on fire
b.
provided free by
the owner
3. on the
house
c. to go up very quickly
4. to go
through the roof
d.
to make the
audience laugh or clap very loudly
5. to hit the
roof/ceiling
e.
something very bad suddenly happens
6. the roof
caves/falls in
f. to like
each other very
much and become friends very quickly
7. to drive
someone up the wall
g. to become very low
(esp. prices or value)
8. to go/fall
through the floor
h. to become very angry and start
shouting
Hana says, "I miss my friend
'Qoo' in Japan. We always played together and
got on like a house on fire."
More Practice:
Each sentence below contains
an idiom, but there is one error with each idiom. Can you find all
the errors?
1. The drink is free - it is in the
house.
2. The rock singer was so good and
popular that he always brought up the house.
3. That hip hop music is really
driving me over the wall!
4. The two girls got on like a house
in fire.
5. After the typhoon, the price of
vegetables went up the roof.
6. When Anna's boss found out the big
mistake she made, he went through the ceiling.
7. The wall caved in when he
become sick and lost his job.
8. When the company went bankrupt, its
stock price just fell down the floor.
