Karin's ESL PartyLand/ ©1999 by Karin M. Cintron/Reproducible for Classroom Use
Vertigo: Vocabulary Development
Match each of the following idioms and expressions with its equivalent meaning:
| ____ 1. A man of independent means | A. To go crazy |
| ____ 2. To crack up | B. It's really easy |
| ____ 3. Dizzy spells | C. Stubborn |
| ____ 4. To lose (one's) train of thought | D. To become involved in something which may be dangerous |
| ____ 5. To drop out of sight | E. This is not my field of work |
| ____ 6. Skid row | F. Someone who has so much money that he doesn't have to work. |
| ____ 7. It's a cinch | G. A poor area where desperate people live |
| ____ 8. Hard-headed | H. A repeated sensation that your head is spinning |
| ____ 9. This isn't my line | I. To disappear |
| ____ 10. To get mixed up in something | J. To forget what one was thinking |
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