This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Until the cows come home A) Be comfortable and relaxed. B) Earn. C) For a very long time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For a very long time. 2. A marriage counselor files for divorce is an example of ..... A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 3. I thought we have already found the answer to the math problem, but I was wrong. Now, we are back to square one, but I am still positive that we can solve this. A) To start all over again. B) To be knowledgeable in Mathematics. C) To assume that something is done, but it is not. D) To solve a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start all over again. 4. She showed great ..... for her new-born child. A) Use. B) Track. C) Affection. D) Consideration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affection. 5. As clear as a mud is ..... A) Something confusing or unclear. B) Somethings that's easy. C) Something that is less needed. D) Something new, different or exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something confusing or unclear. 6. I think he's always right A) To be on time. B) Be ready. C) Be at. D) To agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To agree. 7. Go get something A) To go to church . B) To go find something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go find something. 8. Sorry, but your car is in the way. Would you mind ..... your car, so I can move mine. A) Back up. B) Backing into. C) Backing up. D) Back into. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Backing up. 9. A:Shall we go shopping? B: ..... A) That depends. B) Without fail. C) In the distance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That depends. 10. What's the meaning of teacher's pet? A) A dog. B) A student who often makes jokes instead of paying attention and doing their work. C) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. 11. "At will ..... " A) Testament. B) What you want. C) Stay away. D) Freely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freely. 12. It's time to take the bull by the horns and get it over. A) GRAB A BULL AND TAKE HIS HORNS-. B) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING. C) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BULL. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING. 13. Find these idioms in the reading. 2. Did you (a) what time the movie starts? A) Dig in. B) A find out. C) Catching on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A find out. 14. A period of uncomfortable silence is called a ..... A) Live air. B) Hot air. C) Cold air. D) Dead air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dead air. 15. There is a test tomorrow. I have ..... study. A) Hunger. B) Sed. C) What. D) Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 16. I had spent two months worrying about my job and I was happy to get it off my chest.What does it mean? A) I felt unhappy with all the tension at work. B) I decided not to tell anyone about my worries. C) I finally had the courage to share my worries and this made me feel better. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I finally had the courage to share my worries and this made me feel better. 17. 4 work hard to negotiate agreements in one's own favour. A) Agree in. B) Drive something hard. C) Drive a hard bargain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drive a hard bargain. 18. He lost the game but put a brave ..... on it. A) Heart. B) Face. C) Smile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face. 19. If you think that doing this math problem is ..... , just try it. A) Pie. B) Rags. C) Piece of cake. D) Brainstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piece of cake. 20. He has never worked hard for anything because he was ..... His parents brought everything to him instead. A) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. B) Penny wise pound foolish. C) Go Dutch. D) Nest egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. 21. You be quiet (s.) A) Shut up. B) Shut up. C) Shut up. D) Be quiet please. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shut up. 22. What's the meaning of "have on" A) Do again; repeat. B) Stop attending. C) Understand; solve. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear. 23. He thinks the company's problems can be solved just by firing the sales team, but he's ..... A) Eat a horse. B) Barking up the wrong tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking up the wrong tree. 24. Mike is taller than Sam. A) Mike is shorter than Sam. B) Mike is taller than Sam. C) Mike is taller than Sam. D) Mike is as tall as Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mike is taller than Sam. 25. What is the poet saying: "Her eyes were daggers as she looked at the man who stole her money." A) Her eyes are made of knives. They are sharp. B) She was very, very, angry at the thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was very, very, angry at the thief. 26. They lived from ..... , never knowing where the next meal was coming from. A) Hand to mouth. B) A fair deal. C) A dog in a manger policy. D) Above board. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand to mouth. 27. What's the meaning of "play it by ear" ? A) Learn; discover. B) Do something without a definite plan. C) Leave (a vehicle). D) Choose a cautious plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do something without a definite plan. 28. What's the meaning of "hit it of" ? A) Become friendly. B) Certain to; sure to. C) Most importantly. D) Withdraw an offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become friendly. 29. Dan and Figen were both in the same boat-divorced and lonely. What does the highlighted idiom mean? A) Be similar in many ways. B) Be in the same situation with the same problem (s). C) Be riding the same boat together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be in the same situation with the same problem (s). 30. My sister was tickled pink upon hearing that she she passed the board exam A) Very happy. B) Angry. C) Sad. D) Gloomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very happy. 31. You've got to have some work experience under your belt before you can hope to get a stable job. A) Have attained more talent to manipulate interview results. B) Have obtained enough financial resources to unwind. C) Have gained a lot of friends from high places who can help you get the job. D) Have acquired experience or have satisfactorily achieved something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have acquired experience or have satisfactorily achieved something. 32. We're graduating next year! We're on the home straight.'on the home straight' means: A) Not very special. B) In the last part of the process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the last part of the process. 33. If you drop out of college now, with such high unemployment, you'll be digging your own ..... ! A) Tomb. B) Grave. C) Hole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grave. 34. We go to the doctor by plane A) We go to the doctor at the airport. B) We see the doctor on the airplane. C) We go to the doctor by car because there is no parking!!!!!!. D) We go to the doctor by plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We go to the doctor by plane. 35. A happy marriage depends largely on ..... A) Give and take. B) Hue and cry. C) Weal and woe. D) High time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give and take. 36. The tongue is sweet A) Sing well. B) Speak loudly. C) Good. D) Bolero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bolero. 37. Have a good time! A) We are going to have a great time!. B) Have a good trip!. C) Enjoy yourself!. D) Have a good time!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoy yourself!. 38. What's the meaning of to bomb? A) To get a terrible grade on a test. B) Very easy. C) To study. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get a terrible grade on a test. 39. Took by surprise. A) Astonished. B) Surprised. C) Shocked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shocked. 40. He is a far ..... from his idealistic brother. A) Shout. B) Cry. C) Yell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cry. 41. Give somebody a hand A) Wear your heart on your sleeve. B) Frightened. C) Helping hand. D) Be aware of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping hand. 42. The boy told the girl, "You are the apple of my eye." A) Something that one values. B) To be caught in the act of doing something wrong. C) Choosing to do something unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that one values. 43. In someone's conscious A) Wear your heart on your sleeve. B) Frightened. C) Helping hand. D) Be aware of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be aware of the action. 44. What's the meaning of bookworm? A) A person who loves to read. B) To be completely consumed by thought, often to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings. C) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who loves to read. 45. Nike clothes are prettier than adidas clothes A) Nike clothes are the most beautiful Adidas clothes. B) Nike clothing is uglier than Adidas clothing. C) Nike clothes are nicer than Adidas clothes. D) Nike clothes are prettier than Adidas clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nike clothes are prettier than Adidas clothes. 46. Bring home the bacon A) Have a lot of energy. B) Earn the income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earn the income. 47. Disgrace for the family ..... A) Fair weather friend. B) A black sheep. C) Dirty dozen. D) Blow hot blow cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A black sheep. 48. When Amma told her to keep the house in order, Kandan tried to escape by telling this case series. A) I will do it after finishing this game mom. B) Mother has a lot of work to do . C) There is no time for my head, mother . D) There is a lot of homework mom . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother has a lot of work to do . 49. A very delicious cake. A) Delicious. B) Delicious. C) Delicious. D) Delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicious. 50. I'd go ..... with that. A) Around. B) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along. 51. Pay great attention to details of something, especially when trying to complete a task. A) Castle in the air. B) Dot the i's and cross the t's. C) Bite his tongue. D) Closed book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dot the i's and cross the t's. 52. Kevin will only listen to funk on New Year's Day. A) Kevin will listen funk just on Saint Never's day. B) Kevin will listen funk just when the strawberry gets yellow. C) Kevin will listen funk just when the pigs fly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kevin will listen funk just when the pigs fly. 53. Elizabeth can stay inside her room till the cows come home. A) For a very long time. B) Without any hesitation. C) Become hungry. D) No longer sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For a very long time. 54. What does the idiom 'the early bird catches the worm' mean? A) The procrastinator gets the opportunity. B) The early bird gets the prize. C) The early riser gets the benefit. D) The latecomer gets the reward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The early bird gets the prize. 55. It might be possible to ..... use.of their mistake to help us get what we want. A) Hold. B) Get. C) Take. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 56. Her place is neat and clean, everything is in apple-pie order. A) Organized; in good order. B) Apples are arranged in order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organized; in good order. 57. The athlete is fit as a fiddle. A) The athlete is overweight. B) The athlete is out of shape. C) The athlete is very fit and strong. D) The athlete is slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The athlete is very fit and strong. 58. After Jerome found out that his classmates hid his phone. He got very mad that he shouted in the room. He really needs to pull himself together. A) Jerome needs to have a revenge. B) Jerome needs to make himself angrier. C) Jerome needs to calm himself. D) Jerome needs to reprimand his classmates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jerome needs to calm himself. 59. FIND OUT THE CORRECT EXPRESSION TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE OR MEANING.1. '' to persuade other people to allow her to do what he/she wants A) Get his/her own way. B) Get in his/her own way. C) Get out his/her own way. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get his/her own way. 60. 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