This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm happy to help her out but I don't want to be taken for granted. A) I want to be CONGRATULATED. B) I want her to THANK me. C) I don't want her to think that i'll be ALWAYS AVAILABLE for her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't want her to think that i'll be ALWAYS AVAILABLE for her. 2. The first step we should do to solve this problem is to ..... A) Rags. B) Pros and cons. C) Odds and ends. D) Brainstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brainstorm. 3. It's my birthday. Let's paint the town red. A) Let's go. B) Let's go out and have fun. C) Let's go out and watch a game. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let's go out and have fun. 4. What's the meaning of '' feel up to" ? A) Fail to happen. B) Feel able to do something; ready to. C) Not have. D) Constantly; for a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feel able to do something; ready to. 5. What's the meaning of "get in the way" ? A) Invent:think of:come up with. B) Feel able to do something. C) Block; obstruct. D) Fail to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Block; obstruct. 6. In my opinion, Shakespeare's books are very difficult ..... A) I can't make heads or tails of them. B) I have to learn them by heart. C) I lost my train of thought. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't make heads or tails of them. 7. What's the meaning of to cut/skip/ditch class? A) We use this idiom to communicate that something is very easy. B) To study. C) O intentionally miss class, usually in favor of doing something else. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O intentionally miss class, usually in favor of doing something else. 8. I've been feeling under the weather lately. A) I've been sick lately. B) I am under the sunny weather. C) I like to watch the weather channel. D) I like all the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've been sick lately. 9. This is a shortened name for "political science." A) Ski poles. B) Pol sci. C) Pol. D) Polit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ski poles. 10. The wishes of the parents are ..... A) Come full circle. B) Neither here nor there. C) Have seen better days. D) A foregone conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither here nor there. 11. True or False: "Shake a leg" encourages someone to take their time. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. I studied a lot for the exam. I know all the information A) To be on time. B) Be at. C) To agree. D) Be ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be ready. 13. "It's raining cats and dogs" means ..... A) It's raining cats and dogs. B) It's raining rain. C) The dogs and cats are running. D) Cats are smarter than dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's raining rain. 14. I find his excuses hard to swallow, he's lying. A) Studying hard. B) An intelligent person. C) Difficult to believe or accept. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Difficult to believe or accept. 15. A:Did you know he was comming? B:No! He arrived ..... A) In a terrible state. B) Like mad. C) Out of the blue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of the blue. 16. We have to get the money this month A) We had to make ends meet this year. B) We have to make end meat this month. C) We have to make ends meet this month. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We have to make ends meet this month. 17. They had a dispute yesterday. That's why she gave him a ..... A) Cold shoulder. B) Rags to riches. C) Pie in the sky. D) Face the music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold shoulder. 18. "Get your act together ..... " A) Rehearse well. B) Follow the script. C) Lead actor. D) Work better or leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Follow the script. 19. Rub salt in the wound A) To express support for a person or idea. B) Being talkative. C) To have a good sense of humor. D) To make a difficult situation even worse for someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make a difficult situation even worse for someone. 20. After winning that last game, I think we're home and dry.'home and dry' means: A) Not special at all. B) Achieved success. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achieved success. 21. Adrian was going to accept a job offer in China, but after thinking about how much he would miss his wife in the Philippines, he had ..... A) A change of heart. B) Night owl. C) See red. D) Best of both worlds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A change of heart. 22. When you do something without a plan or the plan suddenly changes. A) Hit the jackpot. B) Wing it. C) Bring up. D) Bank on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wing it. 23. I thought the shirt was going to be cheap, but instead it cost me an arm and a leg! A) When you find something on sale. B) When something is not good. C) When something is expensive. D) Paying for something with your arm and leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When something is expensive. 24. I can't afford this Channel purse! It ..... ! I won't be able to buy anything to eat! A) Costs an arm and a leg. B) Is the best of both worlds. C) Is a piece of cake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Costs an arm and a leg. 25. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" A) The cat bites the person's tongue. B) The person can't talk or speak. C) The cat stole someone's tongue. D) The person got the cat's tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The person can't talk or speak. 26. Football got me through A) Helped me understand. B) Helped me to survive. C) Taught me how to move. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helped me to survive. 27. I'd been coughing and sneezing all week and ..... A) Had been thrown in at the deep end. B) Rushing off my feet. C) Had been taken aback. D) Feeling very under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeling very under the weather. 28. Find the meaning of this expression "by parcel post" . A) By order. B) By mail order. C) By courier parcel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By mail order. 29. It really ..... me ..... when a friend checks his email when we're out together. A) Wind up. B) Focus on. C) Chill out. D) Switch off. E) Recharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind up. 30. ..... get out of hand A) Doing something without planning. B) Unable to control the situation. C) To escape. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unable to control the situation. 31. When a company obtains profits the company is in ..... A) Off the cuff. B) The black. C) Bank on. D) The red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The black. 32. His wife accepted the dose of her own medicine. A) Painful experiences. B) Sickness and troubles. C) Karma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 33. This is a shortened name for "economics." A) Econ. B) Eco. C) Ec. D) Econom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Econ. 34. Complete the sentence. Mother gave us the ..... light to go on the camping trip. A) Green. B) White. C) Red. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green. 35. What you said is ..... , I think you lied. A) Hard to feel. B) Hard to swallow. C) Hard to listen. D) Hard to think. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard to swallow. 36. What is the meaning of 'password'? A) At the phrase of entrance. B) In the language of access. C) At the password. D) To the word of fail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the password. 37. If we have the determination to help our country, we must ..... corruption. A) Turn the tables. B) Get wind of. C) Set one's face against. D) Take a breath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set one's face against. 38. "lip service ..... " A) Gossip. B) Insincere verbal expression. C) Had their lips done. D) Talk too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insincere verbal expression. 39. She walked in as cool as a cucumber as if nothing bad happened.What does it mean? A) She was a cool girl and liked cucumbers. B) She walked in very seriously. C) She walked in very calmly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She walked in very calmly. 40. The streets are flooded for it ..... A) Peter out. B) Pull one's leg. C) Rain cats and dogs. D) Catch one red-handed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain cats and dogs. 41. As ..... as the weather is good, I go to beach every day in summer. A) Long. B) Much. C) Many. D) Far. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 42. It's a good idea A) Be in the process of. B) Be at. C) To be on time. D) To agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To agree. 43. Are you ..... skiing? A) Do. B) Do. C) Font. D) Let's do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 44. My husband just won't be told. He'll argue about something till he's ..... in the face. A) Red. B) Blue. C) White. D) Grey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 45. "You can say that again" is ..... A) To disagree with someone. B) To partially with someone. C) To agree with someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To agree with someone. 46. Good luck with your concert tonight. Break a leg!What does "break a leg" mean? A) To wish someone bad luck. B) To wish someone good luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To wish someone good luck. 47. What is the meaning of SPILL THE BEANS? A) TO TELL SECRET INFORMATION. B) TO DECIDE YOU HAVE FINISHED DOING SOMETHING. C) TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO TELL SECRET INFORMATION. 48. What's the meaning of "iron out" ? A) Feel very good. B) Do again; repeat. C) Solve. D) Solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solve. 49. Find meaning of the expression "balance one month after the delivering" A) Take stock of deliveries. B) The remaining balance after delivery. C) Balance delivery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The remaining balance after delivery. 50. Jane is a ..... She's so annoying. A) Eyesore. B) Down in the mouth. C) Pain in the neck. D) Brain wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pain in the neck. 51. What does the idiom 'to drive somebody round the bend' mean? A) To irritate or annoy someone. B) To drive someone to madness. C) To take someone on a road trip. D) To drive someone to a destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To drive someone to madness. 52. Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed A) Bridge under the water. B) Being under the bridge. C) Water under the bridge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water under the bridge. 53. What's the meaning of to call on someone? A) To pay one's own tuition. B) To ask a student to answer a question. C) To flatter someone, often in an attempt to obtain special favors or treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ask a student to answer a question. 54. Associate the correct phrasal verb to this sentence:I am going to ..... my homework before I do anything else. A) Keep out. B) Keep track of. C) Get through. D) Look into. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get through. 55. I have a headache A) To agree. B) To be busy. C) Be sick. D) Be ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be sick. 56. Signifies the opposite tpically for emphatic effect A) Irony. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 57. I must say she looked a bit ..... , but then she got up from her desk and came and gave me a really thorough check up A) Gotten to the bottom of it. B) Taken aback. C) Feeling very under the weather. D) Being thrown in at the deep end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taken aback. 58. Out of the blue. A) Get out of the blue. B) Appear suddenly. C) Bucket, tristeza. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appear suddenly. 59. She ..... into a fortune after her uncle died. A) Inherited. B) Carried. C) Came. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came. 60. She talks a walk. A) She walks. B) She walks. C) She's taking a walk. D) She takes a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's taking a walk. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIdiomatic Expressions Quiz 1Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 2Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 3Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 4Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 5Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 6Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 7Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 8Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books