This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 14 (37 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty A) I need to eat/drink. B) I'm tired / I'm full of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to eat/drink. 2. "Who let the cat out of the bag?" A) Who let the cat escape the house?. B) Who told him the secret?. C) Who let the cat go outside?. D) What's the cat's biggest secret?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who told him the secret?. 3. Keep an eye ..... your personal belongings at all times, especially in crowded areas. A) To. B) On. C) After. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 4. He can't listen to the teacher because he has got his head in the clouds.What does it mean? A) He likes being in the clouds. B) He has got a terrible headache. C) He is thinking about something else. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is thinking about something else. 5. Flies off the handle A) Something one likes or is good at. B) To mention the name of one who then appears. C) To lose one's temper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To lose one's temper. 6. To be all fingers and thumbs A) Someone being different from everyone;. B) Using your hands in an awkward or careless way;. C) Hoping that something will happen the way you want;. D) Always knowing about the most recent changes or developments in aparticular situation or activity;. E) Controlling someone completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using your hands in an awkward or careless way;. 7. Don't get upset with me, Bob. I'm just ..... A) Giving you the eye. B) Pulling your leg. C) Making no head of anything. D) Sticking my neck out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulling your leg. 8. She studies more than him. A) She studies as much as he does. B) She studies less than him. C) She studies more than him. D) She studies as much as he does. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She studies more than him. 9. Being very happy ..... A) In a hot air balloon. B) Under the weather. C) Make hay while the sun shines. D) On cloud nine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On cloud nine. 10. "I'm over the moon" means ..... A) I'm over the moon. B) Fell from the sky. C) I'm over the moon. D) In the world of the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm over the moon. 11. We use the idiom "WHEN PIGS FLY" to agree to each other A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 12. Please stop all the talking. Let us not worry because we can just cross the bridge when we get there. A) Don't talk about the problem right now. B) You need to be quiet when crossing a bridge. C) Crossing a bridge is reall fretful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't talk about the problem right now. 13. I love discussing group projects with Sam, as we both always agree on how we should plan and complete our projects. Which idiomatic expression best explains this situation? A) See eye to eye. B) Turn a blind eye. C) Keep an eye peeled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See eye to eye. 14. Many of his friends dislike Bobby because he always flashes his wealth and disregards anyone who is poorer than him. Which idiomatic expression best explains Bobby's attitude? A) Play it by his ear. B) Looks down his nose. C) Has a finger in every pie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks down his nose. 15. What is the meaning of 'to the word of God'? A) Against the word of God. B) According to the word of God. C) Before the word of God. D) Without the word of God. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) According to the word of God. 16. His wife came from a well to do family that's why they can send their children in private school. A) Sad. B) Talented. C) Happy. D) Rich family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rich family. 17. Cat out of the bag A) Reveal a secret. B) Pass away. C) The last in a series of irritating events. D) Tell me what you are thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reveal a secret. 18. What's the meaning of "chip on" ? A) Cancel. B) Relax. C) Contribute. D) Encounter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contribute. 19. One partner returned to town to look after the business. A) To see. B) To take care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take care. 20. We use the idiom "A PIECE OF CAKE" when something is easy to do. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. The boss welcomed my offer ..... A) Weal and woe. B) Off and on. C) Sum and substance. D) With open arms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With open arms. 22. Don't mess around. A) Don't stay enrolation. B) Don't beat around the bush. C) Go for what matters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't beat around the bush. 23. I won't invite Lucy to the party. She's always on the go. A) Serious. B) Busy. C) Selfish. D) Mad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Busy. 24. Idiom:smell a ..... Meaning:To detect something suspicious. A) Pig. B) Hamster. C) Rodent. D) Rat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rat. 25. Which expression matches with the following definition:'be comfortable and relaxed with' A) Be at home with. B) Not anything to write home about. C) Take home. D) To home in. E) Bring it home to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be at home with. 26. Someone or something that is puzzling, or cannot easily be understood A) Book closed. B) Castle in the air. C) Closed book. D) Blind leading the blind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed book. 27. Not to be anything to write home about A) Not to be anything special. B) To be something special. C) To be unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to be anything special. 28. I felt alike ..... of some of the most challenging situations I have ever been in. A) Rubbed shoulders with. B) Rushed off my feet. C) Being thrown in at the deep end. D) Taken aback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being thrown in at the deep end. 29. To be in trouble A) Have a trouble. B) Good mood. C) Burst into tears. D) Scream with all your might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have a trouble. 30. He ..... because he is talking to no one. A) Laughs his head off. B) Is pleased as Punch. C) Is out of his depths. D) Has a screw loose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has a screw loose. 31. It's my cell phone A) To be late. B) Be ready. C) To agree. D) Be at. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be at. 32. When something is very easy we use the expression: A) Storm in a cup of tea. B) Poker face. C) A piece of cake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A piece of cake. 33. When someone says or does something useful in a professional way. When someone describes skills or experiences to contribute in a company or to a team work. A) Get back on track. B) Brus up on. C) Flat out. D) Bring something to the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring something to the table. 34. Faire + infinitive A) To do/make. B) To have done something. C) To be slow in doing something. D) To hitchhike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have done something. 35. No bubble! No trouble!. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 36. Danial's heart problem became worse because he wouldn't spend money to see a doctor at the beginning. A) Go Dutch. B) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. C) A penny saved is a penny earned. D) Penny wise penny pound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penny wise penny pound. 37. You're right, Dan. I ..... you. A) Stick my neck out. B) See eye to eye with. C) Put my foot in it. D) Show a leg. 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