This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nancy was playing with fire when she was walking along the train tracks. A train could've come! A) Doing something that is safe. B) Putting your hands in the fireplace. C) Doing something that is very dangerous. D) Doing something that everyone would do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing something that is very dangerous. 2. Do not worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always ..... in business. A) Ocean. B) Ups and downs. C) Odds and ends. D) Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ups and downs. 3. Jasper's dance moves stand out among the other Gordon Heights 1 contestant. A) Stand and go out. B) To be distinguished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be distinguished. 4. What does 'to feel a bit off-colour' mean? A) To be a little ill. B) To be very well. C) To be very ill. D) To be tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be a little ill. 5. Make an acquaintance A) To make knowledge. B) To meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To meet. 6. Go to sleep ..... A) Retired hurt. B) Burn the midnight oil. C) Hit the sack. D) Early to bed and early to rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hit the sack. 7. What's the meaning of cheat sheet? A) A piece of paper with answers written on it that student use to cheat on a test. B) To easily succeed at something. C) To get an "A" or a very high grade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A piece of paper with answers written on it that student use to cheat on a test. 8. Complete the sentence:Some of the activities that I enjoy doing are jogging, hiking, and ..... yoga. A) Doing. B) Going. C) Playing. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 9. Merry christmas! A) Cheers!. B) Good health!. C) Happy birthday!. D) Merry Christmas!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merry Christmas!. 10. Ethel had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to her they were apples and oranges. A) Roman thinks that Taylor will get in trouble for yelling. B) Ethel believes that the phones are so different from one another that they cannot be compared. C) Ethel can hardly tell the difference between the two phones because they are so similar. D) Roman thinks that Taylor is loud but not dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethel believes that the phones are so different from one another that they cannot be compared. 11. Complete the sentence.Let's invite Lucas to ..... out with us. A) Fall. B) Touch. C) Hang. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hang. 12. What does 'down in the dumps' mean in the sentence?Jackie was not very happy. Not only did she lose her favorite necklace, but she also learned that her best friend was going to sleep-away camp for the whole summer while she had to go to summer school. Jackie really felt down in the dumps. A) Excited. B) Flabbergasted. C) Bringing the garbage to the end of the driveway. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sad. 13. I told my parents what i did and i was glad to get it off my ..... A) Foot. B) Heart. C) Chest. D) Back. E) Stomachache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chest. 14. What's the meaning of "get on" ? A) Board (a vehicle). B) Wasted. C) A piece of cake. D) Review; study; practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Board (a vehicle). 15. Mike is outgoing and sociable. He is often invited to parties. He is ..... A) People person. B) Soul and happiness of the party. C) Life and soul of the party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soul and happiness of the party. 16. The pocket is thick A) Many money. B) Likes to spend. C) The pocket is full. D) Many want to buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many money. 17. Bring something home to you A) To feel relaxed as in your own home. B) Go straight to one particular thing. C) Make you realize something, often unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make you realize something, often unpleasant. 18. Get something off your chest means ..... A) To share a good idea. B) To have difficulty in breathing. C) To share something that is bothering or upsetting you. D) To be happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To share something that is bothering or upsetting you. 19. My car ..... last week. It is at the mechanics being fixed. A) Broke away. B) Broke down. C) Broke up. D) Broke into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke down. 20. Keep correspondence with A) Correspondence. B) Keep contact. C) Lost keeping in touch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correspondence. 21. Start investing early and invest regularly in order to build a ..... for the future A) Go Dutch. B) Nest egg. C) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. D) Bring home the bacon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nest egg. 22. What's the meaning of "be rusty" ? A) Most importantly. B) Withdraw an offer. C) Certain to; sure to. D) Need to practice or review. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Need to practice or review. 23. He's got long hair because the hairdresser costs ..... A) An old hand. B) An arm and a leg. C) A head start. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An arm and a leg. 24. ..... do not have problems staying up late to study. The problem comes when waking up for classes next morning. A) In the flesh. B) Early bird. C) Night owl. D) Burn the midnight owl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Night owl. 25. To be correct (right) A) To be hungry. B) To be tired. C) To be thirsty. D) To be right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be right. 26. For a long time and in detail. A) At level. B) At a glance. C) At length. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At length. 27. Find the meaning of this expression "by return" . A) When I arrive. B) On the way back. C) On the way back from the mail. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the way back from the mail. 28. Some very delicious fries. A) Delicious. B) Delicious. C) Delicious. D) Rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicious. 29. Once she entered the show business she seemed to carry all ..... her. A) Over. B) Before. C) In front of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 30. What's the meaning of to daydream? A) To think long and hard about something. B) To fantasize instead of paying attention to one's surroundings. C) To easily accomplish something. D) None of above. 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