This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I wouldn't go quite as ..... as that. A) Much. B) Many. C) Far. D) Further. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Far. 2. To have something on the brain A) To be obsessed with something. B) A sudden, clever idea. C) Very intelligent. D) To try very hard to think of orremember something. E) To get information by askingsomeone who knows a lot aboutthe subiect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be obsessed with something. 3. Be quiet!-Be quiet! A) Shh!. B) Be careful!. C) Be quiet!. D) Silence!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be quiet!. 4. (To be) A fish out of water A) To be out of money. B) To feel satisfied in a new situation. C) To feel awkward or uncomfortable, usually in a new situation. D) To feel comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To feel awkward or uncomfortable, usually in a new situation. 5. The shirt is more expensive than the tie A) The shirt is more expensive than the tie. B) The shirt is less expensive than the tie. C) The shirt is more expensive than the tie. D) The shirt is more expensive like the tie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shirt is more expensive than the tie. 6. 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. 7. A marriage counselor files for divorce is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 8. 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. 9. She showed great ..... for her new-born child. A) Track. B) Consideration. C) Affection. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affection. 10. As clear as a mud is ..... A) Something confusing or unclear. B) Something new, different or exciting. C) Somethings that's easy. D) Something that is less needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something confusing or unclear. 11. I think he's always right A) Be at. B) To agree. C) To be on time. D) Be ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To agree. 12. Go get something A) To go find something. B) To go to church . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go find something. 13. Sorry, but your car is in the way. Would you mind ..... your car, so I can move mine. A) Back up. B) Back into. C) Backing into. D) Backing up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Backing up. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. "At will ..... " A) Testament. B) Freely. C) What you want. D) Stay away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freely. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. A period of uncomfortable silence is called a ..... A) Cold air. B) Hot air. C) Live air. D) Dead air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dead air. 20. 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. What does "down in the dumps mean" in the sentence? A) Sad. B) Excited. C) Bringing the garbage to the end of the driveway. D) Flabbergasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sad. 21. There is a test tomorrow. I have ..... study. A) What. B) Hunger. C) Sed. D) Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. If you think that doing this math problem is ..... , just try it. A) Pie. B) Piece of cake. C) Rags. D) Brainstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piece of cake. 26. He has never worked hard for anything because he was ..... His parents brought everything to him instead. A) Go Dutch. B) Nest egg. C) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. D) Penny wise pound foolish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. 27. You be quiet (s.) A) Shut up. B) Shut up. C) Be quiet please. D) Shut up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shut up. 28. 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. 29. He thinks the company's problems can be solved just by firing the sales team, but he's ..... A) Barking up the wrong tree. B) Eat a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barking up the wrong tree. 30. 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. ← 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