This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mary, tell us about how the lesson went. We are all ears.What does it mean? A) We listen to you carefully. B) We have got a terrible earache. C) We like listening to you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We listen to you carefully. 2. William will keep quiet only when pigs fly. Source:theidioms.com A) When pigs exist. B) Impossible. C) Someone tells. D) Someday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impossible. 3. Complete the sentence:A:Do you ..... money every month?B:Yes. Not much, but I try to deposit at least $ 100 every month into my savings account. A) Catch. B) Time. C) Save. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Save. 4. What does the word 'dose' mean? A) A piece of paper your doctor gives you. B) The amount of medicine someone is told to take. C) A dark mark on a person's skin. D) To make someone healthy again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of medicine someone is told to take. 5. The ball is in your court. A) It depends on you. B) The ball is in your court. C) You have the ball. D) The ball is in the basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It depends on you. 6. Up in the air is ..... A) Something that is unchangeable. B) Something is uncertain or not decided yet. C) A small perceptible part of a bigger porblem. D) Not feeling well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something is uncertain or not decided yet. 7. The teacher gave the pupils a fair and square rating for their not-so-good performance. A) Unexpectedly. B) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honest. 8. What does when pigs fly mean? A) In some minutes. B) Never. C) In 5 years. D) Anytime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never. 9. To eat your words A) To eat something. B) To count words. C) To admit you're wrong. D) To write words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To admit you're wrong. 10. Is learning the meaning of idiomatic expressions important in writing and reading? A) False. B) True. C) Not really. Idiomatic expressions are use only for fun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. The Miss Universe pageant 2015 producer thinks that Elvis has left the building. A) It is a wonderful show. B) It is not a good show. C) It fails to have high ratings. D) It has to come to an end. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has to come to an end. 12. If you are careful with your money, it can ..... A) Put their hands together. B) Set one's face against. C) Bear in mind. D) Go a long way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go a long way. 13. I hope readers have enjoyed this article and that it has offered some ..... for thought. A) Food. B) Dough. C) Grains. D) Bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dough. 14. My friend wins the lottery! She has ..... A) Luck. B) Hurry. C) Heat. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luck. 15. A drop in the ocean is ..... A) Something confusing or unclear. B) Somethings that's easy. C) Something that is less than needed. D) Something new, different or exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that is less than needed. 16. What's the meaning of "learn the ropes" ? A) Become familiar with. B) Visit informally. C) Not similar to. D) Send someone a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become familiar with. 17. "Ring a bell" is ..... A) Something that sounds strange. B) Something that sounds familiar. C) Something that sounds overestimated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that sounds overestimated. 18. During the dog days in summer A) I have some problems with my boss. B) I wear light clothes because it's very hot. C) People are allowed to come to the beach with their dogs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wear light clothes because it's very hot. 19. Thank you for listening to my problems. I just had to ..... A) Get it off my chest. B) Steam it off. C) Blow it off. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get it off my chest. 20. This project will be ..... A) A piece of cake. B) A disaster. C) The bees knees. D) A real pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A piece of cake. 21. What is the meaning of COST AN ARM AND A LEG? A) EASY TO DO. B) SOMETHING THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. C) TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. 22. What is the conjugation of tener for Ellos (present) A) They will have. B) Have. C) They had. D) They have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 23. It's an interesting job but I don't take home very much.'take home' means: A) Visit a place where you feel relaxed. B) Earn money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earn money. 24. Mark is easy to get along with. A) To have no relationship with someone. B) To have a bad relationship with someone. C) To have a good relationship with someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have a good relationship with someone. 25. To be at home with A) Be comfortable and relaxed with. B) Not to be anything soecuak. C) To be the last part of an activity or process. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be comfortable and relaxed with. 26. What does 'pass word' mean? A) Run a marathon. B) To buy a gift. C) Show a ticket or pass to enter or access a place. D) Sing a song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show a ticket or pass to enter or access a place. 27. "Young people get up to all sorts of things nowadays. Parents probably give in to them too much, and let them get away with things." "get away with" means: A) Not be punished for sth you have done wrong. B) Stop fighting or arguing with sb and accept you can't win. C) Rely on sb else to provide you with food, money, etc. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not be punished for sth you have done wrong. 28. I'm afraid it's not ..... simple as that. A) Such. B) Much. C) As. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 29. What does the idiom 'like a chicken with its head cut off' mean?After winning a million dollars, Kelly was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. A) To act in a calm manner. B) To be bleeding profusely. C) To run around clucking and flapping your arms. D) To act in a frenzied manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To act in a frenzied manner. 30. To have the desire A) I did not want. B) I wanted to. 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