This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the poet saying: "Her eyes were daggers as she looked at the man who stole her money." A) Her eyes are made of knives. They are sharp. B) She was very, very, angry at the thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was very, very, angry at the thief. 2. They lived from ..... , never knowing where the next meal was coming from. A) Hand to mouth. B) A fair deal. C) A dog in a manger policy. D) Above board. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand to mouth. 3. What's the meaning of "play it by ear" ? A) Choose a cautious plan. B) Do something without a definite plan. C) Leave (a vehicle). D) Learn; discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do something without a definite plan. 4. What's the meaning of "hit it of" ? A) Become friendly. B) Certain to; sure to. C) Most importantly. D) Withdraw an offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become friendly. 5. Dan and Figen were both in the same boat-divorced and lonely. What does the highlighted idiom mean? A) Be similar in many ways. B) Be in the same situation with the same problem (s). C) Be riding the same boat together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be in the same situation with the same problem (s). 6. My sister was tickled pink upon hearing that she she passed the board exam A) Gloomy. B) Angry. C) Sad. D) Very happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very happy. 7. You've got to have some work experience under your belt before you can hope to get a stable job. A) Have obtained enough financial resources to unwind. B) Have attained more talent to manipulate interview results. C) Have acquired experience or have satisfactorily achieved something. D) Have gained a lot of friends from high places who can help you get the job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have acquired experience or have satisfactorily achieved something. 8. We're graduating next year! We're on the home straight.'on the home straight' means: A) Not very special. B) In the last part of the process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the last part of the process. 9. If you drop out of college now, with such high unemployment, you'll be digging your own ..... ! A) Tomb. B) Grave. C) Hole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grave. 10. We go to the doctor by plane A) We go to the doctor by plane. B) We go to the doctor at the airport. C) We go to the doctor by car because there is no parking!!!!!!. D) We see the doctor on the airplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We go to the doctor by plane. 11. A happy marriage depends largely on ..... A) Give and take. B) Hue and cry. C) Weal and woe. D) High time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give and take. 12. The tongue is sweet A) Sing well. B) Bolero. C) Good. D) Speak loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bolero. 13. Have a good time! A) We are going to have a great time!. B) Have a good time!. C) Have a good trip!. D) Enjoy yourself!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoy yourself!. 14. What's the meaning of to bomb? A) To get a terrible grade on a test. B) Very easy. C) To study. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get a terrible grade on a test. 15. Took by surprise. A) Astonished. B) Surprised. C) Shocked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shocked. 16. He is a far ..... from his idealistic brother. A) Shout. B) Cry. C) Yell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cry. 17. Give somebody a hand A) Wear your heart on your sleeve. B) Frightened. C) Helping hand. D) Be aware of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping hand. 18. The boy told the girl, "You are the apple of my eye." A) Something that one values. B) To be caught in the act of doing something wrong. C) Choosing to do something unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that one values. 19. In someone's conscious A) Wear your heart on your sleeve. B) Frightened. C) Helping hand. D) Be aware of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be aware of the action. 20. What's the meaning of bookworm? A) A person who loves to read. B) To be completely consumed by thought, often to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings. C) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who loves to read. 21. Nike clothes are prettier than adidas clothes A) Nike clothes are nicer than Adidas clothes. B) Nike clothes are the most beautiful Adidas clothes. C) Nike clothes are prettier than Adidas clothes. D) Nike clothing is uglier than Adidas clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nike clothes are prettier than Adidas clothes. 22. Bring home the bacon A) Have a lot of energy. B) Earn the income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earn the income. 23. Disgrace for the family ..... A) Blow hot blow cold. B) A black sheep. C) Fair weather friend. D) Dirty dozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A black sheep. 24. When Amma told her to keep the house in order, Kandan tried to escape by telling this case series. A) There is a lot of homework mom . B) Mother has a lot of work to do . C) I will do it after finishing this game mom. D) There is no time for my head, mother . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother has a lot of work to do . 25. A very delicious cake. A) Delicious. B) Delicious. C) Delicious. D) Delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicious. 26. I'd go ..... with that. A) Along. B) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 27. Pay great attention to details of something, especially when trying to complete a task. A) Castle in the air. B) Dot the i's and cross the t's. C) Bite his tongue. D) Closed book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dot the i's and cross the t's. 28. Kevin will only listen to funk on New Year's Day. A) Kevin will listen funk just on Saint Never's day. B) Kevin will listen funk just when the strawberry gets yellow. C) Kevin will listen funk just when the pigs fly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kevin will listen funk just when the pigs fly. 29. Elizabeth can stay inside her room till the cows come home. A) Without any hesitation. B) Become hungry. C) For a very long time. D) No longer sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For a very long time. 30. What does the idiom 'the early bird catches the worm' mean? A) The procrastinator gets the opportunity. B) The latecomer gets the reward. C) The early riser gets the benefit. D) The early bird gets the prize. 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