This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (On the beach) A:Can you ..... my stuff while I go for a quick swim? B:Sure, no problem. A) Keep one eye on. B) Show a leg. C) Put your foot in it. D) Stick your neck out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep one eye on. 2. He is not correct. A) He is not successful. B) He is not right. C) He's out of luck. D) He is not afraid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is not right. 3. What's the meaning of "get in over one's head" ? A) Begin; start. B) Write in a blank. C) No longer have. D) Take on too much responsability; bite off more than one can chew. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take on too much responsability; bite off more than one can chew. 4. I asked him to tell a funny story at dinner to ..... A) Gyp. B) Easy on the eyes. C) Break the ice. D) Work hand-in-glove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Break the ice. 5. I feel like dancing today. A) I have dance today. B) I feel like dancing today. C) I have to dance today. D) I have to dance today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I feel like dancing today. 6. What is the best translation of:Your favorite dish ..... A) Your favourite dish . B) I prefer . C) You prefer ?. D) My favorite plate . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your favourite dish . 7. Jodi's grandmother spent months knitting a sweater for Jodi. When Jodi took a look at it, she really disliked the colors. She couldn't tell her grandmother that, so she told a little white lie instead. A) Truth. B) Lie. C) Huge made up story. D) Lie that is told to avoid someone's feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lie that is told to avoid someone's feeling. 8. Helen is only a fair-weather friend. That's why A) We got out only when the weather is fine. B) She is the person who I can trust. C) I can't rely on her in difficult situations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I can't rely on her in difficult situations. 9. The man (reading) there is a counselor (working) with criminals. A) Reading working. B) Who reads who works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who reads who works. 10. What is the idiomatic expression used in the sentence? To make a long story short, I ran into Tony and we decided to go to the game together. A) Decided to. B) Go to the game together. C) A long story is actually short. D) To make a long story short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make a long story short. 11. A walk in the park is ..... A) Something that is less needed. B) Something new, different or exciting. C) Somethings that's easy. D) Something confusing or unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somethings that's easy. 12. To be ..... to tears A) Bored. B) Excited. C) Lazy. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 13. Art is less difficult than math. A) Art is less difficult than mathematics. B) Art is more difficult than mathematics. C) Art is as difficult as mathematics. D) Art is as difficult as mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Art is less difficult than mathematics. 14. Mrs Riley is always complaining about her children as they mess the house and do not help her clean it up. They just ..... Which idiomatic expression best explains this situation? A) Finger point. B) Don't lift a finger. C) Work their fingers to the bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't lift a finger. 15. It is raining cats and dogs that's why classes were suspended. A) Talented. B) Rich family. C) Strong rain. D) Daydreaming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong rain. 16. This expression means "to look at" or "to check out" A) Botch up. B) Get a load of. C) Eat it up. D) Take the cake to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get a load of. 17. An idiom is a phrase with literal meaning. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. ..... everyone, we'll get there. A) Hold your goats. B) Hold your pigs. C) Hold your chickens. D) Hold your horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hold your horses. 19. MATCH MADE IN ..... It means two people who are perfect for each other. A) Office. B) Heaven. C) Hospital. D) Cemetery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heaven. 20. She is such a ..... she never stops talking about others. A) Busy body. B) Wet blanket. C) Chatterbox. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Busy body. 21. Not getting the promotion felt like a real kick in the ..... as I'd put in so much hard work for the company. A) Back. B) Head. C) Teeth. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Back. 22. John is a real bad egg.What does it mean? A) He is always starting fights and causing trouble at school. B) He is cruel. C) He is someone we can't trust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is always starting fights and causing trouble at school. 23. I got a new pair of shoes. I have to ..... them ..... They hurt my feet when I walk. A) Break into. B) Break down. C) Break up. D) Break in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Break in. 24. Find the meaning of this expression "by the same post" . A) By the same mail. B) In the same mail. C) By the same post. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the same mail. 25. The students are thirsty. A) Students are successful. B) The students are thirsty. C) The students are hot. D) The students are hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students are thirsty. 26. Intentionally or deliberately A) On the dot. B) On par with. C) On purpose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On purpose. 27. Translate:Be hungry A) To be sleepy. B) To be hungry. C) To be in pain. D) To be afraid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be hungry. 28. Stop nagging me to clean my room! ..... Which idiomatic expression best explains the response to this situation? A) Get off my back!. B) Bite my head off!. C) Rub shoulders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bite my head off!. 29. To their detriment A) To their good fortune. B) To happen to them by accident. C) In a harmful way for them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a harmful way for them. 30. When his friend was in trouble, he took up the ..... on his behalf. A) Weapons. B) Cudgels. C) Armour. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cudgels. ← 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