This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 26 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Amy's aunt spent months knitting a scarf for Amy. When Amy received the present and looked at it, she really didn't like the colors. She couldn't let her aunt know she was disappointed after all her hard work, so she told a little white lie instead. What does a "little white lie" mean in the sentence? A) Huge made up story. B) The lie was painted white. C) Lie that is told to avoid hurting someone's feelings. D) Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lie that is told to avoid hurting someone's feelings. 2. When you do something without a plan or the plan suddenly changes. A) Hit the jackpot. B) Bank on. C) Bring up. D) Wing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wing it. 3. I thought the shirt was going to be cheap, but instead it cost me an arm and a leg! A) When you find something on sale. B) When something is not good. C) When something is expensive. D) Paying for something with your arm and leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When something is expensive. 4. I can't afford this Channel purse! It ..... ! I won't be able to buy anything to eat! A) Costs an arm and a leg. B) Is the best of both worlds. C) Is a piece of cake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Costs an arm and a leg. 5. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" A) The cat stole someone's tongue. B) The person got the cat's tongue. C) The person can't talk or speak. D) The cat bites the person's tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person can't talk or speak. 6. Football got me through A) Helped me understand. B) Helped me to survive. C) Taught me how to move. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helped me to survive. 7. I'd been coughing and sneezing all week and ..... A) Rushing off my feet. B) Had been thrown in at the deep end. C) Had been taken aback. D) Feeling very under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeling very under the weather. 8. Find the meaning of this expression "by parcel post" . A) By order. B) By mail order. C) By courier parcel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By mail order. 9. It really ..... me ..... when a friend checks his email when we're out together. A) Wind up. B) Switch off. C) Recharge. D) Chill out. E) Focus on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind up. 10. ..... get out of hand A) Doing something without planning. B) Unable to control the situation. C) To escape. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unable to control the situation. 11. When a company obtains profits the company is in ..... A) Off the cuff. B) Bank on. C) The black. D) The red. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The black. 12. His wife accepted the dose of her own medicine. A) Painful experiences. B) Sickness and troubles. C) Karma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karma. 13. This is a shortened name for "economics." A) Econom. B) Econ. C) Eco. D) Ec. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Econ. 14. Complete the sentence. Mother gave us the ..... light to go on the camping trip. A) Green. B) White. C) Red. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green. 15. What you said is ..... , I think you lied. A) Hard to feel. B) Hard to swallow. C) Hard to listen. D) Hard to think. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard to swallow. 16. What is the meaning of 'password'? A) In the language of access. B) At the password. C) At the phrase of entrance. D) To the word of fail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the password. 17. If we have the determination to help our country, we must ..... corruption. A) Set one's face against. B) Take a breath. C) Get wind of. D) Turn the tables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set one's face against. 18. "lip service ..... " A) Gossip. B) Insincere verbal expression. C) Had their lips done. D) Talk too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insincere verbal expression. 19. She walked in as cool as a cucumber as if nothing bad happened.What does it mean? A) She was a cool girl and liked cucumbers. B) She walked in very seriously. C) She walked in very calmly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She walked in very calmly. 20. The streets are flooded for it ..... A) Peter out. B) Pull one's leg. C) Rain cats and dogs. D) Catch one red-handed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain cats and dogs. 21. As ..... as the weather is good, I go to beach every day in summer. A) Far. B) Long. C) Much. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 22. It's a good idea A) To agree. B) Be at. C) To be on time. D) Be in the process of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To agree. 23. Are you ..... skiing? A) Let's do. B) Font. C) Do. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 24. My husband just won't be told. He'll argue about something till he's ..... in the face. A) Grey. B) Blue. C) Red. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 25. "You can say that again" is ..... A) To disagree with someone. B) To partially with someone. C) To agree with someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To agree with someone. 26. Good luck with your concert tonight. Break a leg!What does "break a leg" mean? A) To wish someone good luck. B) To wish someone bad luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To wish someone good luck. 27. What is the meaning of SPILL THE BEANS? A) TO TELL SECRET INFORMATION. B) TO DECIDE YOU HAVE FINISHED DOING SOMETHING. C) TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO TELL SECRET INFORMATION. 28. What's the meaning of "iron out" ? A) Solve. B) Feel very good. C) Do again; repeat. D) Solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solve. 29. Find meaning of the expression "balance one month after the delivering" A) Take stock of deliveries. B) The remaining balance after delivery. C) Balance delivery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The remaining balance after delivery. 30. Jane is a ..... She's so annoying. A) Eyesore. B) Brain wave. C) Down in the mouth. D) Pain in the neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pain in the neck. ← 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