This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the idiom 'to drive somebody round the bend' mean? A) To drive someone to madness. B) To drive someone to a destination. C) To take someone on a road trip. D) To irritate or annoy someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To drive someone to madness. 2. Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed A) Bridge under the water. B) Being under the bridge. C) Water under the bridge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water under the bridge. 3. What's the meaning of to call on someone? A) To pay one's own tuition. B) To ask a student to answer a question. C) To flatter someone, often in an attempt to obtain special favors or treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ask a student to answer a question. 4. Associate the correct phrasal verb to this sentence:I am going to ..... my homework before I do anything else. A) Look into. B) Get through. C) Keep out. D) Keep track of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get through. 5. I have a headache A) Be ready. B) Be sick. C) To agree. D) To be busy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be sick. 6. Signifies the opposite tpically for emphatic effect A) Hyperbole. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 7. I must say she looked a bit ..... , but then she got up from her desk and came and gave me a really thorough check up A) Being thrown in at the deep end. B) Gotten to the bottom of it. C) Taken aback. D) Feeling very under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taken aback. 8. Out of the blue. A) Get out of the blue. B) Appear suddenly. C) Bucket, tristeza. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appear suddenly. 9. She ..... into a fortune after her uncle died. A) Carried. B) Came. C) Went. D) Inherited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came. 10. She talks a walk. A) She walks. B) She takes a walk. C) She's taking a walk. D) She walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's taking a walk. 11. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty A) I'm tired / I'm full of energy. B) I need to eat/drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I need to eat/drink. 12. "Who let the cat out of the bag?" A) Who let the cat go outside?. B) What's the cat's biggest secret?. C) Who told him the secret?. D) Who let the cat escape the house?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who told him the secret?. 13. Keep an eye ..... your personal belongings at all times, especially in crowded areas. A) To. B) On. C) After. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 14. He can't listen to the teacher because he has got his head in the clouds.What does it mean? A) He likes being in the clouds. B) He has got a terrible headache. C) He is thinking about something else. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is thinking about something else. 15. Flies off the handle A) Something one likes or is good at. B) To mention the name of one who then appears. C) To lose one's temper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To lose one's temper. 16. To be all fingers and thumbs A) Someone being different from everyone;. B) Using your hands in an awkward or careless way;. C) Hoping that something will happen the way you want;. D) Always knowing about the most recent changes or developments in aparticular situation or activity;. E) Controlling someone completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using your hands in an awkward or careless way;. 17. Don't get upset with me, Bob. I'm just ..... A) Pulling your leg. B) Giving you the eye. C) Making no head of anything. D) Sticking my neck out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulling your leg. 18. She studies more than him. A) She studies as much as he does. B) She studies less than him. C) She studies as much as he does. D) She studies more than him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She studies more than him. 19. Being very happy ..... A) In a hot air balloon. B) Under the weather. C) Make hay while the sun shines. D) On cloud nine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On cloud nine. 20. "I'm over the moon" means ..... A) Fell from the sky. B) I'm over the moon. C) I'm over the moon. D) In the world of the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm over the moon. 21. We use the idiom "WHEN PIGS FLY" to agree to each other A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 22. Please stop all the talking. Let us not worry because we can just cross the bridge when we get there. A) Don't talk about the problem right now. B) You need to be quiet when crossing a bridge. C) Crossing a bridge is reall fretful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't talk about the problem right now. 23. I love discussing group projects with Sam, as we both always agree on how we should plan and complete our projects. Which idiomatic expression best explains this situation? A) See eye to eye. B) Turn a blind eye. C) Keep an eye peeled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See eye to eye. 24. Many of his friends dislike Bobby because he always flashes his wealth and disregards anyone who is poorer than him. Which idiomatic expression best explains Bobby's attitude? A) Play it by his ear. B) Looks down his nose. C) Has a finger in every pie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks down his nose. 25. What is the meaning of 'to the word of God'? A) Before the word of God. B) Without the word of God. C) According to the word of God. D) Against the word of God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to the word of God. 26. His wife came from a well to do family that's why they can send their children in private school. A) Rich family. B) Sad. C) Talented. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rich family. 27. Cat out of the bag A) Tell me what you are thinking. B) The last in a series of irritating events. C) Pass away. D) Reveal a secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reveal a secret. 28. What's the meaning of "chip on" ? A) Encounter. B) Relax. C) Cancel. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contribute. 29. One partner returned to town to look after the business. A) To take care. B) To see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take care. 30. We use the idiom "A PIECE OF CAKE" when something is easy to do. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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