This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:Two friends are talking on the phone.A:Guess what?B:What?A:I ..... a job as a supervisor at Macy's. I start tomorrow!B:That's awesome. Congratulations! A) Looked for. B) Catch. C) Applied for. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got. 2. I ran into Mike at the park. A) Get far away. B) Work out. C) Find unexpectedly. D) Do exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Find unexpectedly. 3. To have good luck A) To be years old. B) To be hot. C) To need. D) To be lucky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be lucky. 4. World renowned alternative rock band, The Script can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat. A) Take a long time to sell tickets. B) Can sell out an arena very quickly. C) Willing to perform at charity events. D) Enforce a dress code at all of their shows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can sell out an arena very quickly. 5. To have your ..... in the clouds A) Head. B) Heart. C) Hair. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head. 6. With the deadline approaching, the team had to burn the midnight oil to complete the project on time. A) Working by the light of an actual burning oil lamp. B) Taking a late-night break to enjoy some leisure activities. C) Working late into the night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working late into the night. 7. Mariza is ..... intelligent of all. A) The most. B) The more. C) The best. D) The most. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The most. 8. Complete the sentence:Two friends want to watch a movie on Netflix.A:Oh my God! There are so many options. I can't ..... !B:Hmmm. Let's watch the new movie with Brad Pitt. A) Do yoga. B) Miss the bus. C) Make up my mind. D) Break a leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make up my mind. 9. Complete the sentence.My mom saw ..... when she came home and found that we didn't do the dishes. A) Red. B) True colors. C) Green light. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 10. I need to tell the host, so let me know if you're coming to the party ..... A) ASAP. B) Ace. C) YOLO. D) Cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ASAP. 11. I'd like to ..... our views on this A) Share. B) Spare. C) Split. D) Save. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Share. 12. What is the meaning of UNDER THE WEATHER? A) AGREE TO EACH OTHER. B) EASY TO DO. C) FELL ILL. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FELL ILL. 13. Don't worry. I won't share your secrets with anyone. My ..... A) Lips are sealed. B) Hands are washed clean. C) Lips are tightly shut. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lips are sealed. 14. Shut up! I can't concentrate what I'm doing A) Stop talking. B) Go on. C) I'm done. D) Continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stop talking. 15. Dragged me, kicking and screaming A) Made me behave badly. B) Made me do something I didn't want to do. C) Made a lot of noise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made me do something I didn't want to do. 16. He took the law into his hands. A) Called the police and the lawyer. B) Punished someone all by himself instead of waiting for legal action. C) Did something illegally. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punished someone all by himself instead of waiting for legal action. 17. I am looking forward to going to the montain. A) Anticipate with excitment and pleasure. B) Foresee what will happen. C) Look for information about something. D) Investigate about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anticipate with excitment and pleasure. 18. Complete the sentence.Without proof in ..... and ..... , I'm not going to trust you. A) Green, red. B) Yellow, pink. C) Blue, black. D) Black, white. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black, white. 19. Bring home the bacon:MEANS? A) Earn money to support your family. B) :tell people secret information. C) Be bought quickly and in large numbers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earn money to support your family. 20. The watch:$ 45 The bag:$ 55 The socks:$ 9 The shoes:$ 100 What is the most expensive clothing? A) Socks. B) Shoes. C) Watch. D) Purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoes. 21. What do you mean by this phrase? If you take something for granted, A) You take a break from work, etc., to enjoy. B) You what to know their opinion. C) It happens. D) You don't question it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You don't question it. 22. "Cut corners" is ..... A) To do something fast. B) To do something so that you save time or money and quality. C) To do something to save time or money except for quality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do something to save time or money except for quality. 23. I have to go out A) I feel like leaving. B) I have to leave. C) I'm sleepy. D) I'm thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have to leave. 24. Under the weather 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: D) Not feeling well. 25. I fainted when I saw the price! That shirt costs an arm and a leg! A) Moderately Expensive. B) Slightly Expensive. C) Extremely expensive. D) Affordable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely expensive. 26. What is a "wet blanket" ? A) Someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining. B) Something that looks impressive but is really just an illusion. C) Something that makes your face or head look very different. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining. 27. Wouldn't hurt a fly A) Describes someone who likes bugs and insects. B) Describe someone who is very gentle. C) Describe someone who is really agressive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describe someone who is very gentle. 28. "Time flies" is ..... A) Time is eternal. B) Time is accurate. C) Time goes fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time goes fast. 29. Many pupils turned down the invitation for Milo Fun Run. A) Refused; denied. B) Went down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refused; denied. 30. Idiom:as gentle as a ..... Meaning:To be pleasant, caring and calm. A) Cat. B) Lamb. C) Cow. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lamb. 31. Nervous and anxious ..... A) On cloud nine. B) Under the weather. C) Butterflies in my stomach. D) In black and white. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butterflies in my stomach. 32. Last week I ..... a cold. Now, I have a runny nose. A) Catch. B) Catching. C) Caught. D) Catched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caught. 33. Let's ..... it a day. A) Say. B) Take. C) Give. D) Call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call. 34. On the way back home, you can come ..... and have some coffee with me. A) Off. B) Out. C) Across. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Round. 35. I think I'll be on a diet until the cows come home. I'm never going to lose weight.'until the cows come home' means: A) For a very long time. B) A place where you feel relaxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For a very long time. 36. Associate the correct idiomatic expression to this sentence:I'm not going to school today, I am too sick. I'm really ..... A) In a nutshell. B) Under the weather. C) Out of the woods. D) On the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the weather. 37. He has been successful in life. He went from ..... A) Music in my ears. B) Rags to riches. C) Cold water. D) Ups and downs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rags to riches. 38. How would you answer this?(a) Lisa don't forget to hand the homework in. Tomorrow is the deadline(b) ..... A) Good thinking!. B) As if . C) There you go!. D) You nail it!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good thinking!. 39. I never said that. Don't put words in my ..... A) Ear. B) Mouth. C) Eye. D) Head. E) Stomachache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mouth. 40. It will take a long time? Oh, good, do it in your own time. A) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, do it on your time. B) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, I have all the time of the world. C) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, take your time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, take your time. 41. His jokes fell ..... A) Apart. B) Off. C) Flat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 42. I ..... regret for having deceived her. A) Made. B) Had. C) Felt. D) Held. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Felt. 43. I am about to finish the semester. I am on the pig's back. A) Nervous. B) Busy. C) Hopeful. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happy. 44. 3) When Dad is really angry, he has a face like ..... A) Thunder. B) Storm. C) Cloud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thunder. 45. I am not sure who is going to the party this weekend. I can ..... to see who is going. A) Ask about. B) Ask for. C) Ask around. D) Ask out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ask around. 46. Don't ..... a book by its cover. A) Judge. B) Look. C) Read. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judge. 47. To be on the fence. A) Avoid answering a question. B) Not able to decide anything. C) The best of a group. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The best of a group. 48. To do something in order to stop an activity. A) Rally the troops. B) Pull the plug. C) Raise the bar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull the plug. 49. Associate the correct phrasal verb to this sentence:I haven't seen you for a long time. What have you ..... ? A) Gotten through. B) Looked into. C) Been up to?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been up to?. 50. A super easy test. A) Very easy. B) Very easy. C) Very easy. D) Easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very easy. 51. John ..... Susan ..... on a date for this Saturday. A) Asked around. B) Asked out. C) Asked for. D) Asked about. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked out. 52. What is the best translation of:My favorite dish ..... A) You prefer ?. B) Your favourite dish . C) I prefer . D) My favorite plate . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My favorite plate . 53. The car isn't working A) The car doesn't run. B) The car is gone. C) The car doesn't move. D) The car doesn't do it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car doesn't run. 54. This day has been very tiring because of various activities we had. Let's call it a day. A) It is time to sleep now. B) It is time to stop doing anything. C) It is time to call your loved ones. D) It is time to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is time to stop doing anything. 55. Mike and Kate decided to tie the knot because A) It had become undone. B) They loved one other. C) They needed to save money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They loved one other. 56. "I know it by heart" means ..... A) I feel it in my heart. B) The sound of the heart. C) It's not that. D) I know by heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I know by heart. 57. Black gold is primarily found in the Middle East. A) Camel. B) Oil. C) Sand. D) Illegal money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil. 58. Wear one's heart on one's sleeve A) To let others see your emotions. B) To hurt or make someone feel very sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To let others see your emotions. 59. Well, that goes without ..... A) Telling. B) Speaking. C) Talking. D) Saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saying. 60. My friend is a pain in the neck. A) My friend went to the hospital. B) My friend needs help. 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