This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The small amount of money donated is just a ..... compared to the large sum of money needed. A) Ups and downs. B) Pie crust. C) Rags to riches. D) Drop in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drop in the ocean. 2. Oh, come ..... it! A) Off. B) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off. 3. What's the meaning of "bound to" ? A) In no way; not at all. B) Cancel. C) Certain to; sure to. D) Think of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Certain to; sure to. 4. So, what do you ..... ? A) Reckon. B) Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reckon. 5. "Bite your tongue ..... " A) Mind your own business. B) People are talking about you. C) Refrain from talking. D) Share the information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refrain from talking. 6. Sat on the fence. A) Sit on the bench. B) Ser indeciso. C) Sitting on the bench. D) Sit on the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ser indeciso. 7. The company discovered that it had been hacked after their server had run ..... free space. A) Under. B) Out of. C) From. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out of. 8. What is meant by the idiom hit the ceiling in the below sentence?If Wendy's dad found out that she took her cell phone to school, he would hit the ceiling. A) Wendy's dad will laugh loudly. B) Wendy's dad will jump high. C) Wendy's dad will congratulate her. D) Wendy's dad will be very angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wendy's dad will be very angry. 9. Have a change of heart A) To discuss something openly and honestly. B) To change one's mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To change one's mind. 10. Complete the sentence below.I know this is difficult work, but we are all ..... here, so we'll have to do this together. A) A piece of cake. B) Make no bones about it. C) Back to square one. D) In the same boat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the same boat. 11. A breathe of fresh air is ..... A) Somethings that's easy. B) Something confusing or unclear. C) Is something that is less needed. D) Something new, different or exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something new, different or exciting. 12. You can say that again A) You can say that again. B) It's true. C) You can say that again. D) You can say it again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's true. 13. I don't think I'll go, I've been feeling ..... A) Unwell. B) Old. C) Sick. D) Under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the weather. 14. "Out of the blue" is ..... A) Something that happens. B) Somehing that happens suddenly. C) Something that happens unfortunately. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somehing that happens suddenly. 15. To be ..... years old A) To be years old. B) To be thirsty. C) Be afraid of. D) To be tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be years old. 16. The teacher handed out English books to her class. A) Lives; works harmoniously. B) Died. C) Distributed. D) Take it or leave it. E) Accept reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distributed. 17. By endorsing that forged document, he cut his own ..... A) Neck. B) Nose. C) Throat. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throat. 18. Jump on the bandwagon A) Mean. B) Follow fashion. C) Word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mean. 19. What's the meaning of "pass up" ? A) Continue. B) Someone not in his or her normal surroundings. C) Not to accept; not choose. D) Substitute for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to accept; not choose. 20. Look at theat boy over there. He's ..... A) Keeping one eye on it. B) Pulling my leg. C) Giving me the eye. D) Putting his foot in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving me the eye. 21. I don't mind ..... way. A) Either. B) Every. C) Each. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either. 22. You are ..... the best player on the team A) Hands down. B) Clap Hands. C) An arm and the leg. D) A piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hands down. 23. Where does an idiom become inappropriate to use? A) Books. B) Dictionary. C) Academic writing. D) Movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Academic writing. 24. What preposition do we normally use after succeed and before a gerund? A) At. B) For. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 25. Less difficult than A) Less difficult than. B) Worse difficult than. C) Better difficult than. D) More difficult than. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less difficult than. 26. Associate the correct idiomatic expression to this sentence:They almost caught us, but now we're ..... A) Out of the woods. B) Funny. C) Under weather. D) Eating out of your hand. E) Mad as a hatter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of the woods. 27. What's the meaning of '' in a nut shell" ? A) Constantly; for a long time. B) In sumarry; in brief. C) Fail to happen. D) Not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In sumarry; in brief. 28. My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we ..... A) Nest egg. B) Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. C) Lived from hand to mouth. D) Penny wise, pound foolish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lived from hand to mouth. 29. It means to begin to live a stable life in one place. A) Keep up with someone. B) Settle down. C) Drive someone away. D) Get off to a good start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Settle down. 30. Sell like hot cakes A) Bought by many people. B) A controversial subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bought by many people. 31. To my ..... , it's like this. A) Mind. B) Meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mind. 32. What's the meaning of "hand on" ? A) Wait. B) Something very simple and easy to do. C) Almost ready to. D) Depend on; count on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wait. 33. (to feel) under the weather A) To feel sick. B) To feel good. C) Someone who likes the rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To feel sick. 34. The chair at home is very comfortable, right? Yes, it is ..... comfortable in the house. A) Further. B) Hills. C) The most. D) The most. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The most. 35. What's the meaning of "on ones's own" ? A) Write in a blank. B) No longer have. C) Begin; start. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent. 36. They had a fight A) They had a tongue lash. B) They have a chicken. C) They had a tongue lashing. D) They have a tongue lashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had a tongue lashing. 37. Researchers are trying to home in on the cause of the Corona virus.'home in on' means: A) Find and move directly towards. B) Achieve success. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Find and move directly towards. 38. That lady should not have become a war correspondent. She is a "square peg in a round hole" . A) A person who has no interest in her job. B) A person who has been given an opportunity to change her profession. C) A person who is not suitable to her work or surroundings. D) A person who takes part in every event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who is not suitable to her work or surroundings. 39. If you pretend to be better than others, then you are: A) On the air. B) Putting on airs. C) Beating the air. D) Floating an air biscuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putting on airs. 40. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents with him leaving just ..... A) Odds and ends. B) Pros and cons. C) Rags. D) Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odds and ends. 41. Maria graduated with honors as a price of burning the midnight oil while studying. A) Strong rain. B) Study hard. C) Rich family. D) Talented. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study hard. 42. Life on a farm is ..... from what I've been used to. A) A fish out of water. B) The dogs of war. C) Cut and dried. D) A far cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A far cry. 43. I walk to school A) I walk to school. B) I go to school standing. C) I go to school standing. D) I walk to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I walk to school. 44. You ..... me breathless. A) See. B) Leave. C) Call. D) Hold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leave. 45. What's the meaning of to put oneself through school? A) To be expelled from an institution because of low grades or poor performance. B) To pay one's own tuition. C) To decide to leave school and no longer pursue a degree or diploma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pay one's own tuition. 46. "Young people get up to all sorts of things nowadays. Parents probably give in to them too much, and let them get away with things." "get up to sth" means: A) Rely on sb else to provide you with food, money, etc. B) Stop fighting or arguing with sb and accept you can't win. C) Do sth, especially you shouldn't do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do sth, especially you shouldn't do. 47. (to) Get the ball rolling A) To get started. B) To finish. C) To end up. D) To throw the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get started. 48. What is the meaning of this idiomatic expression?"Take it or leave it" A) Whether you accept it or not. B) To see life. C) To learn by heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether you accept it or not. 49. Which word could replace 'much' in this sentence?I am much funnier than Joe. A) Lot. B) Far. C) Many. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far. 50. Understanding idiomatic expressions:What is the meaning of the expression 'get to'? A) To lose the opportunity to do something. B) To forget about doing something. C) To have the opportunity to do something or to arrive at a place. D) To never arrive at a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have the opportunity to do something or to arrive at a place. 51. He ran up three flights of stairs and wasn't the slightest bit out of breath even though he's no ..... chicken. A) Baby. B) Spring. C) Fresh. D) Young. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Young. 52. Can you ..... to my belongings? A) All gone-finished. B) Helping hand-assistance. C) Keep an eye-observe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep an eye-observe. 53. Select the correct conjugation of noi pagare A) We pay. B) We pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We pay. 54. What's the meaning of "get in one's blood" ? A) Substitute for. B) Become a habit; become customary. C) Someone not in his or her normal surroundings. D) Continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Become a habit; become customary. 55. Tell me the latest gossip! A) Fix me a sandwich!. B) Go bananas!. C) Spill the tea!. D) Drop the mic!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spill the tea!. 56. I have a report to submit tomorrow and I have not started it. So I guess I will be ..... tonight. A) Feel blue. B) Burn the midnight oil. C) Early bird. D) Through thick and thin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burn the midnight oil. 57. We are looking at the boat in the open sea and soon we ..... sight of it. A) Took. B) Caught. C) Got. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost. 58. Why don't you work for us on weekends while you work at your company on weekdays? That way, you can enjoy the ..... A) Be under the weather. B) Best of both worlds. C) Burn the midnight oil. D) In the flesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Best of both worlds. 59. Well, I haven't ..... it much thought. A) Brought. B) Taken. C) Got. D) Given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Given. 60. You are too serious! Don't be too onion skinned. A) Happy. B) Sensitive. C) Friendly. D) Naughty. 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