This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When people is going to eat together but each is going to pay for their own meal A) Bank on. B) Feel de pinch. C) Go dutch. D) Bring up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go dutch. 2. What's the meaning of to put one's thinking cap on? A) To think very seriously or very hard about something. B) To discover something or resolve a problem. C) To not be able to remember something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To think very seriously or very hard about something. 3. A:Are you ok, Mary. You look worried ..... B:Just a bit ..... Life in the pandemic is not easy. A) Down in the mouth. B) Healtless. C) Cheeky. D) Nosy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down in the mouth. 4. You must take care ..... your body as it is the only place you have to live in. A) On. B) Of. C) About. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 5. 8)Young people today tend to go ..... when they go out together. A) French. B) Dutch. C) Danish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dutch. 6. I can't believe that was our Science test. I think it was easier than some of the homework we had. Oh boy, it sure was a ..... A) Once in a blue moon. B) Piece of cake. C) The best of both worlds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piece of cake. 7. 4)Good news! I get the job and the ..... on the cake is that I get a company car too A) Cherry. B) Cream. C) Icing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Icing. 8. The way I ..... it is this. A) Look. B) View. C) Watch. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See. 9. In the heat of the moment. A) On the spur of the moment. B) That mosca!. C) At the right time and place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the spur of the moment. 10. To a/an ..... you're right. A) Level. B) Extent. C) Way. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extent. 11. When I heard the poem, some of the lines rang a bell and A) Sounded very beautiful. B) I thought I'd heard it somewhere before. C) Some of them beat a drum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I thought I'd heard it somewhere before. 12. I'm from New York so for me a big city like London is ..... A) Home (away ) from home. B) Brings it home to you. C) Take home. D) Home in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Home (away ) from home. 13. Translate:Tener Calor A) To be hot. B) To be cold. C) To have. D) To be sleepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be cold. 14. "It is true that older people are a bit out of touch when it comes to things like technology." "be out of touch (with sth)" means" A) Act naturally. B) Feel comfortable and relaxed. C) Not know or understand what is happening in a particular subject or area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not know or understand what is happening in a particular subject or area. 15. After the expression:acabar de ..... you have a verb in infinitive A) Wonderful. B) Maybe. C) Yes. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 16. What is the meaning of Avoir in French? A) To avoid. B) To void. C) To have. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have. 17. Six-foot-four wall-of-a-guy A) Very stubborn. B) Very tall and well built. C) Very fat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very tall and well built. 18. Emelly is so smart. Whenever we're in trouble she has a ..... A) Brainwave. B) Hair raising. C) Nosy. D) Pain in the neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainwave. 19. She took my car without asking. Some people ..... A) Refuse point blank. B) Do the trick. C) Have got a cheek. D) Drive up the wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have got a cheek. 20. Teacher Gemma couldn't remember the girl's name. She kept on saying, "I know who she is. Her name is at the tip of my tongue." A) T. Gemma is an iceberg. B) T. Gemma ate the girl. C) T. Gemma knows but can't remember. D) T. Gemma needs a phonebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) T. Gemma knows but can't remember. 21. Joshua's dance moves stand out among the other contestants. A) Stand and go out. B) To be distinguished; be different. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be distinguished; be different. 22. "Cold feet" is ..... A) To feel nervous to do something you had planned to do. B) To feel happy to do something you had planned to do. C) To feel scared about something you had planned to do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To feel nervous to do something you had planned to do. 23. It's getting late so I'm going to ..... A) Cold shoulder. B) Hit the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hit the road. 24. Comment dit-on "I don't have?" A) I don't have. B) I do not have. C) I have not. D) I don't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I do not have. 25. If Kim thinks that I'm going to let her copy my math homework, she's barking up the wrong tree.What is the meaning of the idiom barking up at the wrong tree? A) To reveal a secret. B) To look for another tree to bark on. C) To let other people do your work. D) To pursue a wrong choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To pursue a wrong choice. 26. Complete the sentence.I have a lot in ..... with Mark. We love talking about sports. A) Nerves. B) Natural. C) Common. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common. 27. Cecilia wants her coat because she has ..... A) Heat. B) Hurry. C) Cold. D) Luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold. 28. Make a decison on / make up one's mind A) Goodbye. B) Sympathize. C) Decision. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decision. 29. Which expression can be used for the sentence below:"He is a very important member of the group." A) Eat someone's salt. B) Be beneath the salt. C) Salt of the earth. D) Be worth one's salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be worth one's salt. 30. Comment dit-on "They (m/f) don't have?" A) They have not. B) They don't have. C) They do not have. D) They don't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They do not have. 31. Idiom: ..... for compliments Meaning:Try to manipulate people into praising you. A) Oyster. B) Fish. C) Whale. D) Lobster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish. 32. Eric has ..... He needs to drink a soda. A) Fear. B) Hunger. C) Sed. D) Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sed. 33. What does the idiom 'Skeleton in the closet' means? A) Choosing to do something unpleasant. B) Something one wants to keep a secret. C) To look for something where there is nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something one wants to keep a secret. 34. For the first time A) Here. B) Therefore. C) Percent. D) For the first time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the first time. 35. What is the conjugation of tener for vosotros (Preterite) A) You will have. B) You had. C) Keep. D) Brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You had. 36. "Best of both worlds ..... " A) All the advantages of two different situations. B) Best of both cultures. C) Best of you and me. D) All the greatness in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the advantages of two different situations. 37. Have/keep one's finger on the pulse A) Controlling someone completely;. B) Using your hands in an awkward or careless way;. C) Always knowing about the most recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity;. D) Hoping that something will happen the way you want;. E) Someone being different from everyone;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always knowing about the most recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity;. 38. Run around in circles A) Putting efforts into something that is not a worthwhile result. B) Doing something that has never been done before. C) Being ignored. D) Making the most of the worst situations or things because you can't do anything about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting efforts into something that is not a worthwhile result. 39. Adverbs are phrases that refer to something other than a subject A) Directly. B) In another language. C) Metaphorically. D) Presumably. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presumably. 40. Which idiom means:"come back to the starting point" ? A) A wild goose chase. B) Come full circle. C) Break the ice. D) The world is my oyster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come full circle. 41. To cost one arm and one leg. A) Cost an arm and a leg. B) Empty bag won't stay upright. C) Cost the eyeballs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cost the eyeballs. 42. I know the presentation didn't go as planned, but there's no use crying over spilled milk. A) Expressing regret about something that has already happened and cannot be changed. B) Ignoring mistakes and not acknowledging errors. C) Avoiding the responsibility of cleaning up a spill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressing regret about something that has already happened and cannot be changed. 43. He gave me a feedback loop A) Made me do the same thing repeatedly. B) Gave away food he didn't like. C) Motivated me constantly so I would improve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motivated me constantly so I would improve. 44. What's the meaning of "get the hand of something" ? A) Interrupt. B) Need practice or review. C) Not nervous, calm. D) Learn how to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Learn how to do something. 45. Idiom:hold your ..... Meaning:Wait a minute. A) Goats. B) Horses. C) Tigers. D) Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horses. 46. Barking up the wrong tree A) To look for something where there is nothing. B) To waste time doing something that won't succeed. C) To ride in the seat next to the driver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To look for something where there is nothing. 47. Don't be a back seat driver. A) You are talking in the backseat of the car. B) Don't tell me how to drive. C) You are driving a car from the backseat. D) You are sitting in the backseat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't tell me how to drive. 48. Let's have a blast! A) Have a good time!. B) Have a good trip!. C) We are going to have a great time!. D) Enjoy yourself!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are going to have a great time!. 49. Why is Alice acting funny towards me? Is she ..... A) Getting off my back?. B) Off the top of my head?. C) Giving me the cold shoulder?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving me the cold shoulder?. 50. Hold your tongue A) To speak. B) To play with someone. C) To joke with someone. D) To not speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To not speak. 51. Which idiom means: "to be in bad condition" ? A) The world is my oyster. B) Neither here nor there. C) Come full circle. D) Have seen better days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have seen better days. 52. I don't really like going out to the mall anymore. Not in this pandemic.I only go ..... A) When pigs fly. B) Once in a blue moon. C) When I speak of the devil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once in a blue moon. 53. Camila you were playing videogames all the weekend. You have to ..... now if you want to pass the exam. A) Throw away the books. B) Ask your classmates for help. C) Hit the books. D) Do all your homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hit the books. 54. Get to the heart of the matter A) To change one's mind. B) To discuss the main issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To discuss the main issue. 55. Which word is not needed? man tall race the finished the wanted easily A) Easily. B) Wanted. C) Be # years old. D) Beware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beware. 56. What's the meaning of "hold still" ? A) Not move. B) Relax. C) By memory. D) Cancel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not move. 57. What's the meaning of to burn the midnight oil? A) To go to bed late and wake up early. B) To study or work late at night. C) To study a lot right before a test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To study or work late at night. 58. I am sad. Sarah is giving me a cold shoulder. A) Act unfriendly with someone. B) Act concerned with someone. C) Act with support toward someone. D) Act generous with someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Act unfriendly with someone. 59. What is the meaning of BREAK A LEG? A) TO WISH SOMEONE LUCK. B) TO DECIDE YOU HAVE FINISHED DOING SOMETHING. C) TO TELL SECRET INFORMATION. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO WISH SOMEONE LUCK. 60. 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