This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My friend is a pain in the neck. A) My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes. B) My friend's neck hurts. C) My friend needs help. D) My friend went to the hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes. 2. 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. 3. Oh, come ..... it! A) On. B) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off. 4. 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. 5. So, what do you ..... ? A) Reckon. B) Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reckon. 6. "Bite your tongue ..... " A) People are talking about you. B) Share the information. C) Refrain from talking. D) Mind your own business. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refrain from talking. 7. Sat on the fence. A) Sit on the fence. B) Sitting on the bench. C) Ser indeciso. D) Sit on the bench. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ser indeciso. 8. 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. 9. 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 be very angry. B) Wendy's dad will jump high. C) Wendy's dad will congratulate her. D) Wendy's dad will laugh loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wendy's dad will be very angry. 10. 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. 11. Complete the sentence below.I know this is difficult work, but we are all ..... here, so we'll have to do this together. A) Back to square one. B) A piece of cake. C) In the same boat. D) Make no bones about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the same boat. 12. A breathe of fresh air is ..... A) Something confusing or unclear. B) Is something that is less needed. C) Somethings that's easy. D) Something new, different or exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something new, different or exciting. 13. You can say that again A) You can say it again. B) It's true. C) You can say that again. D) You can say that again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's true. 14. I don't think I'll go, I've been feeling ..... A) Old. B) Unwell. C) Sick. D) Under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the weather. 15. "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. 16. To be ..... years old A) To be thirsty. B) Be afraid of. C) To be years old. D) To be tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be years old. 17. The teacher handed out English books to her class. A) Distributed. B) Died. C) Accept reality. D) Take it or leave it. E) Lives; works harmoniously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distributed. 18. By endorsing that forged document, he cut his own ..... A) Throat. B) Neck. C) Head. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throat. 19. Jump on the bandwagon A) Mean. B) Follow fashion. C) Word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mean. 20. What's the meaning of "pass up" ? A) Substitute for. B) Continue. C) Someone not in his or her normal surroundings. D) Not to accept; not choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to accept; not choose. 21. Look at theat boy over there. He's ..... A) Pulling my leg. B) Keeping one eye on it. C) Putting his foot in it. D) Giving me the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giving me the eye. 22. I don't mind ..... way. A) Every. B) Either. C) Each. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either. 23. 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. 24. Where does an idiom become inappropriate to use? A) Academic writing. B) Movie. C) Dictionary. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Academic writing. 25. What preposition do we normally use after succeed and before a gerund? A) In. B) For. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 26. Less difficult than A) Better difficult than. B) More difficult than. C) Worse difficult than. D) Less difficult than. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Less difficult than. 27. 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. 28. What's the meaning of '' in a nut shell" ? A) Fail to happen. B) In sumarry; in brief. C) Constantly; for a long time. D) Not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In sumarry; in brief. 29. 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. 30. 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. 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