This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Well, I haven't ..... it much thought. A) Given. B) Got. C) Taken. D) Brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Given. 2. You are too serious! Don't be too onion skinned. A) Happy. B) Friendly. C) Sensitive. D) Naughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensitive. 3. Choose the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression.Father can't do it alone. Can you lend him a hand? A) Leave him alone. B) Help him. C) Ask someone for help. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help him. 4. I want to eat in a restaurant because I have ..... A) Fear. B) Sed. C) Dream. D) Hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hunger. 5. All the sales are ..... , they increase the price and pretend to reduce it. A) An eyewash. B) From hand to mouth. C) A far cry. D) A fair-weather friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An eyewash. 6. Using expressions in context:Form a sentence using the expression 'get to know' A) I want to get to know my new classmates better. B) I get to know the answer to the riddle. C) I need to get to know how to do this math problem. D) I get to know the way to the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I want to get to know my new classmates better. 7. I'm not carrying the can for this shambles= A) It's not my responsibility. B) I'm not prepared to take the blame for this inefficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm not prepared to take the blame for this inefficiency. 8. For the love of God A) Over there. B) Oh my god. C) Apparently. D) For the fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oh my god. 9. My mother loses her cool when she sees a messy room. It is her ..... A) Midas touch. B) Achilles whole. C) Pandora's box. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achilles whole. 10. What do you mean by this phrase? If you take something seriously, A) It happens. B) You believe it to be important. C) You take a break from work, etc., to enjoy. D) You don't question it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You believe it to be important. 11. I have good luck A) I'm successful. B) I'm thirsty. C) I'm lucky. D) I'm sleepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm lucky. 12. Be angry against A) To have done something. B) To be angry with/mad at. C) To do something in vain. D) To take place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be angry with/mad at. 13. What does the idiom 'to swim against the tide' mean? A) To swim in the opposite direction. B) To struggle against prevailing opinion. C) To go with the flow. D) To swim in calm waters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To struggle against prevailing opinion. 14. What does the idiom 'take to the road' mean? A) To end a journey. B) To avoid the road. C) To start a journey. D) To be lost on the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To start a journey. 15. Set in the stone 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: A) Something that is unchangeable. 16. When Elijah first set ..... on Daniel, she wasn't at all ..... by what she saw. What pair of words is suitable for this sentence? A) Eyes-interested. B) Foot-disappointed. C) Foot-interested. D) Eyes-disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eyes-disappointed. 17. The house cost us, ..... but we have no regrets. A) An arm and a leg. B) An arm and a hand. C) A hand and a leg. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An arm and a leg. 18. The man bought a car that cost him an arm and a leg A) Loan. B) Extremely expensive. C) Safety. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extremely expensive. 19. When temperatures reach 45 C it really ..... that climate change is real. A) Home from home. B) At home with. C) Home in. D) Brings it home to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brings it home to you. 20. Automatic reaction A) Knee-jerk reaction. B) Head-spinning reaction. C) Jumping reaction. D) Robotic reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knee-jerk reaction. 21. Which expression matches with the following definition:'not anything special' A) To home in. B) Be at home with. C) To be home and dry. D) Take home. E) Not anything to write home about. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Not anything to write home about. 22. Alaska is the largest state. A) Alaska is the best big state. B) Alaska is largest state. C) Alaska is the largest state. D) Alaska is the largest state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alaska is the largest state. 23. The new pupil gets along well with his classmates. A) Collects abruptly. B) Works harmoniously. C) Works with rage. D) Accepts reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works harmoniously. 24. I was going to try bungee jumping, but I got cold feet.What does it mean? A) I decided not to try bungee jumping because I became very frightened. B) I decided to wait some minutes before trying bungee jumping. C) I decided to have a cold bath instead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I decided not to try bungee jumping because I became very frightened. 25. Today is cool out A) It's not cool today. B) Today it's cool. C) It will be cold today. D) It's not cool today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Today it's cool. 26. What does "the elephant in the room" mean? A) The room is very messy. B) A problem that nobody wants to talk about. C) A very big gift. D) The elephant is the pet of a family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A problem that nobody wants to talk about. 27. Comment dit-on "She has?" A) They have. B) She has. C) He has. D) They have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has. 28. Peter has done most of the work, so he should get the lion's share of the money. A) Peter has to SHARE his work and money. B) Peter should HAVE a lion beacuse of his work. C) Peter has to be REMUNERATED for his work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peter has to be REMUNERATED for his work. 29. Ask for the moon A) A story titled ask for the moon. B) Make a reasonable or attainable request. C) Asking someone for the moon. D) Make an unreasonable or unattainable demand or request. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make an unreasonable or unattainable demand or request. 30. Have the habit of A) To be good. B) To have habit. C) To be accustomed to. D) To be sleepy. 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