This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Phrases Quiz 1 (56 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Ana have for breakfast? A) Eggs. B) Cereal with almond milk. C) Fruit salad. D) Bread with coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cereal with almond milk. 2. A) Have you lost something?B) I can't find my glasses, I've looked all over the place. A) Everywhere in this room. B) In every room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everywhere in this room. 3. What does the phrase 'Aprovecha el dia' mean? A) Wake up late. B) Seize the day. C) Go to bed early. D) Take your time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seize the day. 4. On the seventh sky A) Walk on air. B) Go wih the flow. C) Up in the air. D) In hot water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walk on air. 5. It takes two to tango A) It takes two to tango. B) Snowed under. C) Cut to the chase. D) Run like the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes two to tango. 6. It is ..... the law to park here overnight. A) Over. B) Against. C) Illegal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against. 7. In doubt, in limbo A) Go with the flow. B) To be loaded. C) On the ball. D) Up in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up in the air. 8. What did Ana plan to do with Estela after school? A) Go to the park. B) Go shopping at the mall. C) Have a study session. D) Go to a basketball practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go shopping at the mall. 9. Kill two birds with one stone A) Once in a blu moon. B) By the skin of your teeth. C) Lets the cat out of the bag. D) The best of two worlds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The best of two worlds. 10. A) How's the new job? Do you feel at home yet?B) I'm starting to. But I'm not used to working nine to five! A) A feel healthy. B) B We've used it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B We've used it all. 11. Rush like the wind A) Snowed under. B) Cut to the chase. C) Cold turkey. D) Run like the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run like the wind. 12. Feel at home = feel ..... A) Happy. B) Comfortble. C) In house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comfortble. 13. Janet felt relieved to confess having taken the money. It felt good to ..... A) Pull her leg. B) Break her heart . C) Keep her head. D) Get it off her chest. E) Lose her head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get it off her chest. 14. What was the reason for Estela taking too long to get ready? A) She was not feeling well. B) She was choosing her outfit. C) She was distracted by her phone. D) She was doing her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was distracted by her phone. 15. What does the phrase 'Ponte las pilas' mean? A) Take your time. B) Wake up late. C) Go to bed early. D) Get ready quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get ready quickly. 16. Have a lot of money A) To be loaded. B) In hot water. C) Go with the flow. D) Rule of thumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be loaded. 17. What did their mother compare Ana to? A) A rooster. B) A vampire. C) A morning star. D) A nightingale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rooster. 18. The show's direct approach will ..... to children. A) Lurk. B) Irk. C) Appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal. 19. What did their mother compare Carlos to? A) A morning star. B) A vampire. C) A rooster. D) A nightingale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A nightingale. 20. Everyone in the office knew about her illness; bad news ..... fast. A) Travels. B) Spreads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Travels. 21. A) Have you heard? Carlo's buying a house.B) Yes, he told me a while ago that he and Liza were thinking of settling down. A) Choosing a permanent home. B) Buying a bigger house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choosing a permanent home. 22. Why did Ana think they would be late again? A) Their parents were not ready. B) Estela was taking too long to get ready. C) They had to finish their homework. D) Ana was not feeling well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estela was taking too long to get ready. 23. Everything became clear A) Once in a blue moon. B) The elephant in the room. C) Let the cat out of the bag. D) Take a rain check. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Let the cat out of the bag. 24. Once every hundred years A) Once in a blue moon. B) Take a rain check. C) An elephant in the room. D) A snowball effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once in a blue moon. 25. Find the synonym of the italic words:Learning how to play a guitar was very easy to do, I think I can master it in a short time. A) Child's play. B) To run in the family. C) To follow in someone's footsteps. D) Like a kid in a candy store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child's play. 26. I'm sorry, she's ..... at the moment. Please, call her later. A) Tied up with. B) Tied down. C) Tied up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tied up. 27. To go with the flow A) Snowed under. B) Cut to the chase. C) Go cold turkey. D) Go with the flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go with the flow. 28. Straight to the point A) Cold turkey. B) Cut to the chase. C) Up in the air. D) On the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut to the chase. 29. A) I think we need to move to a bigger office.B) I agree. We've run out of space here! A) We don't need more. B) We've used it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We've used it all. 30. A:How far do you live? B:I live ..... A) To run out of space. B) Miles from anywhere. C) Like the back of my hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miles from anywhere. 31. What advice did their mother give them? A) To understand and accept their differences. B) To always be on time. C) To sleep more in the morning. D) To stop arguing with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand and accept their differences. 32. The crazier the idea is, the ..... is to try A) More fun. B) Most fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More fun. 33. What was Ana's reaction when Estela compared her to a morning person? A) She was offended. B) She was surprised. C) She was indifferent. D) She was happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was happy. 34. I've really enjoyed my visit. If you ever come to Now York, ..... me a line so I can return the hospitality. A) Send. B) Drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drop. 35. A) Are you sure you know how to get there?B) Relax, I know this part of town like the back ofmy hand. A) Be very familiar with a place. B) Be new to a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be very familiar with a place. 36. She had that man's name on the tip of her ..... , but she couldn't remember it. A) Tongue. B) Mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tongue. 37. Chain reaction effect A) A snowball effect. B) It takes two to tango. C) On cloud nine. D) Run like the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A snowball effect. 38. A) What's your journey to work like?B) It's awful, we're packed in like sardines on the Tube A) Uncomfortably crowded. B) Smelling a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncomfortably crowded. 39. Why did Ana find it strange that Estela didn't respond to her? A) Estela was upset with Ana. B) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk. C) Estela was busy preparing breakfast. D) Estela was still sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk. 40. Throw into the embrasure A) Up in the air. B) Ring a bell. C) To be loaded. D) Throw someone under the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Throw someone under the bus. 41. She's been very ill, but luckily she's on the ..... now. A) CLEAR. B) MEND. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MEND. 42. I am tired of moving from here to there and so on. I am going to ..... A) Be packed like sardines. B) Feel at home. C) Settle down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Settle down. 43. What did their mother compare Estela to? A) A vampire. B) A morning star. C) A rooster. D) A nightingale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vampire. 44. What did Estela compare Ana to? A) A hard worker. B) A responsible sister. C) A night owl. D) A morning person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A morning person. 45. This is not rocket science A) The best of both worlds. B) Thats was the last straw. C) Make a long story short. D) It's not rocket science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's not rocket science. 46. To beat about the bush A) To speak a lot. B) To speak too little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To speak a lot. 47. What does the phrase 'Shrimp that falls asleep, the current carries it away' mean? A) Actions speak louder than words. B) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. C) You snooze, you lose. D) Early bird catches the worm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You snooze, you lose. 48. Be smart and capable A) Go wiht the flow. B) In hot water. C) Rule of thumb. D) On the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the ball. 49. Take my word for it A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt. B) Break the leg. C) Call it the day. D) Its not rocket science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt. 50. Get into trouble A) Ring the bell. B) In hot water. C) Walk on air. D) Go with the flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In hot water. 51. It's been such a long time since I saw Jo; I'm dying to ..... up with her news. A) Catch. B) Reach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catch. 52. A) Do you live in the city center?B) Well, actually, we live miles from anywhere. A) Far from other people. B) In the suburbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the suburbs. 53. Please don't be angry about what I said yesterday. It was only a joke, i was just ..... A) Pulling your leg. B) On my last legs. C) Pulling your ear. D) Last man standing. E) Pulling your nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulling your leg. 54. When My dad lost his job and became unemployed he was forced to ..... A) Pull his leg. B) Lose his head. C) Keep his head. D) Get a lump in his throat . E) Go on the dole. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Go on the dole. 55. What was the color of Ana's dress? A) Blue. B) Yellow. C) Green. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue. 56. I was (a) in a poor village where most of the adults immigrate to big cities. A) A brought up. B) Gone up. C) Rose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brought up. Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdvanced Vocabulary QuizAffixes QuizAnalogies QuizAntonyms QuizBasic Spanish Words QuizBusiness English Vocabulary QuizCollocations And Phrasal Verbs QuizConnotation And Denotation QuizElementary Vocabulary Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books