This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idioms And Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms And Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What doe the italicized phrase mean?The board has made a decision. Arguing the toss is useless. A) Spending time for nonsense. B) Wasting resources. C) Losing in an argument. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spending time for nonsense. 2. "Hold no brief for someone" means: A) Plot things against someone. B) Refuse to brief someone before a meeting. C) Make things troublesome. D) Refuse to Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refuse to Support. 3. "Everybody who's anybody is here" means ..... A) Nobody is here. B) Everybody is here. C) I don't know the people here. D) All the important people are here. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the important people are here. 4. What does "butterflies in my stomach" mean? A) I ate too much. B) I swallowed some bugs. C) To be nervous about something. D) To be very hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be nervous about something. 5. Another performance like that and this team will be the laughing stock of the league. A) Smb being funny. B) Smb acting so foolishly that others mock you. C) Smb telling jokes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smb acting so foolishly that others mock you. 6. To drink heavily A) To drink like a fish. B) To drink like a pig. C) To drink like the Polish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To drink like a fish. 7. You have to pull your socks up if you want to improve on your test scores. The underlined means ..... A) Do nothing. B) Wear your socks right. C) Do better. D) Hang your socks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do better. 8. Our neighbors and their nasty dogs have moved out-good riddance! A) Stay out of sight, unnoticed. B) Glad something/someone is over or gone. C) Things have come back to where they started. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glad something/someone is over or gone. 9. Believing that every bad situation has a positive side A) Don't put all of your eggs in one basket. B) All that glitters is not gold. C) Every cloud has a silver lining. D) Found my feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't put all of your eggs in one basket. 10. What is the meaning of "hard and fast" ? A) Strict. B) Dominating. C) Certain and rigid. D) Unrelenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Certain and rigid. 11. What does the idiom ''as sound as a dollar" mean? A) To continuously talk about money. B) To be rich. C) To be very secure and dependable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be very secure and dependable. 12. Remember to stir the spaghetti sauce every 15 minutes ..... until it is ready. A) Amount to. B) In need. C) Or so. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or so. 13. To carry off the bell means: A) To lose your temper at really petty situations. B) To bag the first position specially when achieving it is difficult. C) To carry someone else's burden. D) To work lethargically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bag the first position specially when achieving it is difficult. 14. You need to ..... the problem now before it becomes worse. A) Deal with. B) Deal out. C) Deal in. D) Deal well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deal with. 15. What is the meaning of "Loose Canon": A) Unpredictable. B) Short tempered. C) A lazy person. D) Spendthrift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unpredictable. 16. My brother ....., so I sent him some money. A) Pay back. B) Is broke. C) Lend me. D) Or so. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is broke. 17. "Apple of my eye" means? A) Someone that is very special. B) Eye color is green like an apple. C) Eye color is red like an apple. D) Pupil is shaped like an apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone that is very special. 18. Boy, am I in a pickle-I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients today. A) In a difficult situation. B) In a pleasant situation. C) Having fun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a difficult situation. 19. Old Hat means ..... A) Over 50 years old. B) Pretending to be new. C) A worn out hat. D) Not new or interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not new or interesting. 20. To hope for something to happen A) Cross your eyes. B) Turn over. C) Cross your fingers. D) Twist your arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cross your fingers. 21. It's always good to know that, come what may, your job is safe. A) Irritate or bother me. B) I'll find a way to get what I want. C) Whatever happens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whatever happens. 22. Hurt or upset someone who is helping you A) Kick the bucket. B) Let the cat out of the bag. C) Let sleeping dogs lie. D) Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 23. What does the italicized phrase mean?With a fierce battle of wills going on, how do you expect the parties to come to an agreement? A) A tough argument. B) A fair competition. C) A serious problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tough argument. 24. What does the idiom "make bread and butter" mean? A) Take up a job of a baker and breed cows. B) Have a job to pay for food. C) Prepare breakfast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have a job to pay for food. 25. Can it be that Suzanne was envious because you had a date? It sounds as if the green-eyed monster may have taken over and clouded her judgment. A) Not good or bad. B) Jealousy. C) Timid or afraid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jealousy. 26. My father was always very closed off regarding his feelings, so when I had kids, I made a point of wearing my heart on my sleeve with them. A) Show your feelings. B) Hide your feelings. C) Be jealous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show your feelings. 27. In a pickle means ..... A) I like green. B) I am inside the pickle. C) I am hungry. D) In trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In trouble. 28. "He has two left feet" means ..... A) He is a mutant. B) He is graceful. C) He stole someone else's foot. D) He is clumsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is clumsy. 29. Cool as a cucumber means ..... A) It is cold outside. B) Not nervous. C) Very popular. D) Vegetables are good when cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not nervous. 30. To find the missing money was a wild goose chase for the authorities and left the case unresolved. The underlined means ..... A) Unsuccessful job. B) Hard function. C) Wild duty. D) Difficult task. 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