This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Idioms And Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms And Phrases Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If someone tells you to "beat it" they want you to ..... A) Make food. B) Fight. C) Dance to the Michael Jackson song. D) Go away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go away. 2. After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase. A) In a difficult situation. B) Whatever happens. C) A hopeless effort or search with no chance of success. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hopeless effort or search with no chance of success. 3. These red poppies are a dime a dozen A) Very common. B) Rare. C) Precious. D) Costly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very common. 4. He answered the test for the shortest time as it was a piece of cake for him. The underlined means ..... A) Very easy. B) Exciting. C) Delicious. D) Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very easy. 5. "The grass is not always green on the other side" means: A) The other side isn't getting any sun. B) We should not try to go to the other side. C) We should be satisfied with what we have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We should be satisfied with what we have. 6. "Head and Shoulder" means: A) To treat everyone equally. B) To treat others in an inferior manner. C) To be superior to everyone. D) To walk together with everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be superior to everyone. 7. On the right track means ..... A) Doing what I need to do to meet my goals. B) Next to the train. C) Going on vacation. D) On the train track. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing what I need to do to meet my goals. 8. You are the cat's meow . A) You have soft voice. B) You are something special. C) Your voice is raspy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are something special. 9. I was ..... when I saw him driving his brand-new sports car. A) Green as grass. B) Green with envy. C) Green as bananas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green with envy. 10. Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?John met the President. A) John rubbed elbows with the President. B) John was a cheetah. C) John pulled the wool over his eyes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John rubbed elbows with the President. 11. Walk in her shoes means ..... A) Go for a walk. B) I have the same shoes. C) Feel what she feels. D) Her shoes are good for walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel what she feels. 12. Sorry, the pink towels are ..... I can offer you blue ones. A) Out in stock. B) Off stock. C) Out of stock. D) Out stock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of stock. 13. My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here. A) Become sad. B) Beome happy. C) Become worried. D) Become angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Become angry. 14. "Go down like a lead balloon" means: A) Try yet fail. B) Lose your wealth over a period of time. C) To fall ill slowly. D) To be received badly by an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be received badly by an audience. 15. "Hit below the belt" means: A) Engage in a spiteful game. B) Act unfairly. C) To attack someone emotionally. D) To spread rumors about someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act unfairly. 16. He deals with subjects more fainthearted filmmakers would stay away from. A) Timid or afraid, not confident. B) Stay out of sight, unnoticed. C) Acting so foolishly that others mock you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timid or afraid, not confident. 17. What does the italicized phrase mean?After breaking the rules, it is time for you to toe the line. A) Change a rule. B) Face a consequence. C) Not meet a standard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face a consequence. 18. Joey's brother yelled, "Beat it!" when his sister tried to join him and his friends at the skate park. A) Dance to the Michael Jackson song. B) Go away. C) Fight. D) Make food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go away. 19. To cost an arm and a leg means ..... A) To be very cheap. B) To be very expensive. C) To be a bit expensive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be very expensive. 20. Which of these is not an idiom? A) He has a chip on his shoulder. B) Actions speak louder than words. C) We were caught between a rock and a hard place. D) The line for tacos took ages and ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The line for tacos took ages and ages. 21. Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue A) Beat around the tree. B) Beat around the bush. C) Beat around the grass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beat around the bush. 22. The little boy looks exactly like his dad, ..... A) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. B) The father must be green with envy. C) Knock on wood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 23. What does it mean to get "cold feet?" A) Your feet are chilly. B) You are tired. C) You are nervous about something, and don't want to do it. D) You are excited about something, and really want to do it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You are nervous about something, and don't want to do it. 24. Roll up your sleeves means ..... A) Get ready to work. B) Cut the sleeves off a shirt. C) Push up your sleeves. D) Time to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get ready to work. 25. Her friends did not come to her aid as she burned bridges with them in the past. The underlined means ..... A) Ended relationships. B) Lost her way. C) Destroyed bridges. D) Forgot important events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ended relationships. 26. What does the idiom "born with a silver spoon in your mouth" mean? A) This person made a lot of money. B) This person's parents are wealthy. C) This person has health problems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This person's parents are wealthy. 27. When you are "on the clock" it means ..... A) Your face is on the clock. B) You don't have a lot of time to do something. C) You like clocks. D) You have a lot of time to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You don't have a lot of time to do something. 28. When someone forces you to do something you don't want to do. A) Sitting on the fence. B) Over the moon. C) Twist your arm. D) Cross your fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twist your arm. 29. What does the idiom ''money doesn't grow on trees" mean? A) You should plant more trees. B) Do not waste money. C) There's no point in climbing trees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not waste money. 30. We are ....., climate change is a serious ongoing problem. A) All looking a little green. 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