This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the meaning of to put oneself through school? A) To be expelled from an institution because of low grades or poor performance. B) To pay one's own tuition. C) To decide to leave school and no longer pursue a degree or diploma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pay one's own tuition. 2. "Young people get up to all sorts of things nowadays. Parents probably give in to them too much, and let them get away with things." "get up to sth" means: A) Rely on sb else to provide you with food, money, etc. B) Stop fighting or arguing with sb and accept you can't win. C) Do sth, especially you shouldn't do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do sth, especially you shouldn't do. 3. Exactly on time A) On the time. B) On the dot. C) On exact place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the dot. 4. (to) Get the ball rolling A) To get started. B) To finish. C) To end up. D) To throw the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get started. 5. What is the meaning of this idiomatic expression?"Take it or leave it" A) Whether you accept it or not. B) To see life. C) To learn by heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether you accept it or not. 6. Which word could replace 'much' in this sentence?I am much funnier than Joe. A) Lot. B) Far. C) Many. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far. 7. Understanding idiomatic expressions:What is the meaning of the expression 'get to'? A) To lose the opportunity to do something. B) To have the opportunity to do something or to arrive at a place. C) To forget about doing something. D) To never arrive at a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have the opportunity to do something or to arrive at a place. 8. To become angry A) To be bored. B) Get angry. C) Be mistaken. D) To get angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To get angry. 9. He ran up three flights of stairs and wasn't the slightest bit out of breath even though he's no ..... chicken. A) Spring. B) Young. C) Fresh. D) Baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Young. 10. Can you ..... to my belongings? A) All gone-finished. B) Helping hand-assistance. C) Keep an eye-observe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep an eye-observe. 11. If Wendy's dad found out she took her cell phone to school, he would hit the ceiling.What is meant by the idiom hit the ceiling in the above sentence? A) Wendy's dad will jump high. B) Wendy's dad will be very angry. C) Wendy's dad will laugh loudly. D) Wendy's dad will congratulate her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wendy's dad will be very angry. 12. Select the correct conjugation of noi pagare A) We pay. B) We pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We pay. 13. What's the meaning of "get in one's blood" ? A) Substitute for. B) Someone not in his or her normal surroundings. C) Continue. D) Become a habit; become customary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Become a habit; become customary. 14. Tell me the latest gossip! A) Fix me a sandwich!. B) Go bananas!. C) Spill the tea!. D) Drop the mic!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spill the tea!. 15. I have a report to submit tomorrow and I have not started it. So I guess I will be ..... tonight. A) Feel blue. B) Burn the midnight oil. C) Early bird. D) Through thick and thin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burn the midnight oil. 16. We are looking at the boat in the open sea and soon we ..... sight of it. A) Caught. B) Lost. C) Took. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost. 17. In a nutshell A) Hard. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 18. Why don't you work for us on weekends while you work at your company on weekdays? That way, you can enjoy the ..... A) Be under the weather. B) Best of both worlds. C) Burn the midnight oil. D) In the flesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Best of both worlds. 19. Well, I haven't ..... it much thought. A) Given. B) Taken. C) Brought. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Given. 20. You are too serious! Don't be too onion skinned. A) Happy. B) Naughty. C) Sensitive. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensitive. 21. 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. 22. I want to eat in a restaurant because I have ..... A) Dream. B) Fear. C) Sed. D) Hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hunger. 23. 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. 24. Using expressions in context:Form a sentence using the expression 'get to know' A) I get to know the answer to the riddle. B) I want to get to know my new classmates better. 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: B) I want to get to know my new classmates better. 25. I'm not carrying the can for this shambles= A) I'm not prepared to take the blame for this inefficiency. B) It's not my responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm not prepared to take the blame for this inefficiency. 26. For the love of God A) For the fish. B) Apparently. C) Over there. D) Oh my god. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oh my god. 27. To stop A) Call yourself. B) Stop. C) Relax. D) Get angry. E) I will understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stop. 28. 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. 29. What do you mean by this phrase? If you take something seriously, A) You don't question it. B) It happens. C) You take a break from work, etc., to enjoy. D) You believe it to be important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You believe it to be important. 30. I have good luck A) I'm lucky. B) I'm sleepy. C) I'm thirsty. D) I'm successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm lucky. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIdiomatic Expressions Quiz 1Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 2Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 3Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 4Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 5Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 6Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 7Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 8Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 9Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books