This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "John Hancock ..... " A) Brand of shirt. B) Signature. C) Underwear. D) Jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Signature. 2. Take place A) To take place. B) To have a place. C) To go places. D) To have time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take place. 3. Complete the sentence:Natalia is at her desk at work. She has a strong migraine. She talks to Mr. Lee, her manager.Natalia:Mr. Lee, May I go home, please? I ..... Mr Lee:Of course. I hope you feel better tomorrow. A) Broke a leg. B) Kick the bucket. C) Feel under the weather. D) Miss the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel under the weather. 4. To be sleepy A) To be tired. B) To be wrong. C) Be cold. D) To be thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be tired. 5. Environmentalists musn't lose heart even when it seems like some people are ignoring them. A) They musn't BECOME DISAPPOINTED about something. B) They musn't be ANGRY at people. C) They musn't LOSE their organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They musn't BECOME DISAPPOINTED about something. 6. He had made an easy way out to the mountains. A) To avoid something with effort. B) Having no struggle to get out of the situation. C) Enjoying then journey of life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having no struggle to get out of the situation. 7. The chairman pulled a long face when the house did not accept the suggestions put forth by him. A) To look disappointed. B) To get annoyed. C) To be agitated. D) To make a quarrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To look disappointed. 8. Be drowsy A) Expression that refers to a short dream in the middle of an activity; restful sleep. B) Expression to refer to the feeling of looking very tired. C) Expression to express that one worked or studied until late at night. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expression to refer to the feeling of looking very tired. 9. "Break the ice" is ..... A) To do something that makes you feel more relaxed. B) To do something that makes you feel anxious. C) To do something that makes you weepy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do something that makes you feel more relaxed. 10. That is what relationships are about. You stick with someone ..... A) Through thick and thin. B) Best of both worlds. C) Early bird. D) A change of heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through thick and thin. 11. They ..... sport every day. A) Do. B) Faison. C) Do. D) Font. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Font. 12. 1)Of course I'm not going to buy a sports car. I was just pulling your ..... ! A) Arm. B) Leg. C) Hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leg. 13. In June and July, it is ..... in France. A) Costs. B) Cold. C) Of the sun. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the sun. 14. "When in Rome" is ..... A) When you are in a different place you should pay attention to the details. B) When you are in a different place you should behave like the people who live there. C) Whe you are in a different place you should not behave differently. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you are in a different place you should behave like the people who live there. 15. Pretend to A) To go for a walk. B) To be slow in doing. C) To have difficulty in. D) To hitchhike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be slow in doing. 16. He usually plays a very comical role in the show and leaves every audience ..... of laughter. A) Up in arms. B) In two minds. C) Up in their neck. D) In stitches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In stitches. 17. To be over the moon. A) Travel on mayonnaise. B) See the dark side of the moon. C) Be very happy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Travel on mayonnaise. 18. I really did badly in that last match, It certainly was not anything to write home about.'not anything to write home about' means: A) Not special at all. B) Comfortable and relaxed with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not special at all. 19. When the partner returned, he saw the philosopher highlyspirited. A) Energetic and enthusiasm. B) Proud and arrogant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energetic and enthusiasm. 20. Understanding idiomatic expressions:Explain the meaning of the expression 'get on with' A) To get along with. B) To stop doing something. C) To have a good relationship or to continue doing something without being interrupted. D) To have a bad relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have a good relationship or to continue doing something without being interrupted. 21. What's the meaning of "let up" A) Do again; repeat. B) Stop attending. C) Understand; solve. D) Decline in intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decline in intensity. 22. For a longtime A) For long period. B) For ages. C) For long long ago. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For ages. 23. You all have breakfast at 7 am A) You give breakfast to seven. B) You have breakfast at seven. C) You have breakfast at seven. D) You have breakfast at seven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You have breakfast at seven. 24. Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges. A) Jose believes that the phones are so different from one another that they cannot be compared. B) Jose is too hungry to think about phones at this time. C) Jose doesn't know anything about phones so he may as well be thinking about fruits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jose believes that the phones are so different from one another that they cannot be compared. 25. "It's rings a bell" means ..... A) It's like a bell. B) That's not strange to me. C) Touch or else. D) Ring the bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That's not strange to me. 26. I got mad with my best friend when she spilled the beans about the guy I admired. A) Penniless. B) Revealed a secret. C) Enthusiastic person. D) Unexpectedly. E) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revealed a secret. 27. I once worked at a summer camp so I ..... children. A) Take home. B) Home truth. C) Am at home with. D) Am home and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am at home with. 28. As a general rule of thumb A) Always knowing about the most recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity;. B) Using your hands in an awkward or careless way;. C) A rough figure or method of calculation, based on practical experience;. D) Someone being different from everyone;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rough figure or method of calculation, based on practical experience;. 29. I feel in the dark with this situation. A) Confused. B) Sad. C) Without lights. D) Concerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confused. 30. Next week A) A long time ago. B) Tomorrow/morning. C) The following day. D) Next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Next week. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books