This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the idiom 'Half a loaf is better than none' mean? A) You can't judge a person's character by how he or she looks. B) You usually do better than others if you get there ahead of others. C) This means having something is better than not having anything at all. D) Mind your own business and let others mind theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This means having something is better than not having anything at all. 2. To stand someone up A) Put a rabbit at the table. B) Don't go to the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't go to the meeting. 3. You need to study hard-good grades don't just appear out of thin air. What does "out of thin air" mean? A) Suddenly appear. B) Remain unanswered. C) Disappear unexpectedly. D) Uncertainly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suddenly appear. 4. Use your noodle A) Use your brain. B) A very intelligent person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use your brain. 5. What's the meaning of to draw a blank? A) Speaking and writing. B) Be actively trying to learn. C) To not be able to remember something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To not be able to remember something. 6. To live in grey existence would mean to live a colorless life. A) Hectic, busy. B) Exciting, full. C) Dull, monotonous. D) Confused, at a loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dull, monotonous. 7. Odds and Ends A) Important things. B) Unimportant things. C) Unnecessary things. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unimportant things. 8. What does "under the weather" mean? A) Feel not so good. B) To be under the rain. C) Severily ill. D) The weather is terrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel not so good. 9. (to) bring something to the table A) To serve dinner. B) To be helpful. C) To offer something a value. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To offer something a value. 10. In advance A) This way. B) By the way. C) Therefore. D) In advance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In advance. 11. His idea didn't work, so he had to go back to square one. A) To continue. B) To start over. C) To move forward. D) To end trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To start over. 12. When a company goes bankrupt or it has no profit. A) In the red. B) Hit the jackpot. C) Midas touch. D) The ihe black. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the red. 13. It is nice to go to the beach during dog days of April. A) A short sleep. B) Wow! I'm surprised!. C) Very hot days. D) Wait and be patient. E) Become quiet suddenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very hot days. 14. "Piece of cake" means ..... A) Piece of cake!. B) Easy!. C) Give me that pie!. D) Damn!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easy!. 15. I felt a little ..... when my boss asked me out. A) Awkward. B) Mixed up. C) Mushy. D) Tied up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awkward. 16. I searched for Mariah Carey's concert here in the Philippines because I am a big fan of hers. The ticket cost an arm and a leg, but I do not care. I want to see her, so I bought one. A) The ticket concert is very cheap. B) Someone broke his/her leg and arm. C) The ticket concert is very expensive. D) Someone is a real fan of an artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ticket concert is very expensive. 17. To take a walk A) To take a walk. B) To have a parade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take a walk. 18. Be/I am speaking, listen to me! A) On a train for a trip. B) Between the start and the end of an activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between the start and the end of an activity. 19. Ben was so nervous he had butterflies in his stomach before he gave his speech. A) Ben had eaten BUTTERFLIES. B) Ben had a STOMACHACHE. C) Ben felt NERVOUS AND IMPATIENT about something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ben felt NERVOUS AND IMPATIENT about something. 20. Can I ask how much you ..... a month? A) Take home. B) Home in. C) Bring it home. D) Write home about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take home. 21. To be hungry A) To be right. B) To be hungry. C) To have hunger. D) To be wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be hungry. 22. Caught red-handed A) A positive aspect of a negative situation. B) Winning easily. C) To be caught in the act of doing something wrong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be caught in the act of doing something wrong. 23. She goes grocery shopping A) She does the shopping. B) He pays for it. C) She gives the groceries. D) She pays the expenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She does the shopping. 24. The teacher handed out class cards of the students to their parents A) Collected. B) Distributed. C) Get. D) Exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distributed. 25. Full of beans A) Have a lot of smart energy. B) Have a lot of silly energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have a lot of silly energy. 26. ..... to be wrapped around someone's finger A) To wrap someone's hand. B) To be under someone's control. C) To be chocked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be under someone's control. 27. He can be rude and bad-tempered sometimes, but A) He is always up in arms. B) He is usually under the weather. C) Keeps his head above the water. D) His heart's in the right place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His heart's in the right place. 28. Nancy was playing with fire when she was walking along the train tracks. A train could've come! A) Doing something that is safe. B) Putting your hands in the fireplace. C) Doing something that is very dangerous. D) Doing something that everyone would do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing something that is very dangerous. 29. Do not worry about the problems you have in your business. You know there are always ..... in business. A) Ocean. B) Ups and downs. C) Odds and ends. D) Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ups and downs. 30. Oh Lord! A) Wonderful!. B) Oh, my God!. C) Goodness gracious!. D) Cheers!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oh, my God!. ← 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