This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete:I just ..... A) Lift weights. B) Lift weights. C) I lift weights. D) I lift weights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lift weights. 2. What does 'on command' mean? A) Under the word of disorder. B) At the word of suggestion. C) On the word of command. D) Over the word of request. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the word of command. 3. What does the idiom "shake a leg" mean? A) Dance energetically. B) Hurry up or move quickly. C) Move slowly. D) Stand still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurry up or move quickly. 4. What does the idiom 'to be up in arms about' mean? A) To be in favor of something. B) To be very much against something. C) To be excited about something. D) To be indifferent to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be very much against something. 5. Old-school A) He had traditional and old-fashioned ideas and methods. B) He was born a long time ago. C) He was an old student. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had traditional and old-fashioned ideas and methods. 6. They're charging an arm and a leg for those dance tickets. A) There were arms and legs flying at the dance. B) You have to pay one arm and one leg for the tickets. C) The dance tickets were really expensive. D) The dance tickets have arms and legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dance tickets were really expensive. 7. Which phrasal verb means 'to recover'? A) To get down. B) To get over. C) To get up. D) To get on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get over. 8. Worked in a no-coddling zone A) Had no rules. B) Was unfriendly. C) Didn't protect children too much. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't protect children too much. 9. I wouldn't go quite as ..... as that. A) Much. B) Further. C) Far. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Far. 10. To have something on the brain A) A sudden, clever idea. B) Very intelligent. C) To be obsessed with something. D) To get information by askingsomeone who knows a lot aboutthe subiect. E) To try very hard to think of orremember something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be obsessed with something. 11. Be quiet!-Be quiet! A) Be careful!. B) Silence!. C) Shh!. D) Be quiet!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be quiet!. 12. (To be) A fish out of water A) To be out of money. B) To feel satisfied in a new situation. C) To feel awkward or uncomfortable, usually in a new situation. D) To feel comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To feel awkward or uncomfortable, usually in a new situation. 13. The shirt is more expensive than the tie A) The shirt is more expensive than the tie. B) The shirt is more expensive than the tie. C) The shirt is less expensive than the tie. D) The shirt is more expensive like the tie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shirt is more expensive than the tie. 14. Until the cows come home A) Be comfortable and relaxed. B) Earn. C) For a very long time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For a very long time. 15. A marriage counselor files for divorce is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 16. I thought we have already found the answer to the math problem, but I was wrong. Now, we are back to square one, but I am still positive that we can solve this. A) To start all over again. B) To be knowledgeable in Mathematics. C) To assume that something is done, but it is not. D) To solve a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start all over again. 17. She showed great ..... for her new-born child. A) Use. B) Consideration. C) Affection. D) Track. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affection. 18. As clear as a mud is ..... A) Something that is less needed. B) Something new, different or exciting. C) Something confusing or unclear. D) Somethings that's easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something confusing or unclear. 19. I think he's always right A) To agree. B) Be ready. C) Be at. D) To be on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To agree. 20. Go get something A) To go find something. B) To go to church . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go find something. 21. Apple of my eye A) Something that one values. B) Choosing to do something unpleasant. C) To be caught in the act of doing something wrong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that one values. 22. Sorry, but your car is in the way. Would you mind ..... your car, so I can move mine. A) Backing into. B) Backing up. C) Back into. D) Back up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Backing up. 23. A:Shall we go shopping? B: ..... A) That depends. B) Without fail. C) In the distance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That depends. 24. What's the meaning of teacher's pet? A) A dog. B) A student who often makes jokes instead of paying attention and doing their work. C) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. 25. "At will ..... " A) What you want. B) Stay away. C) Freely. D) Testament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freely. 26. It's time to take the bull by the horns and get it over. A) GRAB A BULL AND TAKE HIS HORNS-. B) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING. C) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BULL. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING. 27. Find these idioms in the reading. 2. Did you (a) what time the movie starts? A) Dig in. B) A find out. C) Catching on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A find out. 28. A period of uncomfortable silence is called a ..... A) Hot air. B) Cold air. C) Dead air. D) Live air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead air. 29. Jackie was not very happy. Not only did she lose her favorite necklace, but she also learned that her best friend was going to sleep-away camp for the whole summer while she had to go to summer school. Jackie really felt down in the dumps. What does "down in the dumps mean" in the sentence? A) Sad. B) Bringing the garbage to the end of the driveway. C) Excited. D) Flabbergasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sad. 30. There is a test tomorrow. I have ..... study. A) Dream. B) What. C) Sed. D) Hunger. 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