This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Doing a bad job to save time or money" is the meaning of: A) Cut corners. B) On the same page. C) In the same boat. D) A piece of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cut corners. 2. Our boss will not go to work today. He says that he ..... A) Burn the midnight oil. B) See red. C) Through thick and thin. D) Feel under the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feel under the weather. 3. Thank you for shopping with us today. The total of your purchases ..... to $ 152.75. A) Add up. B) Add from. C) Break into. D) Broke into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add up. 4. He dragged me, kicking and screaming A) He made me behave very badly. B) He made a lot of noise. C) He made me do something I didn't want to do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He made me do something I didn't want to do. 5. Learn something by heart A) To memorize. B) To let others see your emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To memorize. 6. Hopefully! A) Be careful!. B) Excuse me!. C) Leave me in peace!. D) If only!/ I wish!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If only!/ I wish!. 7. That's a ..... excuse A) Lazy. B) Silly. C) Lame. D) Reasonable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lame. 8. If someone swims across a long river it is ..... A) Opening a Pandora's box. B) Greek to him. C) Herculean task. D) Midas touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herculean task. 9. Have fun! A) Have a good time!. B) Enjoy yourself!. C) We are going to have a great time!. D) Have a good trip!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have a good time!. 10. John is sick. A) John is under the weather. B) John is kicking the boot. C) John is over the bed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John is under the weather. 11. Get on someone's nerves A) Like. B) To expect. C) Irritate. D) To reject something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irritate. 12. The boys are miserable. I feel ..... for them. A) Shock. B) Shame. C) Sympathy. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathy. 13. Her beauty took my ..... away. A) Heart. B) Breath. C) Mind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breath. 14. What is meant by the idiom swallow your pride?I think that you need to swallow your pride and apologize to your teacher for talking in class. A) To swallow hard. B) To deny doing something. C) To forget about being embarrassed. D) To pretend you are sorry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To forget about being embarrassed. 15. Her life had now ..... and she was back where she started, in misery, alone. A) A forgone conclusion. B) Come full circle. C) A wild goose chase. D) The world is her oyster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come full circle. 16. After spending the night outside, he ..... with a serious flu. A) Came up. B) Went down. C) Came down. D) Came off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came down. 17. My mother saw the mess in my room and she ..... A) Laughed her head off. B) Hit the roof. C) Was as pleased as Punch. D) Got mixed up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hit the roof. 18. We can't solve the problem without knowing all the details. C'mon, spill the beans. A) The soup with beans is the problem. B) Spill the soup of beans to solve the problem. C) Tell the secret to solve the problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell the secret to solve the problem. 19. "At your fingertips ..... " A) On your nail bed. B) Near your nails. C) At the tip of your fingers. D) Immediately available. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immediately available. 20. What is the meaning of this idiomatic expression?"Cry over spilt milk" A) Find out his intention. B) To cherish useless regrets. C) To deal with one as he deserves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cherish useless regrets. 21. SEE EYE TO EYE means ..... A) TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. B) FELL ILL. C) AGREE TO EACH OTHER. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AGREE TO EACH OTHER. 22. Lycra pants:$ 45 Denim pants:$ 65 True or false Lycra pants are more expensive than denim pants A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Don't ..... such an unimportant problem. A) Make fun of. B) Make a fuss about. C) Make a complaint with. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make fun of. 24. The shoes fit me well A) The shoe fits me well. B) The shoes fit me well. C) The shoes don't fit me. D) The shoes don't fit me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shoes fit me well. 25. Old man Joe is as blind as a bat. A) Bats can't see. B) Mr. Joe has bats in his room. C) Bats love Mr. Joe. D) Mr. Joe can't see very well. 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