This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a "wet blanket" ? A) Someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining. B) Something that looks impressive but is really just an illusion. C) Something that makes your face or head look very different. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining. 2. Wouldn't hurt a fly A) Describes someone who likes bugs and insects. B) Describe someone who is very gentle. C) Describe someone who is really agressive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describe someone who is very gentle. 3. "Time flies" is ..... A) Time is eternal. B) Time is accurate. C) Time goes fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time goes fast. 4. Many pupils turned down the invitation for Milo Fun Run. A) Refused; denied. B) Went down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refused; denied. 5. Long for A) Like. B) To expect. C) Let go of your nerves. D) To reject something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To expect. 6. Idiom:as gentle as a ..... Meaning:To be pleasant, caring and calm. A) Lamb. B) Cat. C) Dog. D) Cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamb. 7. Nervous and anxious ..... A) On cloud nine. B) Under the weather. C) Butterflies in my stomach. D) In black and white. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butterflies in my stomach. 8. Lightning speed A) Very fast. B) Sleep fast. C) Good company. D) Overflowing joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very fast. 9. Last week I ..... a cold. Now, I have a runny nose. A) Catch. B) Catched. C) Caught. D) Catching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caught. 10. Let's ..... it a day. A) Say. B) Take. C) Give. D) Call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call. 11. On the way back home, you can come ..... and have some coffee with me. A) Out. B) Across. C) Off. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Round. 12. I think I'll be on a diet until the cows come home. I'm never going to lose weight.'until the cows come home' means: A) A place where you feel relaxed. B) For a very long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For a very long time. 13. Associate the correct idiomatic expression to this sentence:I'm not going to school today, I am too sick. I'm really ..... A) In a nutshell. B) Under the weather. C) On the fence. D) Out of the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the weather. 14. He has been successful in life. He went from ..... A) Music in my ears. B) Rags to riches. C) Cold water. D) Ups and downs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rags to riches. 15. How would you answer this?(a) Lisa don't forget to hand the homework in. Tomorrow is the deadline(b) ..... A) As if . B) There you go!. C) You nail it!. D) Good thinking!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good thinking!. 16. I never said that. Don't put words in my ..... A) Mouth. B) Ear. C) Head. D) Eye. E) Stomachache. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mouth. 17. Illuminating A) The status of being respected, a position of being 'more' moral than others. B) An opinion on something. C) To make something more understandable. D) Undecided on a decision, avoid making a decision on something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make something more understandable. 18. It will take a long time? Oh, good, do it in your own time. A) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, do it on your time. B) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, I have all the time of the world. C) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, take your time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, take your time. 19. His jokes fell ..... A) Apart. B) Off. C) Flat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 20. I ..... regret for having deceived her. A) Felt. B) Made. C) Held. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felt. 21. I am about to finish the semester. I am on the pig's back. A) Busy. B) Happy. C) Nervous. D) Hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy. 22. 3) When Dad is really angry, he has a face like ..... A) Thunder. B) Storm. C) Cloud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thunder. 23. Very busy. A) Turn down. B) Bring up. C) Bank on. D) Flat out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat out. 24. To be fond of A) Like. B) Thanks to someone. C) Let go of your nerves. D) To reject something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like. 25. I am not sure who is going to the party this weekend. I can ..... to see who is going. A) Ask around. B) Ask about. C) Ask for. D) Ask out. 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