This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm sorry, she's ..... at the moment. Please, call her later. A) Tied up with. B) Tied down. C) Tied up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tied up. 2. To go with the flow A) Snowed under. B) Go cold turkey. C) Cut to the chase. D) Go with the flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go with the flow. 3. Straight to the point A) Cold turkey. B) Cut to the chase. C) Up in the air. D) On the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut to the chase. 4. A) I think we need to move to a bigger office.B) I agree. We've run out of space here! A) We don't need more. B) We've used it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We've used it all. 5. Throw sharply A) Up in the air. B) Ring a bell. C) Throw someonr under the bus. D) To go cold turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go cold turkey. 6. A:How far do you live? B:I live ..... A) To run out of space. B) Miles from anywhere. C) Like the back of my hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miles from anywhere. 7. What advice did their mother give them? A) To understand and accept their differences. B) To always be on time. C) To sleep more in the morning. D) To stop arguing with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand and accept their differences. 8. The crazier the idea is, the ..... is to try A) Most fun. B) More fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More fun. 9. What was Ana's reaction when Estela compared her to a morning person? A) She was surprised. B) She was offended. C) She was happy. D) She was indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was happy. 10. I've really enjoyed my visit. If you ever come to Now York, ..... me a line so I can return the hospitality. A) Send. B) Drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drop. 11. A) Are you sure you know how to get there?B) Relax, I know this part of town like the back ofmy hand. A) Be very familiar with a place. B) Be new to a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be very familiar with a place. 12. She had that man's name on the tip of her ..... , but she couldn't remember it. A) Mouth. B) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tongue. 13. Chain reaction effect A) A snowball effect. B) It takes two to tango. C) On cloud nine. D) Run like the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A snowball effect. 14. A) What's your journey to work like?B) It's awful, we're packed in like sardines on the Tube A) Uncomfortably crowded. B) Smelling a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncomfortably crowded. 15. Why did Ana find it strange that Estela didn't respond to her? A) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk. B) Estela was busy preparing breakfast. C) Estela was still sleeping. D) Estela was upset with Ana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estela never misses an opportunity to talk. 16. Throw into the embrasure A) To be loaded. B) Up in the air. C) Ring a bell. D) Throw someone under the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Throw someone under the bus. 17. She's been very ill, but luckily she's on the ..... now. A) MEND. B) CLEAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MEND. 18. Rule of thumb A) Walk on air. B) Go with the flow. C) In hot water. D) Rule of thumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule of thumb. 19. I am tired of moving from here to there and so on. I am going to ..... A) Be packed like sardines. B) Feel at home. C) Settle down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Settle down. 20. What did their mother compare Estela to? A) A rooster. B) A vampire. C) A nightingale. D) A morning star. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A vampire. 21. What did Estela compare Ana to? A) A morning person. B) A night owl. C) A hard worker. D) A responsible sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A morning person. 22. This is not rocket science A) The best of both worlds. B) Thats was the last straw. C) Make a long story short. D) It's not rocket science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's not rocket science. 23. To beat about the bush A) To speak a lot. B) To speak too little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To speak a lot. 24. What does the phrase 'Shrimp that falls asleep, the current carries it away' mean? A) Early bird catches the worm. B) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. C) You snooze, you lose. D) Actions speak louder than words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You snooze, you lose. 25. Be smart and capable A) Go wiht the flow. B) In hot water. C) Rule of thumb. D) On the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the ball. 26. Take my word for it A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt. B) Break the leg. C) Call it the day. D) Its not rocket science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt. 27. Get into trouble A) Ring the bell. B) In hot water. C) Go with the flow. D) Walk on air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In hot water. 28. It's been such a long time since I saw Jo; I'm dying to ..... up with her news. A) Catch. B) Reach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catch. 29. Hang in there A) That's the last straw. B) Make a long story short. C) Hit the sack. D) Hang in there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hang in there. 30. Barely, barely A) A snowball effect. B) The elephant in the room. C) By the skin of your teeth. D) Take a rain check. 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