This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idiomatic Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Phrases Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A) Have you heard? Carlo's buying a house.B) Yes, he told me a while ago that he and Liza were thinking of settling down. A) Buying a bigger house. B) Choosing a permanent home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Choosing a permanent home. 2. Why did Ana think they would be late again? A) Estela was taking too long to get ready. B) Ana was not feeling well. C) Their parents were not ready. D) They had to finish their homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estela was taking too long to get ready. 3. Everything became clear A) Let the cat out of the bag. B) Once in a blue moon. C) Take a rain check. D) The elephant in the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Let the cat out of the bag. 4. Once every hundred years A) Once in a blue moon. B) Take a rain check. C) An elephant in the room. D) A snowball effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once in a blue moon. 5. Find the synonym of the italic words:Learning how to play a guitar was very easy to do, I think I can master it in a short time. A) Child's play. B) To run in the family. C) To follow in someone's footsteps. D) Like a kid in a candy store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child's play. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. The crazier the idea is, the ..... is to try A) Most fun. B) More fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More fun. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. She's been very ill, but luckily she's on the ..... now. A) MEND. B) CLEAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MEND. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. What did their mother compare Estela to? A) A rooster. B) A vampire. C) A nightingale. 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