This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idioms And Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms And Phrases Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To hope for something to happen A) Twist your arm. B) Cross your fingers. C) Cross your eyes. D) Turn over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cross your fingers. 2. Or so A) Approximately. B) Exactly. C) Etc. D) So so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approximately. 3. It's always good to know that, come what may, your job is safe. A) Irritate or bother me. B) I'll find a way to get what I want. C) Whatever happens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whatever happens. 4. Hurt or upset someone who is helping you A) Kick the bucket. B) Let the cat out of the bag. C) Let sleeping dogs lie. D) Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 5. What does the italicized phrase mean?With a fierce battle of wills going on, how do you expect the parties to come to an agreement? A) A tough argument. B) A fair competition. C) A serious problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tough argument. 6. What does the idiom "make bread and butter" mean? A) Take up a job of a baker and breed cows. B) Have a job to pay for food. C) Prepare breakfast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have a job to pay for food. 7. Can it be that Suzanne was envious because you had a date? It sounds as if the green-eyed monster may have taken over and clouded her judgment. A) Not good or bad. B) Jealousy. C) Timid or afraid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jealousy. 8. My father was always very closed off regarding his feelings, so when I had kids, I made a point of wearing my heart on my sleeve with them. A) Show your feelings. B) Hide your feelings. C) Be jealous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show your feelings. 9. In a pickle means ..... A) I am hungry. B) In trouble. C) I like green. D) I am inside the pickle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In trouble. 10. "He has two left feet" means ..... A) He is a mutant. B) He is graceful. C) He is clumsy. D) He stole someone else's foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is clumsy. 11. To die A) To kick the calendar. B) To kick the yard. C) To kick the bucket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To kick the bucket. 12. Cool as a cucumber means ..... A) Not nervous. B) It is cold outside. C) Vegetables are good when cool. D) Very popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not nervous. 13. To find the missing money was a wild goose chase for the authorities and left the case unresolved. The underlined means ..... A) Difficult task. B) Unsuccessful job. C) Wild duty. D) Hard function. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unsuccessful job. 14. If someone tells you to "beat it" they want you to ..... A) Fight. B) Go away. C) Make food. D) Dance to the Michael Jackson song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go away. 15. After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase. A) In a difficult situation. B) Whatever happens. C) A hopeless effort or search with no chance of success. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hopeless effort or search with no chance of success. 16. These red poppies are a dime a dozen A) Very common. B) Rare. C) Precious. D) Costly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very common. 17. He answered the test for the shortest time as it was a piece of cake for him. The underlined means ..... A) Exciting. B) Delicious. C) Very easy. D) Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very easy. 18. "The grass is not always green on the other side" means: A) The other side isn't getting any sun. B) We should not try to go to the other side. C) We should be satisfied with what we have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We should be satisfied with what we have. 19. "Head and Shoulder" means: A) To treat everyone equally. B) To treat others in an inferior manner. C) To be superior to everyone. D) To walk together with everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be superior to everyone. 20. On the right track means ..... A) On the train track. B) Next to the train. C) Doing what I need to do to meet my goals. D) Going on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing what I need to do to meet my goals. 21. Lion's share A) No share at all. B) Greater share of a thing. C) Miserly. D) Very small item. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greater share of a thing. 22. You are the cat's meow . A) You have soft voice. B) You are something special. C) Your voice is raspy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are something special. 23. I was ..... when I saw him driving his brand-new sports car. A) Green as grass. B) Green with envy. C) Green as bananas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green with envy. 24. Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?John met the President. A) John rubbed elbows with the President. B) John was a cheetah. C) John pulled the wool over his eyes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John rubbed elbows with the President. 25. Walk in her shoes means ..... A) I have the same shoes. B) Feel what she feels. C) Go for a walk. D) Her shoes are good for walking. 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