This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idioms And Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms And Phrases Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sorry, the pink towels are ..... I can offer you blue ones. A) Out stock. B) Out of stock. C) Off stock. D) Out in stock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out of stock. 2. My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here. A) Become sad. B) Become worried. C) Become angry. D) Beome happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Become angry. 3. "Go down like a lead balloon" means: A) Try yet fail. B) Lose your wealth over a period of time. C) To fall ill slowly. D) To be received badly by an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be received badly by an audience. 4. "Hit below the belt" means: A) Engage in a spiteful game. B) Act unfairly. C) To attack someone emotionally. D) To spread rumors about someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act unfairly. 5. He deals with subjects more fainthearted filmmakers would stay away from. A) Timid or afraid, not confident. B) Stay out of sight, unnoticed. C) Acting so foolishly that others mock you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timid or afraid, not confident. 6. What does the italicized phrase mean?After breaking the rules, it is time for you to toe the line. A) Change a rule. B) Face a consequence. C) Not meet a standard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face a consequence. 7. Joey's brother yelled, "Beat it!" when his sister tried to join him and his friends at the skate park. A) Fight. B) Go away. C) Make food. D) Dance to the Michael Jackson song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go away. 8. To cost an arm and a leg means ..... A) To be very cheap. B) To be very expensive. C) To be a bit expensive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be very expensive. 9. Which of these is not an idiom? A) He has a chip on his shoulder. B) Actions speak louder than words. C) We were caught between a rock and a hard place. D) The line for tacos took ages and ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The line for tacos took ages and ages. 10. Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue A) Beat around the tree. B) Beat around the bush. C) Beat around the grass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beat around the bush. 11. The little boy looks exactly like his dad, ..... A) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. B) The father must be green with envy. C) Knock on wood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 12. What does it mean to get "cold feet?" A) Your feet are chilly. B) You are tired. C) You are nervous about something, and don't want to do it. D) You are excited about something, and really want to do it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You are nervous about something, and don't want to do it. 13. Roll up your sleeves means ..... A) Push up your sleeves. B) Cut the sleeves off a shirt. C) Get ready to work. D) Time to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get ready to work. 14. Her friends did not come to her aid as she burned bridges with them in the past. The underlined means ..... A) Lost her way. B) Destroyed bridges. C) Forgot important events. D) Ended relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ended relationships. 15. What does the idiom "born with a silver spoon in your mouth" mean? A) This person made a lot of money. B) This person's parents are wealthy. C) This person has health problems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This person's parents are wealthy. 16. When you are "on the clock" it means ..... A) Your face is on the clock. B) You have a lot of time to do something. C) You don't have a lot of time to do something. D) You like clocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You don't have a lot of time to do something. 17. When someone forces you to do something you don't want to do. A) Sitting on the fence. B) Cross your fingers. C) Twist your arm. D) Over the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twist your arm. 18. What does the idiom ''money doesn't grow on trees" mean? A) You should plant more trees. B) Do not waste money. C) There's no point in climbing trees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not waste money. 19. We are ....., climate change is a serious ongoing problem. A) All looking a little green. B) Not out of the woods yet. C) Barking up the wrong tree. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not out of the woods yet. 20. When something is very expensive it costs ..... A) A drop in the ocean. B) Over your head. C) An arm and a leg. D) Twists your arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An arm and a leg. 21. What does the idiom ''dime a dozen" mean? A) Very common, of no particular value. B) A dozen is always worth twelve. C) Very special. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very common, of no particular value. 22. You're young and healthy and you have no commitments-the world is your oyster. A) You can do what you want and go where you want. B) You have no choice. C) You are afraid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You can do what you want and go where you want. 23. I waited for the results with bated breath. A) Whatever I feel is obvious to everyone. B) In an anxious or excited way. C) In a calm way. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In an anxious or excited way. 24. A certain amount and no more A) At (the) most. B) In need of. C) Determination. D) Inadequacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At (the) most. 25. I am so angry with George. Next time I see him, I will ..... A) Go green on him. B) Go green with envy. C) Give him the green light. D) None of above. 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