Idioms & Phrases Quiz
Practice quiz on Idioms & Phrases (Vocabulary). 5 questions.
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Idioms & Phrases Quiz — Questions with Solutions
All 25 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.
Q1.Break the ice means?
- A.Start a conversation in a social setting
- B.Literally break ice
- C.Fight
- D.Sleep
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Answer: A. Start a conversation in a social setting
Ease social tension.
Q2.Once in a blue moon means?
- A.Very rarely
- B.Frequently
- C.Daily
- D.Never
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Answer: A. Very rarely
Something happening seldom.
Q3.Burn the midnight oil means?
- A.Study/work late at night
- B.Cook
- C.Exercise
- D.Sleep early
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Answer: A. Study/work late at night
Working very late.
Q4.Piece of cake means?
- A.Very easy task
- B.Actual cake
- C.Difficult
- D.Impossible
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Answer: A. Very easy task
Something simple.
Q5.Hit the nail on the head means?
- A.Describe exactly what is right
- B.Carpentry
- C.Mistake
- D.Miss the point
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Answer: A. Describe exactly what is right
Precisely correct.
Q6.'Once in a blue moon' means:
- A.Very often
- B.Very rarely
- C.Every month
- D.Frequently
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Answer: B. Very rarely
This idiom means something that happens very rarely.
Q7.'Break the ice' means:
- A.To end a fight
- B.To start a conversation
- C.To become angry
- D.To remain silent
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Answer: B. To start a conversation
It means to initiate conversation in a social setting.
Q8.'Bite the bullet' means:
- A.To avoid danger
- B.To face a difficult situation bravely
- C.To eat quickly
- D.To give up
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Answer: B. To face a difficult situation bravely
It means to endure a painful or unpleasant situation with courage.
Q9.'A piece of cake' means:
- A.Something very easy
- B.Something delicious
- C.Something expensive
- D.Something difficult
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Answer: A. Something very easy
It refers to a task that is very easy to do.
Q10.'Burn the midnight oil' means:
- A.To waste time
- B.To work late into the night
- C.To relax
- D.To sleep early
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Answer: B. To work late into the night
It means to study or work late at night.
Q11.'Kick the bucket' means:
- A.To die
- B.To succeed
- C.To travel
- D.To retire
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Answer: A. To die
This is an informal idiom meaning 'to die'.
Q12.'Spill the beans' means:
- A.To cook food
- B.To reveal a secret
- C.To make a mistake
- D.To argue
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Answer: B. To reveal a secret
It means to disclose secret information.
Q13.'Under the weather' means:
- A.Feeling happy
- B.Feeling ill
- C.Feeling angry
- D.Feeling confident
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Answer: B. Feeling ill
It means feeling slightly unwell.
Q14.'Hit the nail on the head' means:
- A.To be exactly right
- B.To fail completely
- C.To hurt someone
- D.To start work
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Answer: A. To be exactly right
It means to describe or identify something exactly correctly.
Q15.'Cost an arm and a leg' means:
- A.Very cheap
- B.Very expensive
- C.Very heavy
- D.Very light
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Answer: B. Very expensive
It means something is extremely expensive.
Q16.'Let the cat out of the bag' means:
- A.To disclose a secret
- B.To catch an animal
- C.To make noise
- D.To hide something
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Answer: A. To disclose a secret
It means to reveal a secret accidentally.
Q17.'Add fuel to the fire' means:
- A.To worsen a situation
- B.To solve a problem
- C.To calm someone down
- D.To start cooking
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Answer: A. To worsen a situation
It means to make a bad situation even worse.
Q18.'Beat around the bush' means:
- A.To avoid the main topic
- B.To speak directly
- C.To finish quickly
- D.To search carefully
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Answer: A. To avoid the main topic
It means to avoid talking about the main point directly.
Q19.'Call it a day' means:
- A.To start fresh
- B.To stop work for the day
- C.To celebrate
- D.To postpone
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Answer: B. To stop work for the day
It means to decide to stop doing something for the rest of the day.
Q20.'In hot water' means:
- A.In trouble
- B.In comfort
- C.In a hurry
- D.In doubt
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Answer: A. In trouble
It means to be in a difficult or troublesome situation.
Q21.'Turn over a new leaf' means:
- A.To start behaving in a better way
- B.To read a book
- C.To change jobs
- D.To travel abroad
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Answer: A. To start behaving in a better way
It means to change one's behaviour for the better.
Q22.'A blessing in disguise' means:
- A.Something good that seemed bad at first
- B.A curse
- C.A gift
- D.A surprise party
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Answer: A. Something good that seemed bad at first
It refers to something that appears bad but turns out to be beneficial.
Q23.'Cut corners' means:
- A.To do something in the cheapest or easiest way
- B.To travel fast
- C.To take a shortcut route
- D.To finish early
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Answer: A. To do something in the cheapest or easiest way
It means to do something poorly to save time, money or effort.
Q24.'Get cold feet' means:
- A.To become nervous about doing something
- B.To catch a cold
- C.To feel cold weather
- D.To run fast
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Answer: A. To become nervous about doing something
It means to lose confidence or become nervous before an event.
Q25.'Once bitten, twice shy' means:
- A.Cautious after a bad experience
- B.Brave after failure
- C.Careless always
- D.Angry after loss
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Answer: A. Cautious after a bad experience
It means being wary of something after a previous bad experience with it.
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