Idioms MCQs

Correct Answer: To lose one's temper

The correct answer is To lose one's temper, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Completely

The correct answer is Completely, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: بغیر اجازت چھٹی

The correct answer is بغیر اجازت چھٹی, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Challenge

The correct answer is Challenge, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Good luck

The correct answer is Good luck, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Split

The correct answer is Split, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: To start a conversation

To break the ice means to start a conversation and ease initial awkwardness.

Correct Answer: Costly but useless possession

A white elephant is a possession that costs a lot to keep but is of little use.

Correct Answer: Passed by a very narrow margin

The idiom 'by the skin of one's teeth' means to succeed only just, by a very narrow margin.

Correct Answer: A false or distracting clue

A 'red herring' is a false or distracting clue that draws attention away from the real issue.

Correct Answer: Refrain from speaking

To 'bite your tongue' is to refrain from speaking, holding back something you want to say.

Correct Answer: Speak or act without thinking

To 'shoot from the hip' is to speak or act hastily, without thinking it through.

Correct Answer: Improvise as events unfold

To 'play it by ear' is to improvise and adapt as events unfold rather than following a fixed plan.

Correct Answer: Set a clear limit or boundary

To 'draw the line in the sand' is to set a clear limit or boundary beyond which one will not go.

Correct Answer: Make a desperate attempt

To 'clutch at straws' is to make a desperate attempt to succeed when there is little hope.

Correct Answer: Anxiety

To be under the harrow is to be in distress or anxiety, as under a harrow's teeth.

Correct Answer: On the ground of

The idiom “on the score of” means on the ground of, i.e. for the reason of.

Correct Answer: Unfair influence

Backstairs influence is secret, underhand — unfair — influence.

Correct Answer: A person who is a thief

Light-fingered describes someone skilled at stealing, i.e. a thief or pickpocket.

Correct Answer: White

The correct answer is White, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: To make peace

"Bury the hatchet" is an idiom meaning to end a conflict and make peace with someone. It originates from a Native American tradition of literally burying weapons as a sign of peace.

Correct Answer: Good luck

"Break a leg" is a popular theatrical idiom used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance. Using the phrase directly is considered bad luck in theater tradition.

Correct Answer: In a difficult predicament

"In a fix" is an idiom meaning to be in a difficult, awkward, or troublesome situation with no easy way out.

Correct Answer: Excellent work

"Yeoman's work" (or yeoman service) is an idiom meaning excellent, efficient, and dedicated work. It originates from the reliable service rendered by yeomen in medieval England.

Correct Answer: To succeed or meet the required standard

"Cut the mustard" means to meet the required standard or to succeed at a task. For example, "He finally cut the mustard in his new role" means he met the expectations.

Correct Answer: Challenge

'Rough up' often implies physical aggression or a tough encounter.

Correct Answer: Good luck

'Break a leg' is an idiom used in the performing arts to wish someone good luck.

Correct Answer: End conflict

To bury the hatchet is an idiom that means to make peace and end an argument or conflict.

Correct Answer: Meet expectations

To 'cut the mustard' means to perform well enough to meet expectations or requirements.

Correct Answer: Hard work

'Yeoman's work' refers to efficient, substantial, or hard work done in a good cause.

Correct Answer: Difficult situation

To be 'in a fix' means to be in a difficult or awkward situation.

Correct Answer: Extremely happy

The idiom 'on cloud nine' describes a state of perfect happiness or euphoria.

Correct Answer: To be exactly right

The idiom means to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

Correct Answer: Reveal secret unintentionally

To 'let the cat out of the bag' means to disclose a secret by mistake.

Correct Answer: mind

The correct answer is mind, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Very ancient or old

The correct answer is Very ancient or old, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: To disconnect

The correct answer is To disconnect, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: To take immediate advantage of a favorable opportunity.

The correct answer is To take immediate advantage of a favorable opportunity., as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Make hay while the sun shines

The correct answer is Make hay while the sun shines, as asked in this question on Idioms.

Correct Answer: Spots

The idiom 'A leopard cannot change its spots' implies that people cannot change their basic nature.

Correct Answer: To be successful or victorious

To 'carry the day' means to win or achieve success after a struggle.

Correct Answer: Narrowly

'By the skin of one's teeth' means to narrowly escape a situation.

Correct Answer: by

To 'put by' means to save money for future needs.

Correct Answer: in

The idiom 'laugh in one's sleeves' means to be secretly amused.

Correct Answer: To annoy or irritate someone

The idiom 'to get someone's goat' means to cause them to become annoyed or angry.

Correct Answer: Neat & Tidy

The idiom 'apple-pie order' is used to describe something that is perfectly neat and tidy.

Correct Answer: To pay too much money for something

The idiom 'to pay through the nose' describes paying an excessively high price for goods or services.

Correct Answer: An important day

A 'red letter day' refers to a day that is pleasantly noteworthy or significant.

Correct Answer: Join a popular trend or activity

To 'jump on the bandwagon' means to join others in doing something that is becoming fashionable or popular.

Correct Answer: To fully accept something, especially a trick or lie

Swallowing the bait means being deceived or tricked into accepting something that seems attractive but is actually intended to entrap.

Correct Answer: To take with some reservation

Taking something with a grain of salt means viewing it with skepticism and not accepting it as completely true or accurate.

Correct Answer: Much excitement over something trivial

This idiom describes a situation where there is a lot of anger, worry, or excitement about something that is not important.

Correct Answer: Honest

The idiom 'fair and square' means to behave in an honest, open, and straightforward way.

Correct Answer: Delay

To 'hold up' means to cause a delay.

Correct Answer: Close together

The idiom 'cheek by jowl' means to be very close together.

Correct Answer: Everyone

The idiom 'all and sundry' refers to every person, regardless of their status or background.

Correct Answer: Two wrongs don't make a right.

The proverb means that reacting to a wrong action with another wrong action does not make the situation correct or justified.

Correct Answer: Mislead

To 'string someone along' means to deceive someone for a long time about one's intentions.

Correct Answer: To start successfully or with a good beginning

The idiom 'off to a flying start' or related variations typically refers to beginning something with immediate success or momentum.

Correct Answer: Rome

The proverb 'Rome was not built in a day' means that important things take time.

Correct Answer: Split

The idiom is 'to cry over spilt milk,' meaning to be upset about something that has already happened and cannot be changed.

Correct Answer: To succeeded

In common usage, 'come off' can mean to succeed or to work out as intended.

Correct Answer: Be preoccupied or obsessed with something

To have a bee in one's bonnet means to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea.

Correct Answer: To stop working for the day

To 'call it a day' is an idiom meaning to stop what you are doing because you have finished or do not want to do any more.

Correct Answer: Work in great hurry

To work against the clock means to work very quickly because you have a limited amount of time to complete something.

Correct Answer: Do not rely on one choice

The idiom advises against concentrating all one's resources in a single area or venture.

Correct Answer: In disorder

The idiom 'at sixes and sevens' means being in a state of confusion or disarray.

Correct Answer: To tolerate

The phrasal verb 'put up with' means to tolerate or endure something unpleasant.

Correct Answer: Large size is attractive

The idiom 'big is beautiful' reflects the cultural sentiment that a larger size or scale can be aesthetically or inherently attractive.

Correct Answer: To argue or exchange words heatedly

To bandy words means to engage in a heated argument or exchange of sharp words.

Correct Answer: To be extremely happy

Being on cloud nine is a common idiom meaning to be in a state of great happiness or elation.

Correct Answer: Very happy and important day

A red-letter day is an idiom describing a memorable, important, or happy day.

Correct Answer: Secret

To hole and corner means to do something in a secret or clandestine manner.

Correct Answer: To speak bluntly and truthfully

The idiom means to speak the truth even if it is unpleasant.

Correct Answer: Destroy in the very beginning

To nip something in the bud means to stop it at an early stage before it develops further.

Correct Answer: To end conflict and make peace

Burying the hatchet is an idiom meaning to make peace and stop fighting.

Correct Answer: To get into trouble

To be in hot water means to be in a difficult situation or to be in trouble.

Correct Answer: To bear the consequences

To face the music means to accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.

Correct Answer: To emphasize

To drive home a point means to make it clearly understood or to emphasize it.

Correct Answer: Living a wandering or unsettled life

The idiom 'birds of passage' refers to people who do not stay long in one place.

Correct Answer: Very active

To be 'full of beans' means to be full of energy and very active.

Correct Answer: To not make a decision

To sit on the fence means to avoid taking sides or making a decision.

Correct Answer: To improve

The idiom 'pull your socks up' means to make an effort to improve one's work or performance.

Correct Answer: A lazy person

A 'couch potato' is a common idiom used to describe a person who is habitually lazy and sits on the couch for long periods.

Correct Answer: In the top part of a newspaper page

The idiom 'above the fold' refers to the top half of a newspaper where the most important stories are placed.

Correct Answer: A bitter enemy

The idiom 'at daggers drawn' signifies a state of bitter hostility or readiness to fight between parties.

Correct Answer: To die

The idiom 'to give up the ghost' is an old expression that means to expire or to die.

Correct Answer: Insult

The correct English idiom is 'To add insult to injury', meaning to worsen an already bad situation.

Correct Answer: Very different from

The idiom 'a far cry from' means that something is notably or significantly different from something else.

Correct Answer: the door

'Keep the wolf from the door' is an English idiom meaning to have enough money to avert hunger or starvation.

Correct Answer: A sudden and unexpected event

The phrase describes an event that happens suddenly and without warning, like a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky.

Correct Answer: Appointment

To 'pencil someone in' means to schedule an appointment or meeting with them.

Correct Answer: Have it both ways

The idiom means you cannot possess two incompatible things at the same time.

Correct Answer: Disappear gradually

'Dies away' describes the gradual fading or cessation of something, such as sound or light.

Correct Answer: Under all circumstances

The idiom 'through thick and thin' means to stay with someone or something regardless of the circumstances.

Correct Answer: Go to bed or sleep

This is a common English idiom meaning to retire for the night.

Correct Answer: A useless effort

A wild-goose chase refers to a foolish or hopeless search for something unattainable.

Correct Answer: To speak in plain terms

This idiom means to speak the truth plainly and directly, even if it is unpleasant.

Correct Answer: A man whose character is weak

A 'man of straw' refers to a person who lacks strength of character or is easily influenced.

Correct Answer: In disorder

The idiom 'at sixes and sevens' describes a state of total confusion, disarray, or disorder.