Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 14
1. We are looking at the boat in the open sea and soon we _____ sight of it.
A) Took.
B) Got.
C) Caught.
D) Lost.
2. In a nutshell.
A) Hard.
B) Simple.
3. Why don't you work for us on weekends while you work at your company on weekdays? That way, you can enjoy the _____ .
A) Best of both worlds.
B) Be under the weather.
C) Burn the midnight oil.
D) In the flesh.
4. Agree.
A) To not forget.
B) To not agree.
C) To forget.
D) To agree.
5. Well, I haven't _____ it much thought.
A) Brought.
B) Given.
C) Taken.
D) Got.
6. You are too serious! Don't be too onion skinned.
A) Sensitive.
B) Naughty.
C) Friendly.
D) Happy.
7. Choose the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression.Father can't do it alone. Can you lend him a hand?.
A) Help him.
B) Leave him alone.
C) Ask someone for help.
D) None of above.
8. I want to eat in a restaurant because I have _____ .
A) Sed.
B) Fear.
C) Hunger.
D) Dream.
9. All the sales are _____ , they increase the price and pretend to reduce it.
A) An eyewash.
B) From hand to mouth.
C) A far cry.
D) A fair-weather friend.
10. Using expressions in context:Form a sentence using the expression 'get to know'.
A) I want to get to know my new classmates better.
B) I get to know the answer to the riddle.
C) I need to get to know how to do this math problem.
D) I get to know the way to the library.
11. I'm not carrying the can for this shambles=.
A) It's not my responsibility.
B) I'm not prepared to take the blame for this inefficiency.
12. For the love of God.
A) Over there.
B) Apparently.
C) Oh my god.
D) For the fish.
13. To stop.
A) Stop.
B) Call yourself.
C) Relax.
D) Get angry.
E) I will understand.
14. My mother loses her cool when she sees a messy room. It is her _____ .
A) Achilles whole.
B) Midas touch.
C) Pandora's box.
D) None of above.
15. What do you mean by this phrase? If you take something seriously, .
A) It happens.
B) You take a break from work, etc., to enjoy.
C) You don't question it.
D) You believe it to be important.
16. I have good luck.
A) I'm thirsty.
B) I'm sleepy.
C) I'm lucky.
D) I'm successful.
17. Be angry against.
A) To have done something.
B) To take place.
C) To be angry with/mad at.
D) To do something in vain.
18. What does the idiom 'to swim against the tide' mean?.
A) To go with the flow.
B) To struggle against prevailing opinion.
C) To swim in calm waters.
D) To swim in the opposite direction.
19. What does the idiom 'take to the road' mean?.
A) To avoid the road.
B) To start a journey.
C) To be lost on the road.
D) To end a journey.
20. There is an extra room in the house that you can _____ use of for doing your craft.
A) Do.
B) Have.
C) Take.
D) Make.
21. Set in the stone is _____ .
A) Something that is unchangeable.
B) Something is uncertain or not decided yet.
C) A small perceptible part of a bigger porblem.
D) Not feeling well.
22. When Elijah first set _____ on Daniel, she wasn't at all _____ by what she saw. What pair of words is suitable for this sentence?.
A) Foot-interested.
B) Eyes-disappointed.
C) Eyes-interested.
D) Foot-disappointed.
23. The house cost us, _____ but we have no regrets.
A) An arm and a leg.
B) An arm and a hand.
C) A hand and a leg.
D) None of above.
24. What a pity!.
A) What a surprise!.
B) What a nuisance!.
C) What a pity!.
D) What a shame!.
25. The man bought a car that cost him an arm and a leg.
A) Life.
B) Safety.
C) Loan.
D) Extremely expensive.