Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 24 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 24
1. Hot potatoes.
A) A controversial or difficult subject.
B) Simple.
2. I was really disappointed by his new book. It _____ .
A) Bring it home to you.
B) Home truth.
C) Wasn't anything to write home about.
D) Home in.
3. What does the idiom 'Half a loaf is better than none' mean?.
A) This means having something is better than not having anything at all.
B) You can't judge a person's character by how he or she looks.
C) You usually do better than others if you get there ahead of others.
D) Mind your own business and let others mind theirs.
4. To stand someone up.
A) Put a rabbit at the table.
B) Don't go to the meeting.
5. You need to study hard-good grades don't just appear out of thin air. What does "out of thin air" mean?.
A) Disappear unexpectedly.
B) Suddenly appear.
C) Uncertainly.
D) Remain unanswered.
6. Use your noodle.
A) Use your brain.
B) A very intelligent person.
7. What's the meaning of to draw a blank?.
A) To not be able to remember something. .
B) Speaking and writing.
C) Be actively trying to learn.
D) None of above.
8. To live in grey existence would mean to live a colorless life.
A) Hectic, busy.
B) Exciting, full.
C) Dull, monotonous.
D) Confused, at a loss.
9. What's the meaning of to put oneself through school?.
A) To pay one's own tuition.
B) To be expelled from an institution because of low grades or poor performance.
C) To decide to leave school and no longer pursue a degree or diploma.
D) None of above.
10. Odds and Ends.
A) Unimportant things.
B) Important things.
C) Unnecessary things.
D) None of above.
11. What does "under the weather" mean?.
A) Severily ill.
B) To be under the rain.
C) The weather is terrible.
D) Feel not so good.
12. (to) bring something to the table.
A) To offer something a value .
B) To serve dinner.
C) To be helpful.
D) None of above.
13. In advance.
A) Therefore.
B) In advance.
C) By the way.
D) This way.
14. The girl _____ her grandmother a visit as she hadn't seen her for a long time.
A) Went.
B) Paid.
C) Had.
D) Gave.
15. His idea didn't work, so he had to go back to square one.
A) To start over.
B) To continue.
C) To end trying.
D) To move forward.
16. When a company goes bankrupt or it has no profit.
A) In the red.
B) Hit the jackpot.
C) Midas touch.
D) The ihe black.
17. It is nice to go to the beach during dog days of April.
A) Very hot days.
B) A short sleep.
C) Wow! I'm surprised!.
D) Wait and be patient.
E) Become quiet suddenly.
18. Go to.
A) To say to oneself.
B) To realise.
C) To have a party.
D) To make one's way.
19. "Piece of cake" means _____ .
A) Easy!.
B) Give me that pie!.
C) Damn!.
D) Piece of cake!.
20. I felt a little _____ when my boss asked me out.
A) Awkward.
B) Mixed up.
C) Tied up.
D) Mushy.
21. To have good luck.
A) To be sleepy.
B) To be hot.
C) To have chance.
D) To be lucky.
22. I searched for Mariah Carey's concert here in the Philippines because I am a big fan of hers. The ticket cost an arm and a leg, but I do not care. I want to see her, so I bought one.
A) The ticket concert is very expensive.
B) The ticket concert is very cheap.
C) Someone broke his/her leg and arm.
D) Someone is a real fan of an artist.
23. To take a walk.
A) To have a parade.
B) To take a walk.
24. Be/I am speaking, listen to me!.
A) Between the start and the end of an activity.
B) On a train for a trip.
25. Want to.
A) To be hungry.
B) To be _____ years old.
C) To need.
D) To feel like.