Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 9
1. Wouldn't hurt a fly.
A) Describe someone who is very gentle.
B) Describes someone who likes bugs and insects.
C) Describe someone who is really agressive.
D) None of above.
2. "Time flies" is _____ .
A) Time goes fast .
B) Time is eternal.
C) Time is accurate.
D) None of above.
3. Many pupils turned down the invitation for Milo Fun Run.
A) Went down.
B) Refused; denied.
4. Long for.
A) Like.
B) Let go of your nerves.
C) To reject something.
D) To expect.
5. Idiom:as gentle as a _____ Meaning:To be pleasant, caring and calm.
A) Cat.
B) Cow.
C) Dog.
D) Lamb.
6. Nervous and anxious _____ .
A) Butterflies in my stomach.
B) On cloud nine.
C) Under the weather.
D) In black and white.
7. Narrow-minded.
A) Nothing much is known.
B) Dizzy so can't think.
C) Mentally ill.
D) None of above.
8. Lightning speed.
A) Good company.
B) Sleep fast.
C) Overflowing joy.
D) Very fast.
9. It's raining cats and dogs.
A) Raining very hard.
B) Raining on the cats and dogs.
C) Cats and dogs falling from the sky.
D) The sky is sad.
10. Last week I _____ a cold. Now, I have a runny nose.
A) Catched.
B) Catching.
C) Catch.
D) Caught.
11. Jam. The is the on ant.
A) The ant is on the jam. .
B) The ant is the jam on.
C) The jam is on the ant.
D) None of above.
12. Once in a blue moon.
A) Once in a blue moon.
B) Sometimes it's a blue moon.
C) Once upon a time in a blue moon.
D) Rarely, from time to time.
13. Let's _____ it a day.
A) Call.
B) Say.
C) Take.
D) Give.
14. On the way back home, you can come _____ and have some coffee with me.
A) Off.
B) Round.
C) Across.
D) Out.
15. I think I'll be on a diet until the cows come home. I'm never going to lose weight.'until the cows come home' means:.
A) A place where you feel relaxed.
B) For a very long time.
16. Associate the correct idiomatic expression to this sentence:I'm not going to school today, I am too sick. I'm really _____ .
A) On the fence.
B) In a nutshell.
C) Out of the woods.
D) Under the weather.
17. He has been successful in life. He went from _____ .
A) Rags to riches.
B) Music in my ears.
C) Cold water.
D) Ups and downs.
18. How would you answer this?(a) Lisa don't forget to hand the homework in. Tomorrow is the deadline(b) _____ .
A) As if _____.
B) You nail it!.
C) Good thinking!.
D) There you go!.
19. I never said that. Don't put words in my _____ .
A) Stomachache.
B) Ear.
C) Mouth.
D) Head.
E) Eye.
20. Illuminating.
A) To make something more understandable.
B) The status of being respected, a position of being 'more' moral than others.
C) An opinion on something.
D) Undecided on a decision, avoid making a decision on something.
21. It will take a long time? Oh, good, do it in your own time.
A) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, take your time. .
B) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, do it on your time.
C) Will it take long? Ah, that's ok, I have all the time of the world.
D) None of above.
22. His jokes fell _____ .
A) Flat .
B) Apart.
C) Off.
D) None of above.
23. I _____ regret for having deceived her.
A) Felt.
B) Made.
C) Held.
D) Had.
24. I am about to finish the semester. I am on the pig's back.
A) Happy.
B) Busy.
C) Hopeful.
D) Nervous.
25. 3) When Dad is really angry, he has a face like _____ .
A) Thunder.
B) Storm.
C) Cloud.
D) None of above.