Idiomatic Phrases Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Idiomatic Phrases – Quiz 3
1. Throw into the embrasure.
A) Up in the air.
B) To be loaded.
C) Ring a bell.
D) Throw someone under the bus.
2. She's been very ill, but luckily she's on the _____ now.
A) MEND.
B) CLEAR.
3. For now.
A) For now.
B) Around here.
C) Please.
D) None of above.
4. Rule of thumb.
A) Rule of thumb.
B) Walk on air.
C) In hot water.
D) Go with the flow.
5. I am tired of moving from here to there and so on. I am going to _____ .
A) Settle down .
B) Be packed like sardines.
C) Feel at home.
D) None of above.
6. When I arrived in the city I was (a) (b) (c) (d) a (e) store, there was so much to see and do.
A) A like.
7. What did their mother compare Estela to?.
A) A vampire.
B) A nightingale.
C) A morning star.
D) A rooster.
8. What did Estela compare Ana to?.
A) A responsible sister.
B) A morning person.
C) A hard worker.
D) A night owl.
9. This is not rocket science.
A) It's not rocket science.
B) The best of both worlds.
C) Thats was the last straw.
D) Make a long story short.
10. To beat about the bush.
A) To speak too little.
B) To speak a lot.
11. Break a leg.
A) To break the leg.
B) Make a long story short.
C) To call it the day.
D) Get out of hand.
12. Finally.
A) Finally.
B) For certain.
C) Just in case.
D) None of above.
13. What does the phrase 'Shrimp that falls asleep, the current carries it away' mean?.
A) Actions speak louder than words.
B) Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
C) Early bird catches the worm.
D) You snooze, you lose.
14. Be smart and capable.
A) On the ball.
B) Go wiht the flow.
C) In hot water.
D) Rule of thumb.
15. Take my word for it.
A) To give smn the benefit of the doubt.
B) Break the leg.
C) Call it the day.
D) Its not rocket science.
16. Get into trouble.
A) Go with the flow.
B) In hot water.
C) Ring the bell.
D) Walk on air.
17. It's been such a long time since I saw Jo; I'm dying to _____ up with her news.
A) Catch.
B) Reach.
18. Apparently.
A) Apparently .
B) In general.
C) Of course.
D) None of above.
19. Hang in there.
A) Hit the sack.
B) Make a long story short.
C) Hang in there.
D) That's the last straw.
20. Barely, barely.
A) By the skin of your teeth.
B) A snowball effect.
C) The elephant in the room.
D) Take a rain check.
21. A) Do you live in the city center?B) Well, actually, we live miles from anywhere.
A) Far from other people.
B) In the suburbs.
22. I remember.
A) To be loaded.
B) Rule of thumb.
C) It rings a bell.
D) Up in the air.
23. Please don't be angry about what I said yesterday. It was only a joke, i was just _____ .
A) Pulling your leg.
B) On my last legs.
C) Pulling your ear.
D) Last man standing.
E) Pulling your nose.
24. When My dad lost his job and became unemployed he was forced to _____ .
A) Pull his leg.
B) Get a lump in his throat.
C) Keep his head.
D) Lose his head.
E) Go on the dole.
25. To the side.
A) Hit the sack.
B) The best of both words.
C) Lets the cat out of the bag.
D) By the skin of your teeth.