Idiom, Proverbs, & Adages Meanings Quiz

Every cloud has a silver lining means:

• silver outlines every cloud

• good will come from an unpleasant situation

• something good can go wrong

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Practice makes perfect means:

• always do your homework

• you will learn by doing something many times

• no one is perfect no matter how hard one tries

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All that glitters is not gold means:

• something that looks good on the outside is not always genuine

• gold doesn't always glitter

• gold is not valuable

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Don't count your chickens before they hatch means:

• don't count the eggs before the hatch

• don't count on something before it happens

• you can't predict the future

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One tough cookie means:

• a stale cookie

• a mean person

• a strong-willed person

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A couch potato means:

• a lazy person

• a potato on the couch

• a person who likes potatoes

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On cloud nine means:

• flying in a plane

• to be very happy

• up in the air

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The cat got your tongue means:

• bite your tongue

• the cat bit you

• unable to speak

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Don't judge a book by its cover means:

• don't judge something on the way it looks

• don't choose a book based on its cover

• choose a new book

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Actions speak louder than words means:

• what you do is more important than what you say

• you can hear someone's actions

• speak quietly

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