Idioms Quiz 1

What does the underlined phrase mean?

Joe was going to the amusement park and having a pizza party for his birthday! He was on cloud nine.

• to be very tall

• to be very happy

• not clear

• to rain a lot

Choose the word that fits best:

That big field is as wide as the _______!

• ocean

• pencil

• tree

• apple

Which phrase fits best?

Bawi loves candy and cookies.

He has ______.

• sugar and spice

• a bad apple

• sour grapes

• a sweet tooth

What does the underlined phrase mean?

Kim hadn't eaten anything all day. She said she could eat a horse.

• to not eat meat

• to eat strange foods

• to be very hungry

• to not eat a lot

What does the underlined phrase mean?

Emma thought the math problems were very simple to solve. She said they were as easy as pie.

• very easy to do

• to bake a pie

• to taste good

• a new kind of math

What does the underlined phrase mean?

When Sam learned that he had to move, he became upset. He didn't talk to anyone and walked around with a long face.

• to move a lot

• a frown

• to have a thin face

• to smile a lot

Choose the word that fits best:

He works every day for his family. He is as busy as a _____

• child

• possum

• worm

• bee

Which phrase fits best?

We danced all night to some really great music!

We really _____!

• had a catnap

• played fair and square

• had a ball

• swam like a fish

What does the underlined phrase mean?

Dad will pick up some pizza on his way home.

• to lift something in the air

• to choose something

• to get something from somewhere

• to help someone

What does the underlined phrase mean?

At first, I wanted to eat ice cream. Then, I changed my mind and got a cookie.

• to make a difference decision

• to get different clothes

• to get a different brain

• to be very bothered