Idioms Quiz

What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

• It is snowing heavily

• It is raining very heavily

• It is not raining at all

• It is raining very lightly

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What does the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' mean?

• To hit a nail with a hammer

• To be exactly right or accurate about something

• To miss the nail completely

• To hit the nail on the foot

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What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

• Something is very cheap or affordable

• It means to give a helping hand

• Something is very expensive or costly

• It refers to a literal body part

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What does the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree' mean?

• Sitting under the right tree

• Chasing the right tree

• Climbing the right tree

• Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action

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What does the idiom 'piece of cake' mean?

• Something that is very easy to do

• A type of dance move

• Something that is very difficult to do

• A type of dessert made with flour and sugar

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What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

• To wish someone a safe journey

• To wish someone a speedy recovery

• To wish someone good luck

• To wish someone bad luck

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What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?

• To let a cat out of a bag

• To reveal a secret or disclose something that was supposed to be kept hidden.

• To play with a cat

• To keep a secret hidden

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What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' mean?

• to go for a walk

• to start a new project

• to die or to pass away

• to kick a literal bucket

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What does the idiom 'burn the midnight oil' mean?

• to work late into the night

• to work only during regular office hours

• to start work early in the morning

• to take a nap in the afternoon

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What does the idiom 'a dime a dozen' mean?

• Very common and easy to find

• Only available in limited quantities

• Worth a lot of money

• Extremely rare and hard to find

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