Learn New Idioms Quiz

What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?

• To break the tension or awkwardness in a social situation by initiating a conversation or activity.

• To avoid social interaction

• To literally break a block of ice into pieces

• To start a physical fight

Explain the meaning of the idiom 'hit the nail on the head'.

• To miss the nail completely

• To hit the nail with a hammer

• To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

• To hit the nail on the foot

Interpret the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg'.

• Cost a penny

• Something is very expensive or costly

• Cost a smile and a handshake

• Cost a finger and a toe

What is the meaning of the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree'?

• To climb the right tree

• To bark at the right tree

• To water the wrong tree

• To pursue a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action.

Explain the idiom 'piece of cake'.

• A type of dance move

• A type of dessert made with flour and sugar

• Something that is very easy to do

• Something that is very difficult to do

Interpret the idiom 'raining cats and dogs'.

• It is snowing heavily

• It is raining heavily

• It is sunny and warm

• It is a clear and calm day

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

• to take a nap in the afternoon

• to start a fire in the morning

• to work only during daylight hours

• to work late into the night

Explain the meaning of the idiom 'kick the bucket'.

• to throw a bucket

• to die or to pass away

• to kick a real bucket

• to jump over a bucket

Interpret the idiom 'spill the beans'.

• To reveal a secret or disclose confidential information

• To count the number of beans in a jar

• To plant seeds in the ground

• To clean up a mess

What is the meaning of the idiom 'take it with a grain of salt'?

• To ignore something completely

• To trust something completely

• To take something literally

• To be skeptical about something, to not fully believe or trust it.