Understanding Common English Idioms

What is an idiom?

• A type of fruit

• An expression that doesn't mean what you think it means.

• A dumb phrase.

• An exaggeration.

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What does the idiom "Bad Apple" mean?

• A delicious fruit

• A person who is trouble.

• A moldy fruit.

• A liar.

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What does the idiom "Can't hold a candle" mean?

• Unable to light a candle

• Can't compare to someone else

• Too hot to handle.

• A candle that is too heavy

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What does the idiom "When pigs fly" mean?

• Something that will never happen

• When life gets harder.

• A flying animal

• When it rains.

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What does the idiom "Not my cup of tea" mean?

• I don't like tea

• Not my favorite.

• Not my opinion.

• A type of beverage

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What does the idiom "I feel blue" mean?

• Feeling cold

• Feeling sad

• Wearing blue clothes

• Feeling happy

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What does the idiom "Break a leg" mean?

• Hope you fail.

• Good luck

• Hope you dance well.

• Get a job.

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What does the idiom "Kicked the bucket" mean?

• To start a new project

• To die

• To play soccer

• To clean up

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What does the idiom "Mum's the word" mean?

• Keep it a secret

• Speak loudly

• Call your mother

• A word game

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What does the idiom "The lights are on but nobody's home" mean?

• The house is empty

• Someone is not very intelligent or not all there.

• The electricity is out

• Someone is intoxicated.

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