quiz idiom

Scenario: You’ve been having a cold for a few weeks, but now you feel much better and are ready to go out with friends. Which idiom best describes your situation?

• Be on the mend
• Under the weather
• Out of sorts
• Down in the dumps

Answer explanation

To be getting better after an illness or injury

What does the idiom "A step in the right direction" mean?

• A mistake that leads to failure
• An action leads to success or improvement
• A journey with no clear destination
• A physical movement in a forward direction

Choose the correct answer: 'After struggling throughout the season, the team unfortunately ________ in the final match of the tournament.'

• won the championship
• got the wooden spoon
• celebrated their victory
• secured a playoff spot

Answer explanation

The wooden spoon: giải khuyến khích --> The imaginary prize that a person or team is given if they finish last in a race or competition

What does 'the best of both worlds' in the picture indicate for?

• A conflict between two opposing ideas
• A choice between two equally good options
• A situation in which one can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time
• A way to combine two different cultures

Answer explanation

The best of both worlds (id): vẹn cả đôi đường

Which of the following best captures the essence of "alive and kicking"?

• Fading and declining
• Struggling to survive
• Dormant and stagnant
• Energetic and enthusiastic

Answer explanation

Alive and kicking: (id) to continue to live or exist and be full of energy

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the meaning of "break new ground"?

• A scientist who discovers a new treatment for a disease
• A team that continues to use traditional methods for their project
• A company that follows industry trends without making changes
• An athlete who trains the same way every season

Answer explanation

Break new ground (id): to do something that is different to anything that has been done before -> mở ra một chân trời mới

In that crowded subway car we stood ________-, virtually holding one another up

• cheek by jowl
• a step in the right direction

Answer explanation

cheek by jowl: (id) chen chúc

What is the English equivalent to 'tươi như hoa'?

• Under the weather
• As fresh as a daisy
• Coming up roses
• Gild the lily

Answer explanation

as fresh as a daisy (id) tươi như hoa

Bill is _______. He needs to exercise regularly an go on a diet.'

• in bad shape
• in good shape

We use this idiom to describe 'a time that is far away in the future'

• in the distant past
• in the short run
• in the long run

Answer explanation

in the long run (id): Trong tương lai dài