Understanding Idioms Quiz

What does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?

• Make a mess

• Reveal a secret

• Cook something

• Waste time

If someone "hits the nail on the head," what have they done?

• Hurt themselves

• Repaired something

• Said something exactly right

• Started a project

What does it mean if something "costs an arm and a leg"?

• It is very painful

• It is very cheap

• It is very expensive

• It is very risky

"Let the cat out of the bag" means:

• Rescue an animal

• Clean up a mess

• Reveal a secret unintentionally

• Play a prank

To "bite off more than you can chew" means:

• Be greedy with food

• Take on too much responsibility

• Chew loudly

• Say something rude

Which of these idioms means "to begin something again from the beginning"?

• Go the extra mile

• Back to square one

• Hit the books

• Let sleeping dogs lie

If someone "burns the midnight oil," they are:

• Sleeping late

• Wasting fuel

• Working late into the night

• Starting a fire

What does the idiom "break the ice" mean in social settings?

• Start a conversation to ease tension

• Destroy something cold

• Slip and fall

• Ignore others

Which idiom means "to avoid talking about what really matters"?

• Beat around the bush

• Go for the jugular

• Face the music

• Pull someone's leg

"Add fuel to the fire" means:

• Solve a problem

• Calm someone down

• Make a bad situation worse

• Start cooking