Word Wonders

A company builds a luxury resort that no one visits, draining money every year.

which idiom captures this kind of burden?

• Diamond in the rough

• White Elephant

• Golden goose

• Silver Lining

Your friend asks if their new haircut looks good, and you say “Yes!” even if you don’t mean it. Which idiom explains this harmless untruth?

• White Lie

• Bend the truth

• Tall order

• Make Believe

A rare comet appears only once every 70 years. Which idiom would best describe such an unusual event?

• Once in a blue a moon

• Rare as hen's teeth

• Out of Thin Air

• Needle in a Haystack

An engineer works from an office with a laptop, while a technician fixes machines in a noisy workshop. Which pair of idioms highlights this difference?

• Pen and plough

• Black tie and Hard hat

• White collar and Blue collar

• Brains vs Brawn

Your friend solves a tough-looking math problem in just 10 seconds without effort. Which idiom best describes this?

• Hard nut to crack

• Piece of cake

• Bite off more than you can chew

• Tough cookie

A speaker loudly corrects someone during a meeting but later finds out they were wrong. Which idiom explains their embarrassment?

• Put all your eggs in one basket

• Walk on eggshells

• Egg on your face

• A bad egg

For a teacher, the monthly salary is their main financial support. Which idiom explains this?

• bread and butter

• take it with a grain of salt

• daily bread

• earn your keep

A student keeps complaining about losing marks in last week’s test even though results cannot be changed. Which idiom fits this?

• beat around the bush

• cry over spilled milk

• sour grapes

• burn the midnight oil

A cricketer is caught breaking rules and now faces suspension. Which idiom describes this situation?

• in cold blood

• in hot water

• out of the blue

• break the ice

During a group project, one student’s ideas are ignored by the rest of the team. Which idiom captures this?

• cold feet

• break the ice

• left out in the cold

• snowed under