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Basic Idiomatic Expressions Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's raining cats and dogs, so

a)

Take an umbrella

b)

Keep your pets aside

c)

Watch out for falling animals

2.

If someone is pulling my leg it means that

a)

He is massaging it

b)

We are doing gymnastics

c)

He is joking

3.

I was feeling under the weather, so

a)

I took my umbrella with

b)

Next time I should listen to weather forecast

c)

I went back to bed

4.

If you address to a big cheese, you should

a)

Speak to him as if he is a VIP

b)

Ask him what sort of cheese he likes

c)

Advice the person to do sport in order to lose weight

5.

Mike and Kate decided to tie the knot because

a)

It had become undone

b)

They loved one other

c)

They needed to save money

6.

When I heard the poem, some of the lines rang a bell and

a)

Sounded very beautiful

b)

I thought I'd heard it somewhere before

c)

Some of them beat a drum

7.

During the dog days in summer

a)

I have some problems with my boss

b)

I wear light clothes because it's very hot

c)

People are allowed to come to the beach with their dogs

8.

Helen is only a fair-weather friend. That's why

a)

We got out only when the weather is fine

b)

She is the person who I can trust

c)

I can't rely on her in difficult situations.

9.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I am a couch potato' means

a)

I went crazy.

b)

I am kind.

c)

I am lazy.

d)

I should focus.

10.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I have a heart of gold' means

a)

I am lazy.

b)

I went crazy.

c)

I am scared to do something.

d)

I am kind.

11.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I opened a can of worms' means

a)

I went crazy.

b)

I am scared to do something.

c)

I want to ask you a question.

d)

I started some trouble.

12.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I have cold feet' means

a)

I went crazy.

b)

I am scared to do something.

c)

I should focus.

d)

I am lazy.

13.

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I want to pick your brain' means

a)

I want to ask you a question.

b)

I will be quite.

c)

I started some trouble.

d)

I should focus.

14.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"To give up, admit defeat"

a)

Jump through hoops

b)

Get the ball rolling

c)

Throw in the towel

15.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"An important person in a company or organization"

a)

The apple of (someone's) eye

b)

Big cheese

c)

Couch potato

16.

Choose the correct idiom for the following meaning.

"Be in trouble"

a)

Be in warm water

b)

Out of the blue

c)

Be in hot water

17.

I never agree with Henry about anything. We just don't ______ eye to eye.

a)

see

b)

watch

c)

look

d)

stare

18.

They are joking about it - they are ___________ your leg.

a)

turning

b)

pulling

c)

pushing

d)

taking

19.

Joanna won't speak to me. Why is she giving me the ________ shoulder?

a)

stiff

b)

hard

c)

strong

d)

cold

20.

Carla was very impressed by the fireworks show. It ______________.

a)

blew her away

b)

bit off more than it could chew

c)

killed two birds with one stone

d)

cut corners