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Common English Idioms Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the idiom 'a piece of cake' mean?

a)

Something very easy

b)

Something very difficult

c)

Something very delicious

d)

Something very important

2.

What does the idiom 'throw someone under the bus' mean?

a)

To help someone

b)

To betray someone

c)

To ignore someone

d)

To respect someone

3.

What does the idiom 'drop someone a line' mean?

a)

To call someone

b)

To visit someone

c)

To write to someone

d)

To invite someone

4.

What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?

a)

Very frequently

b)

Very rarely

c)

Very quickly

d)

Very loudly

5.

What does the idiom 'hit the sack' mean?

a)

To go to bed

b)

To hit someone

c)

To hit something

d)

To hit the wall

6.

What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

a)

Good luck

b)

Bad luck

c)

Good health

d)

Bad health

7.

What does the idiom 'pull someone socks up' mean?

a)

To improve someone's performance

b)

To make someone fall

c)

To make someone laugh

d)

To make someone cry

8.

What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

a)

To be very cheap

b)

To be very expensive

c)

To be very heavy

d)

To be very light

9.

What does the idiom 'hold your horses' mean?

a)

To be patient

b)

To be impatient

c)

To be angry

d)

To be sad

10.

What does the idiom 'feel blue' mean?

a)

To feel happy

b)

To feel sad

c)

To feel angry

d)

To feel excited

11.

What does the idiom 'not rocket science' mean?

a)

Very complicated

b)

Very difficult

c)

Very complex

d)

Very simple

12.

What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?

a)

To keep a secret

b)

To reveal a secret

c)

To buy a cat

d)

To sell a cat

13.

What does the idiom 'speaking of the devil' mean?

a)

To speak about the devil

b)

To speak to the devil

c)

To speak with the devil

d)

To speak of someone who appears unexpectedly

14.

What does the idiom 'so far so good' mean?

a)

Everything is bad

b)

Everything is good

c)

Everything is average

d)

Everything is excellent

15.

What does the idiom 'no pain no gain' mean?

a)

To gain without pain

b)

To gain with pain

c)

To lose without pain

d)

To lose with pain