An idiom is a word or phrase with a meaning that is different from the actual words. Read the example sentences in the quiz and then choose the best answer for the meaning of each idiom. Good luck!
Common English Idioms Quiz 2
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Question 1 |
feeling under the weather = ________________________
thinking it's going to rain | |
feeling a little sick | |
feeling anti-social |
Question 2 |
giving (him/her) a taste of (his/her) own medicine = ________________________
losing a friendship with a person because they don't stay in contact | |
doing something bad to another person because they did something bad to you | |
not speaking to a person |
Question 3 |
"No, but I heard it on the grapevine."
heard it on the grapevine = _______________________
heard it on the news | |
heard it indirectly or through other people | |
heard it through the telephone |
Question 4 |
on the ball = ____________________________
well-informed and up-to-date | |
dedicated | |
smart and quick |
Question 5 |
draw the line = _____________________________
establish a limit | |
don't think it's fair | |
don't want to do |
Question 6 |
a dime a dozen = _______________
very cheap | |
very typical of a certain place | |
very common, easy to find |
Question 7 |
sitting on the fence = ____________________
when a person doesn't want to make a decision | |
when a person doesn't want to vote in an election | |
when a person wants to run for president |
Question 8 |
on the wrong side of the tracks = _______________________
in a violent home | |
in a bad neighborhood | |
without any toys to play with |
Question 9 |
the best of both worlds = ______________________________
all the advantages | |
a house in a great location | |
many different activities to enjoy |
Question 10 |
in the nick of time = ______________________
very quickly | |
at the end of the movie | |
at the very last moment |
