What Do These Idioms Mean? Quiz

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Are you ready to take this "What Do These Idioms Mean? Quiz. " An idiom is an expression or a group of words that have a symbolic meaning, sometimes even literal meaning. Idioms make the context of speech more productive than it could be in a simple- easy way. So, here we have got you a trivia on the same, it consists of more than twenty questions, and you have to face each.

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1.

You look a little down in the dumps.
- A.
  
  You are looking down.
- B.
  
  You look a little bit angry.
- C.
  
  You look sad.
- D.
  
  You look great.
2.

He comes across as a military commander.
- A.
  
  He acts like a military commander.
- B.
  
  He is a military commander.
- C.
  
  He wants to join the military.
- D.
  
  He is coming to a military base.
3.

Just cheer up and stick with a positive attitude.
- A.
  
  Feel better and get a positivity stick.
- B.
  
  Smile upwards and maintain a positive attitude.
- C.
  
  Think "up" and get a sticky attitude.
- D.
  
  Feel better and maintain positive thoughts.
4.

He makes me feel like everything is over my head.
- A.
  
  He makes me feel like things are on my head.
- B.
  
  He makes me feel like I cannot understand anything.
- C.
  
  He makes me feel the sky, the trees, and other large things.
- D.
  
  He makes me feel my head, which is embarrassing.
5.

It has been one thing after another lately.
- A.
  
  Things have been happening lately.
- B.
  
  If one more thing happens, it will happen too late.
- C.
  
  Many great things have been happening.
- D.
  
  Things have happened close together in time.
6.

Maybe it will even chance my luck, knock on wood.
- A.
  
  Maybe it will change my luck, and someone's knocking.
- B.
  
  Maybe it will change my luck if I knock on the door.
- C.
  
  Maybe it will change my luck. I knock on wood to give myself luck.
- D.
  
  Maybe it will even change my luck if I knock on wood as much as I can.
7.

Please give it a rest.
- A.
  
  Please stop talking about that topic.
- B.
  
  Please lay down.
- C.
  
  Please stop talking and lay down.
- D.
  
  Please pull out the futon.
8.

I think I stand a change of getting that job.
- A.
  
  I think I'll wait in line for that job.
- B.
  
  I think many people are waiting in line for that job, and I'll wait too.
- C.
  
  I think I might get that job.
- D.
  
  I think I'll stand and think about the job.
9.

I'm sticking to the new diet.
- A.
  
  I'm on a new diet of sticky rice.
- B.
  
  I'm on a new diet of only sticky foods.
- C.
  
  I'm sticking to the kitchen counter.
- D.
  
  I'm obeying the new diet.
10.

This weather leaves a lot to be desired.
- A.
  
  This weather is gloomy.
- B.
  
  I don't like this weather.
- C.
  
  This weather is rainy.
- D.
  
  This weather is cloudy.
11.

We need to get our ducks in a row.
- A.
  
  We need to get some ducks and line them up.
- B.
  
  We need to hurry up like ducks flying.
- C.
  
  We need to get organized.
- D.
  
  We need to position our ducks.
12.

Thanks for taking a rain check.
- A.
  
  Thanks for agreeing to postpone our appointment.
- B.
  
  Thanks for agreeing to meet, even though it's raining.
- C.
  
  Thanks for meeting me on such a rainy day.
- D.
  
  Thanks for writing me a check while it's raining.
13.

For the record, I think two of our people aren't pulling their weight.
- A.
  
  For the recorded video session, I think two of our people need to gain weight.
- B.
  
  In my opinion, two of our people need to do some weight lifting.
- C.
  
  In my opinion, two of our people need to lose a lot of weight.
- D.
  
  In my opinion, two of our people are not doing their fair share of work.
14.

We don't want our team to come under fire.
- A.
  
  We don't want our team to get public criticism.
- B.
  
  We don't want our team to get destroyed.
- C.
  
  We don't want our team to get assaulted.
- D.
  
  We don't want our team to die in smoke and flames.
15.

For crying out loud!
- A.
  
  I am crying!
- B.
  
  I am crazy!
- C.
  
  I am frustrated!
- D.
  
  I am seriously depressed!
16.

When pigs fly!
- A.
  
  That will never happen!
- B.
  
  That will happen when extraordinary events begin to occur, such as pigs taking flight.
- C.
  
  You're a pig, and you need to leave!
- D.
  
  You're awful, and you need to get out!
17.

I won't beat around the bush.
- A.
  
  I won't walk around a bush.
- B.
  
  I won't avoid the subject.
- C.
  
  I won't avoid the bush.
- D.
  
  I won't beat the bush, only around it.
18.

You and what army!
- A.
  
  What army is behind you?
- B.
  
  You will need an army's assistance.
- C.
  
  You better call the army.
- D.
  
  That's impossible!
19.

Wow, it's raining cats and dogs outside!
- A.
  
  It's raining right now!
- B.
  
  It's raining and the cats, and dogs are out!
- C.
  
  I see cats, dogs, and rain!
- D.
  
  It's raining very hard!
20.

His bark is worse than his bite.
- A.
  
  He acts like a dog to make people angry.
- B.
  
  He yells at everybody and does mean things.
- C.
  
  He yells, but he does not do mean things.
- D.
  
  He barks like a dog and bites people. He needs to be locked up.