Test Your Vocabulary (Idioms 1)
Do you know your idioms? Most of the time, students will ask you the meaning of idiomatic expressions rather than a single word. It would do you best to brush up on some common idioms. For this quiz, please choose the best definition for the underlined idiomatic expression.
- 1.Hands down, he is the best singer tonight.
- A.
No competition
- B.
Tied hands
- C.
The worst
- D.
Hands raised
- 2.She's been down in the dumps since they broke up.
- A.
Dirty
- B.
Smelly
- C.
Very sad or depressed
- D.
Humiliated
- 3.Her new Hermes bag costs an arm and a leg.
- A.
Inaccessible
- B.
Very expensive
- C.
Beautiful
- D.
Very heavy
- 4.John is always worried during meetings because his boss is a loose cannon.
- A.
Unpredictable
- B.
Rude
- C.
Nagger
- D.
Sleepy
- 5.She said she'd go out on a date with him when pigs fly.
- A.
After work
- B.
Next month
- C.
Soon
- D.
Never
- 6.Quit pulling my leg!
- A.
Massage
- B.
Kidding / joking
- C.
Making someone taller
- D.
Your job
- 7.Their cupcake business is a real cash cow.
- A.
Easy way to make money
- B.
Large
- C.
Heavy
- D.
Expensive
- 8.Two days before my paycheck, I was already scraping the bottom of the barrel.
- A.
Very last or worst
- B.
Asking for money
- C.
Hopeless
- D.
Panicking
- 9.Amy bit off more than she can chew when she agreed to handle two events in one week.
- A.
Looking forward
- B.
Too much to handle
- C.
Extremely disappointing
- D.
Obviously excited
- 10.We managed to get the ball rolling after having lunch together.
- A.
Full stomach
- B.
Throw the ball around
- C.
Start something
- D.
Leave the place together
- 11.My grandmother can still play tennis at 76. She's really one tough cookie.
- A.
Strong person
- B.
Old person
- C.
Meek person
- D.
Weak person
- 12.He passed his licensure exam with flying colors.
- A.
Lots of cheering
- B.
Great expectations
- C.
High emotions
- D.
Excellent scores
- 13.They finally spilled the beans about the status of their relationship.
- A.
Tell the truth
- B.
Slip of the tongue
- C.
Lashed out
- D.
Kept quiet
- 14.He decided to jump on the bandwagon and listened to K-Pop.
- A.
Fall in love
- B.
Have had enough
- C.
Join a popular trend
- D.
Build his confidence
- 15.Janis relies on her little cake shop. It's her bread and butter.
- A.
Main source of income
- B.
Specialty
- C.
Cause of popularity
- D.
Favorite hobby
- 16.Don't worry about it. Let's just cross the bridge when we get there.
- A.
Ignore something when it arrives
- B.
Deal with something when it arrives
- C.
Laugh about it when it arrives
- D.
Tell people about it when it arrives
- 17.When they had a baby, their travel plans were put on the back burner.
- A.
Cancelled
- B.
Pushed through
- C.
Put on hold
- D.
Modified
- 18.He was really hell bent on getting the first prize after losing last year.
- A.
Recklessly determined
- B.
Very impolite
- C.
Incredibly rude
- D.
Extremely prepared
- 19.Being well-heeled, she's went to Paris and Morocco several times last year.
- A.
Having beautiful feet
- B.
Wealthy
- C.
Well traveled
- D.
Well connected
- 20.She got her jacket from the flea market for a bird's song
- A.
Really low price
- B.
In exchange for a song
- C.
Free of charge
- D.
Exchange of services
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