Week 9 Idiom Quiz
What does the idiom mean?: He told her to stop talking, but she quickly put him in his place.
She told him to sit down
She let him know he was less important than he thought
She quickly moved him to the right place in the room
What does the idiom mean?: The party was in full swing by the time we arrived.
Several people at the party had broken out into a fight
The party was at its peak, people were dancing, talking, laughing, drinking etc.
There was a porch swing at the party
What does the idiom mean?: I think I could do well in an interview once I get my foot in the door with an appointment.
To succeed at getting a very difficult appointment that will lead to an interview
To jam your foot in the door of the office and insist on an appointment
To walk through the door into a difficult interview
What does the idiom mean?: I think the business is finally on the ropes.
The business is close to shutting down and closing
The business is finally making money in the rope business
They've started a business in rope climbing
What does the idiom mean?: If he's my chief opposition, I can give him a run for his money.
I can compete well with him
I can't compete with him
I can steal money from him
What does the idiom mean?: Our boss would rather shut his eyes to the truth than figure out how to keep the company from going bankrupt.
Our boss would rather refuse to see the truth than
Our boss is blind
Our boss acknowledges the truth
What does the idiom mean?: The company has been in the red for the last three quarters.
The company has been operating at a loss for the last three quarters
The company has been gaining money for the last three quarters
The company has changed their uniform to red for the last three quarters
What does the idiom mean?: Once they started paying more attention to their customers, they were back in the black.
Once they started paying more attention to their customers they were operating at a surplus and making profit
Once they started paying more attention to their customers they were losing money
Once they started paying more attention to their customers they were more family friendly
What does the idiom mean?: We thought we'd put the issue to bed, but it was brought up again at the next meeting.
We thought we had put the issue "to sleep" so it was no longer a problem
The "issue" is a badly behaved child that they thought was asleep, but woke up
They put the issue under the bed, but it was found the next morning
What does the idiom mean?: Losing was bad enough. Watching them receiving the trophy just rubbed salt into the wound.
Watching them receive the trophy made losing worse
The winning team physically rubbed salt in our wounds
The trophy was a salted steak
What does the idiom mean?: One contestant stood head and shoulders above the rest.
One contestant was far superior to the other contestants
One contestant was physically bigger than the other contestants
One contestant stood on a pedestal above the rest
What does the idiom mean?: Let's see if she's at Fiona's house. It's a shot in the dark, but we've got to start looking somewhere.
I'm taking a wild guess thinking she's at Fiona's house
I heard a gun shot by Fiona's house
I spun in a circle and my hand pointed at Fiona's house
What does the idiom mean?: Sam said it would never sell, but when he sees these sales figures he'll have to eat his words.
Sam will have to retract his statement that it would never sell
Sam was right, the product wouldn't sell
Sam talks to much and eats everyone's words
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