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Mastering English Idioms Quiz
Test your knowledge of English idioms with our engaging quiz! This fun and challenging quiz will help you understand common phrases and enhance your language skills.
Features:
- 10 multiple-choice questions
- Instant feedback on your answers
- Learn the meanings behind popular idioms
Choose the correct explanation of the idiom.
I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.
To search pounds on the ground
To walk the streets looking for a job
To wander in the streets
Just because the CEO turned out to be a rotten scoundrel doesn't mean we should tar the entire company with the same brush.
TO TAR SOMEONE WITH THE SAME BRUSH MEANS.
To believe that someone has the same bad qualities as others in a group
To look at someone sceptically
To dislike someone or something
What does "hang in there" means?
I know you’d really like to call him, but I don’t think that’s the right thing to do now. Just hang in there and he will call you.
To hang up
To wait and be patient
To finish the phone call
I’m not blowing smoke. I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy.
TO BLOW SMOKE MEANS:
To make a small bonfire
To misinform someone
to exaggerate or say things that aren’t true to make you seem better
Do you think Peter is in trouble or is he just crying wolf?
What does a crying wolf mean?
To shout at his wolf
To sit and cry with a wolf
To call for help when you don’t need it
Can you come back after the holidays? We’re operating with a skeleton crew at the moment.
What does the phrase mean?
To work with skeletons
To work with biologists
The minimum number of people needed to keep a service/office operating
Bob:Well don’t you think I’m right, he’s been acting differently hasn’t he?
Jack: I’m sitting on the fence with this one, you’re both my good friends.
SIT ON THE FENCE MEANS:
To stay neutral and not take sides
To be comfortable with making decisions
To like watching at the situation from the heights
Look, you're barking up the wrong tree here. They have gone already.
TO BARK UP THE WRONG TREE MEANS:
To bring your dog to bark at the tree
Make a mistake or wrong assumption in something you are trying to achieve
To climb up the tree
Oh, don't mention that fight they had months ago—let sleeping dogs lie!
"Let sleeping dogs lie" means:
To leave a situation alone so as to avoid worsening it
Not to disturb the dogs at home
To take the advantage from the situation
A: "Where's Hank?" B: "Your guess is as good as mine. He didn't say anything to me."
"Your guess is as good as mine" means:
We think in a similar way
I do not know either; I have no idea
You are smarter than me
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