American English Idioms
Test Your Knowledge of American English Idioms
Welcome to the American English Idioms Quiz! This engaging quiz tests your understanding of commonly used idioms, allowing you to broaden your knowledge of the English language. Whether you're a student, a language enthusiast, or just curious, this quiz is perfect for you.
In this quiz, you will:
- Discover the meanings behind popular idiomatic expressions.
- Challenge yourself with 20 multiple-choice questions.
- Improve your English language skills in a fun way!
Take a rain check
A. Expression used to warn against the rain
B. Commonly used as a metaphor for postponing or rescheduling a meeting between people to some later date that is more convenient
C. A common expression that is similar to "to trust" or "to give someone a chance.
Put wool over other people's eyes
A. This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.
B. To run very fast in the opposite direction
C. To reveal something that the people in the conversation were trying to avoid talking about, or were trying to hide.
Let the cat out of the log.
A. This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
B. To reveal something that the people in the conversation were trying to avoid talking about, or were trying to hide.
C. This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
Cost someone a mint
A. To cost a great deal of money
B. To avoid blame that one deserves; to seem innocent
C. To ruin someone’s plans
Cut corners
A. This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
B. A metaphor for deliberately ignoring someone
C. To do things poorly or incompletely in order to save money
Cut the mustard
A. To meet standards
B. Routine or clear and unequivocal
C. To change one’s behavior or mind abruptly and (often) apparently without reason
Get drummed out of the corps
A. To not allow something beyond a certain acceptable point
B. To expel someone from a group or organization
C. Having a trait that is thoroughly ingrained or basic to one’s nature
Face the music
A. To confront a difficult or unpleasant situation; to accept the unpleasant consequences of one’s own actions
B. To be deceived or believe an unlikely story
To give someone or something a chance to prove itself
Get the message
A. To receive the text message or email
B. To speak or write concisely and directly
C. To understand something that is only hinted at, perhaps because it is unpleasant
Go out on a limb
A. To take a risk
B. To malfunction; to break down
C. To go to excess; to do too much
Horse of another color
A. To believe something completely, usually in the sense of being fooled
B. A situation or plan which represents a change from what was expected or assumed
C. To prevent someone or something that is threatening or attacking from being able to advance
12. In the nick of time
A. In good health or good condition.
B. In the end; after a long time has passed
C. At the last moment, just before something bad happens
In the loop
A. Informed
B. A sure thing
C. A starting place or inspiration
Johnny-come-lately
A. A newcomer
B. A hard-working person
C. A very young person
Lame duck
A. Abandoned or stranded; helpless
B. A person who holds an office but has little real influence because he or she has not been reelected
C. Some hidden aspect to a situation
Monkey business
A. Mischievous or suspicious activity
B. Extra money; money to spend however one likes
C. More than one expected
Out to lunch
A. Absent-minded, unaware or confused
B. In a difficult situation or position
C. Beyond expectations; outside normal or accepted boundaries; exaggerated
Take something with a grain of salt
A. To accept whatever is available
B. To accept and adjust to bad fortune or trouble
C. To be skeptical or cautious about believing a story or an explanation
Wild-goose chase
A. A useless or difficult search
B. The entire amount; the whole lot
C. A minor, polite, or harmless lie
Hit the nail on the head
A. To not wait for something to happen because it probably won’t happen soon, if at all
B. To come to the right conclusion
C. To get rich or find something of value
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