Idioms Multiple Choice Questions
1. Identify the meaning of the idiom “Miss the boat”.
a. Let too much time go by to complete a task.
b. Long for something that you don’t have.
c. Miss out on an opportunity.
d. Not know the difference between right and wrong.
2. Identify the meaning of the idiom “Seeing eye to eye.”
a. Agreeing with somebody
b. Treating someone with respect
c. Paying close attention to something someone is saying
d. Identifying a minor mistake
3. Identify the meaning of the idiom “spill the beans.”
a. To be untidy
b. To be very talkative
c. To reveal something that is supposed to be kept a secret
d. To leave a place quickly
4. ‘Shedding Crocodile tears’ means _______________.
a. be in trouble
b. insincere display of emotions
c. be nervous
d. find the hidden meaning
5. Identify the meaning of the idiom “Can’t judge a book by its cover.”
a. It is easier to read a book than to protect the pages.
b. It is hard to tell how something is simply from its outward appearance.
c. A book’s ending can’t always be guessed by how it begins.
d. It takes a long time to really know someone.
6. The meaning for the idiom, ‘fall on deaf ears’ means:
a. cannot remember
b. people would not listen to
c. to be in trouble
d. find the hidden meaning
7. The phrase, “A hard nut to crack” means ___________.
a. an interesting problem
b. a difficult problem
c. a unique problem
d. a simple problem
8. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idioms and phrases: Ram sold their house because it was a real white elephant.
a. A rare find
b. Very expensive and useless
c. A very big one
d. A useless one
9. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idioms and phrases: They were having a whale of time dancing and singing.
a. To enjoy yourself very much
b. To enjoy life
c. To enjoy leisure time
d. To enjoy with loved ones
10. Identify the meaning of the idiom “a bed of roses”.
a. An easy situation
b. A fragrant place
c. A tough option
d. An impossible situation
11. Select the meaning of the following idiom: Takes two to tango
a. Both people involved in a fight are friendly now
b. To do what someone else forces you to do
c. To change your behaviour
d. Both people involved in a situation are equally responsible for it
12. Identify the meaning of the idiom “kill two birds with one stone.”
a. Prefer to do a hard job before an easy job
b. Accomplish two things at the same time using just one action
c. Be unwilling to complete an unpleasant job
d. Avoid an accident very narrowly
13. Identify the meaning of the idiom, “bump into”.
a. To meet someone who has met with an accident
b. To meet someone by chance
c. To accidentally push someone
d. To fall because someone accidentally pushed you
14. Complete the following IDIOM by filling the blank with the suitable word
“A stich in time saves______.”
a. six
b. four
c. seven
d. nine
15. The idiom ‘A change of heart’ means_______.
a. Change your opinion about someone or something.
b. Find the hidden meaning.
c. Say what you really mean.
d. Pretend to be upset.
16. ‘Something that is very common, not unique.’ Find the idiom related to following meaning.
a. A dime a dozen
b. Bite the bullet
c. Don’t judge a book by its cover
d. Biting off more than you can chew
17. ‘The elephant in the room’. Find the meaning of this idiom in the given options.
a. To fail in a spectacular manner
b. An issue, person, or problem that someone is trying to avoid
c. Joking with someone
d. Reading or hearing something from the source
18. Identify the meaning of the idiom ‘In the same boat’.
a. Try and do something
b. Live in the same town
c. Be in the same position
d. Say what it really means
19. Identify the meaning of the idiom “once in a blue moon.”
a. Making up for lost time
b. Always being late
c. In a very roundabout way
d. Happening only rarely
20. ‘Life is not a bed of roses.’ What is the meaning of ‘a bed of roses’?
a. Something which is easy
b. Something which is interesting
c. Something which is beautiful
d. Something which is very large
21. Identify the meaning of the idiom “To die in harness”.
a. To die early
b. To die under duress
c. To die while on duty
d. To die peacefully
22. What is the idiom for ‘Speak of the Devil’ mean ?
It means, if we are speaking about a person and at the same moment that person happens to _____.
a. disappears
b. enjoys
c. runs
d. appear
23. What is the meaning of the idiom: ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’
a. It’s snowing
b. It’s raining heavily
c. There is a storm
d. There is an earthquake
24. What is the meaning of the term: ‘black sheep’
a. A graceful person
b. A disgraceful person
c. A foolish person
d. A gentleman
25. Choose the correct meaning for the below idiom: Get ducks in a row
a. Jumble
b. Well organized
c. Un co. ordinated
d. Heller – sketter
26. Choose the correct meaning for the below idiom: Last Resort
a. Destination
b. Climax
c. Final
d. Not desirable
27. Identify the meaning of “Giving the cold shoulder”.
a. Be nervous
b. Having the full attention
c. Would not listen to something
d. Ignore someone
28. What is the meaning of the phrase ‘Beating around the Bush’?
a. To talk softly and clearly.
b. To speak in a roundabout indirect way.
c. To speak the truth
d. To speak in an unnatural way
29. What is the meaning of the phrase, ‘read between the lines’?
a. you have my full attention
b. say what you really feel
c. pretend to be upset
d. finding meanings that are intended, but that are not directly expressed
30. Choose the correct meaning for the idiom: In the nick of time
a. Just at the last moment
b. At the start moment
c. At the middle moment
d. At the present moment
31. Identify the meaning of the phrase, “Marked with Superiority”.
a. Outstanding
b. Egoistic
c. Inferiority
d. Pending
32. Select the meaning of the following phrase: Plain as day
a. Easy to understand
b. Being out of your depth or comfort zone in a situation
c. To be of advantage to someone
d. In state of extreme happiness
33. Choose the correct meaning for the below idiom: No great shakes
a. Mediocre
b. Important
c. Remarkable
d. Very good
34. Choose the correct meaning for the below idiom: Break a leg
a. Bad luck
b. Good luck
c. Misfortune
d. To ignore someone
35. Choose the correct meaning for: “Hear it on the grape vine”
a. Testimony
b. Rumour
c. Proof
d. Audition
36. Choose the correct meaning for: “In dire straits”
a. Good fortune
b. Providence
c. Indigence
d. Extremely happy
37. Identify the meaning of the idiom “under the weather”.
a. Feeling sick
b. Worrying that something bad may happen
c. Having more energy on colder days
d. Being willing to accept risks
38. Select the meaning of the following idiom: When pigs fly
a. Very imaginative
b. Highly unlikely to happen
c. Nothing like it should have been
d. Random or unpredictable outcome
39. ‘Something that is very common, not unique’. Find the idiom related to following meaning.
a. A dime a dozen
b. Bite the bullet
c. Don’t judge a book by its cover
d. Biting off more than you can chew
40. ‘The elephant in the room’. Find the meaning of this idiom in the given options.
a. To fail in a spectacular manner
b. An issue, person, or problem that someone is trying to avoid
c. Joking with someone
d. Reading or hearing something from the source
41. Identify the meaning of the idiom “to be a piece of cake”.
a. Something that is very easy
b. To refer to something that is pleasant to hear
c. To refer to a wedge. shaped object
d. Something that looks nice but is bad for health
42. Select the meaning of the following idiom: Hit the hay
a. To end in failure
b. To go to bed in order to sleep
c. To fall so that your body hits the ground heavily
d. To love your work
43. Identify the meaning of the idiom “have butterflies in one’s stomach”.
a. To do a job in a rushed manner
b. To be so angry that your stomach feels tense
c. To be nervous
d. To have a stomach illness
44. Identify the meaning of the idiom “let your hair down”.
a. Become sloppy
b. Change one’s appearance
c. Start to relax and enjoy oneself freely
d. Show one’s true nature to others
45. Identify the meaning of the idiom “to touch base”
a. Go back to the original place
b. Analyse the problem and find the root cause
c. Start from the basics
d. Renew contact with someone or something
46. Identify the meaning of the idiom “pull someone’s leg”.
a. To trick someone in a playful way
b. To tell someone to take longer steps
c. To try and get someone’s attention quickly
d. To be rude to someone by saying something hurtful