ANIMALS
What does “let the cat out of the bag” mean?
A. To reveal a secret
B. To make a serious mistake
C. To become extremely angry
A. To reveal a secret
What does “call it a day” mean?
A. To plan what you're going to do tomorrow
B. To stop working for the day
C. To have a particularly successful day
B. To stop working for the day
If something costs an arm and a leg, it is:
A. Very expensive
B. Difficult to find
C. Poor quality
A. Very expensive
If someone is in hot water, they are:
A. Feeling stressed because they have too much work
B. Having a disagreement with someone
C. In trouble because they have done something wrong
C. In trouble because they have done something wrong
If someone spills the beans, they:
A. Make a silly mistake
B. Reveal a secret or confidential information
C. Complain about something
B. Reveal a secret or confidential information
What does “the elephant in the room” refer to?
A. A very complicated problem
B. An obvious issue that everyone is avoiding discussing
C. A person who talks too much
B. An obvious issue that everyone is avoiding discussing
What does it mean to “go the extra mile”?
A. To work harder than expected to achieve something
B. To change your plans at the last minute
C. To work without taking any breaks
A. To work harder than expected to achieve something
What does “make ends meet” mean?
A. To save enough money to buy something expensive
B. To have just enough money to cover your basic expenses
C. To earn much more money than you need
B. To have just enough money to cover your basic expenses
If you bite the bullet, you:
A. Decide to face a difficult or unpleasant situation
B. Refuse to accept responsibility for something
C. Try to avoid dealing with a problem
A. Decide to face a difficult or unpleasant situation
If someone tells you something and you take it with a pinch of salt, you:
A. Don't completely believe it
B. Find it particularly interesting
C. Remember it so you don't forget it
A. Don't completely believe it
What does it mean to “take the bull by the horns”?
A. To confront a difficult situation directly
B. To avoid getting involved in a problem
C. To compete with someone
A. To confront a difficult situation directly
If you're learning the ropes, you are:
A. Learning how to do a job or activity
B. Learning how to deal with difficult people
C. Learning how to solve a complicated problem
A. Learning how to do a job or activity
If someone says “money is no object”, they mean:
A. They don't care how much something costs
B. They don't have enough money to pay for something
C. They don't believe money is important
A. They don't care how much something costs
What does this idiom mean?
Make a mountain out of a molehill
A. To make a difficult problem even more complicated
B. To turn a small problem into something much more serious
C. To solve a problem before it becomes serious
B. To turn a small problem into something much more serious
What does it mean if someone brings home the bacon?
A. They never ask for takeaway food
B. They earn money to support themselves or their family
C. They only buy offers and bargains
B. They earn money to support themselves or their family
If someone says “He'll apologise when pigs fly”, they mean:
A. He might apologise eventually
B. He will apologise when something surprising happens
C. He is extremely unlikely to apologise
C. He is extremely unlikely to apologise
What does this idiom mean?
Put all your eggs in one basket
A. To avoid making an important decision
B. To take advantage of several opportunities at the same time
C. To concentrate all your efforts or resources on one possibility
C. To concentrate all your efforts or resources on one possibility
What does it mean to “throw money down the drain”?
A. To spend money on something that is completely worthwhile
B. To waste money on something useless or unsuccessful
C. To spend money unexpectedly because of an emergency
B. To waste money on something useless or unsuccessful
If someone sweeps a problem under the rug, they:
A. Try to solve it without telling anyone
B. Admit that they caused the problem
C. Hide or ignore the problem instead of dealing with it
C. Hide or ignore the problem instead of dealing with it
If someone describes an idea as “pie in the sky”, they mean that it is:
A. Creative but unnecessarily complicated.
B. Ambitious but difficult to explain.
C. Unrealistic or unlikely to happen.
C. Unrealistic or unlikely to happen.
“Let sleeping dogs lie”
What does this mean?
A. Don't disturb a situation that could cause problems
B. Don't trust people who seem friendly
C. Don't make decisions when you're tired
A. Don't disturb a situation that could cause problems
If two colleagues are on the same page, they:
A. Are working in the same place
B. Have the same understanding or goals
C. Have exactly the same level of experience
B. Have the same understanding or goals
What does it mean to “tighten your belt”?
A. To work harder to earn more money
B. To stop buying expensive things permanently
C. To spend less money because your financial situation is difficult
C. To spend less money because your financial situation is difficult
If you're barking up the wrong tree, you are:
A. Making a problem worse by getting angry
B. Looking in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person
C. Refusing to accept someone's explanation
B. Looking in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person
If someone explains something “in a nutshell”, they:
A. Explain it using a personal example.
B. Explain it briefly, giving only the essential information.
C. Explain it in a way that is easier for everyone to understand.
B. Explain it briefly, giving only the essential information.