Idioms
1. “Break the ice”
A) End a friendship
B) Start a fight
C) Make people feel comfortable
D) Leave early
C) Make people feel comfortable
6. “Cost an arm and a leg”
A) Be dangerous
B) Take a long time
C) Be very expensive
D) Be painful
C) Be very expensive
11. “Burn the midnight oil”
A) Waste energy
B) Stay up late working
C) Start a fire
D) Wake up earl
B) Stay up late working
16. “On cloud nine”
A) Confused
B) Very tired
C) Extremely happy
D) Daydreaming
C) Extremely happy
21. “Jump on the bandwagon”
A) Start a fight
B) Join a popular trend
C) Quit suddenly
D) Travel far
B) Join a popular trend
2. “Once in a blue moon”
A) Every day
B) Very rarely
C) At night
D) Every month
B) Very rarely
7. “The ball is in your court”
A) You are winning
B) You must wait
C) It’s your responsibility
D) The game is over
C) It’s your responsibility
12. “Call it a day”
A) Make a phone call
B) Start working
C) Stop working
D) Plan tomorrow
C) Stop working
17. “Pull someone’s leg”
A) Hurt someone
B) Help someone
C) Joke with someone
D) Get revenge
C) Joke with someone
22. “Hit the sack”
A) Get angry
B) Go to sleep
C) Leave work
D) Pack bags
B) Go to sleep
3. “Hit the nail on the head”
A) Be exactly right
B) Make a mistake
C) Hurt yourself
D) Work quickly
A) Be exactly right
8. “Bite the bullet”
A) Get into trouble
B) Do something difficult
C) Speak honestly
D) Be very angry
B) Do something difficult
13. “Back to the drawing board”
A) Start celebrating
B) Quit forever
C) Start over
D) Ask for help
C) Start over
18. “In hot water”
A) Relaxing
B) In trouble
C) Feeling sick
D) Working hard
B) In trouble
23. “The tip of the iceberg”
A) The end of a problem
B) A small visible part of a big problem
C) Something frozen
D) A solution
B) A small visible part of a big problem
4. “Spill the beans”
A) Waste food
B) Start cooking
C) Reveal a secret
D) Make a mess
C) Reveal a secret
9. “Let the cat out of the bag”
A) Free an animal
B) Make someone angry
C) Reveal a secret
D) Start a rumor
C) Reveal a secret
14. “Beat around the bush”
A) Exercise outdoors
B) Avoid the main point
C) Get angry
D) Speak loudly
B) Avoid the main point
19. “Kill two birds with one stone”
A) Solve two problems at once
B) Make a mistake
C) Be violent
D) Work slowly
A) Solve two problems at once
24. “Go the extra mile”
A) Travel farther
B) Work harder than expected
C) Give up
D) Take a break
B) Work harder than expected
5. “Under the weather”
A) Feeling sick
B) Feeling angry
C) Feeling excited
D) Being outside
A) Feeling sick
10. “Piece of cake”
A) A dessert
B) Something very easy
C) Something boring
D) A celebration
B) Something very easy
15. “Cry over spilled milk”
A) Be very emotional
B) Clean a mess
C) Worry about past mistakes
D) Ask for help
C) Worry about past mistakes
20. “A blessing in disguise”
A) Something bad
B) Something lucky that seems bad at first
C) A secret gift
D) A surprise party
B) Something lucky that seems bad at first
25. “Actions speak louder than words”
A) Talking is better
B) Silence is rude
C) What you do matters more than what you say
D) Words are unimportant
C) What you do matters more than what you say