Animals
To kill two ... with one stone.
[to accomplish two tasks or objectives at once.]
a) birds
b) frogs
c) ants
a) birds
Roll up one's ...
[to get ready to do hard or difficult work]
a) socks
b) shirt
c) sleeves
c) sleeves
On the tip of my ...
[to be almost able to remember or expressed]
a) finger
b) toe
c) tongue
c) tongue
... summer
[a period in autumn when the weather is unually warm.]
a) Alaskan
b) Danish
c) Indian
c) Indian
... fingers
[to be good at gardening.]
a) dirty
b) green
c) wooden
b) green
To ... out.
[to back out of it because of feeling scared or worried.]
a) fish
b) chicken
c) frog
b) chicken
Pull up your ...
[to make a greater effort to improve your work, performance, or behavior because it is currently insufficient]
a) sleeves
b) socks
c) pants
b) socks
To get cold ...
[loss of nerve or confidence.]
a) toes
b) feet
c) fingers
b) feet
not for all the tea in ...
[under no circumstances.]
a) England
b) India
c) China
c) China
To hit the ...
[To go to sleep]
a) hay
b) tree
c) fern
a) hay
To ... your horses
[ to wait.]
a) saddle
b) round up
c) hold
c) hold
To hit someone ... the belt
[to deal unfairly or dishonestly with a person]
a) below
b) with
c) across
a) below
What does 'To give someone the cold shoulder' mean?
To ignore someone
"Pardon my French" is used before or after doing what?
It is used immediately before or after uttering profanity, swearing, or using vulgar/offensive language.
... up the wrong tree
[doing the wrong thing, because their beliefs or ideas are incorrect or mistaken.]
a) barking
b) climbing
c) swinging
a) barking
The .... knees
a) dog's
b) horse's
c) bee's
c) bee's
What does 'being in one's birthday suit' mean?
being naked
Stick your ... where it doesn’t belong
[to interfere, meddle, or pry into affairs that do not concern you]
a) foot
b) nose
c) head
b) nose
... courage
[a false sense of confidence gained through drinking some alcohol before doing something]
a) German
b) Dutch
c) Scottish
b) Dutch
Every ... has a silver lining
[no matter how bad a situation might seem, there's always a good thing to find underneath.]
a) storm
b) lightning strike
c) cloud
c) cloud
What is "a wild goose chase"?
a pointless task, particularly one that involves travel.
What does it mean to "throw / toss one's hat in the ring"?
To announce that you are going to enter a competition or take up a challenge.
What do you do when you are "turning a blind eye"?
Deliberately ignoring, overlooking, or pretending not to notice undesirable behavior, illegal acts, or uncomfortable information.
What does it mean to "go Dutch"?
When people go Dutch they decide to split the bill in a restaurant.
What does it mean to "be pushing up the daisies."
To say that someone is pushing up the daisies means that they are dead.