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
... thumb
[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
In one's birthday ...
[naked]
a) suit
b) pants
c) shoes
a) suit
Get something off one’s ...
[to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time]
a) chest
b) heart
c) eyes
a) chest
all roads lead to ...
[multiple methods can be used to reach the same result]
a) Paris
b) Rome
c) London
b) Rome
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
To give someone a ... shoulder.
[To ignore someone]
a) turned
b) hard
c) cold
c) cold
not for all the tea in ...
[under no circumstances.]
a) England
b) India
c) China
c) China
... 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
to put on your thinking ...
a) hat
b) cap
c) hoodie
b) cap
... the top of my head [information offered quickly, without research or calculation]
a) Off
b) In
c) On
a) Off
... courage
[a false sense of confidence gained through drinking some alcohol before doing something]
a) German
b) Dutch
c) Scottish
b) Dutch
shake like a ...
a) bough
b) barley
c) leaf
c) leaf
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 "give someone a hand (with something)"?
You help someone.
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.