Grammar Quiz

Idioms Quiz


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“In the soup” means ___.
a. in serious trouble
b. having a good time


When some says “I feel like a fish out of water” what do they mean?

A. not knowing how to swim

B. having a hard time breathing

C. uncomfortable situation that you are not used to

D. feeling trap


I don’t want to stay in this dirty, smelly place.
a. ark
b. armpit
c. apple


In this “neck of the woods” is ___.
a. the way we do something
b. around here
c. the way things were


To fit into something later is the same as to ___ into it.

a. let
b. make
c. grow


That car must have cost over twenty thousand dollars.
a. grand
b. grapes
c. guns


I need to go to the toilet. Can you show me where it is?
a. jump
b. john
c. jug


To become happy after being sad or miserable is the same as to ___ up.

a. put
b. look
c. cheer


This place is so boring, I want some excitement.
a. action
b. ape
c. aggrevation


“No doubt” means ___.
a. maybe
b. definately not
c. certainty


To stop outside of somewhere is the same as to ___ up outside.
a. turn
b. fold
c. pull


“You don’t say” shows ___.
a. disbelief
b. annoyance
c. surprise


The game was put ___ until next month.

a. over
b. off
c. away


The farmer himself came ___ the intruders.
a. before
b. along
c. after


Don’t give me that story again. I’ve heard it before.
a. load
b. line
c. lump


Time goes ___ quickly, my dear.
a. by
b. for
c. in


If something is “half baked”, it’s ___.
a. very useful
b. incomplete
c. unusual


This jazz is really great.
a. faded
b. far-out
c. foggy


We must look ___ all the applications before we decide to hire someone.
a. for
b. up
c. over


“Under your breath” means to ___.
a. whisper
b. tell a secret
c. hesitate


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