Idioms & Phrases

Bite the bullet
- A) To endure a painful experience
- B) To shoot a gun
- C) To make a quick decision
- D) To avoid confrontation
Break the ice
- A) To start a conversation
- B) To shatter a piece of ice
- C) To break a promise
- D) To create tension
Burn the midnight oil
- A) To work late into the night
- B) To burn a candle
- C) To sleep early
- D) To waste time
Cut to the chase
- A) To avoid a situation
- B) To get to the point
- C) To chase someone
- D) To take a shortcut
Hit the nail on the head
- A) To hit someone
- B) To make a mistake
- C) To find a solution
- D) To be exactly right
Kick the bucket
- A) To give up
- B) To be lazy
- C) To die
- D) To kick a ball
Let the cat out of the bag
- A) To let a cat escape
- B) To reveal a secret
- C) To hide something
- D) To be dishonest
Once in a blue moon
- A) Very frequently
- B) Occasionally
- C) Never
- D) Very rarely
Piece of cake
- A) A difficult task
- B) An easy task
- C) A dessert
- D) A problem
Spill the beans
- A) To spill food
- B) To reveal a secret
- C) To make a mess
- D) To cook beans
Throw in the towel
- A) To throw a tantrum
- B) To clean something
- C) To give up
- D) To start a fight
Under the weather
- A) Feeling sick
- B) Feeling happy
- C) Feeling excited
- D) Feeling energetic
Burning the candle at both ends
- A) To be very efficient
- B) To work too hard
- C) To take a break
- D) To be lazy
Bury the hatchet
- A) To find a solution
- B) To end a conflict
- C) To hide something
- D) To start a fight
By the skin of your teeth
- A) Very easily
- B) Very closely
- C) With great difficulty
- D) Without effort
Cry over spilt milk
- A) To cry over a loss
- B) To cry for no reason
- C) To complain about something that cannot be changed
- D) To cry happily
Hit the books
- A) To hit someone with a book
- B) To start studying
- C) To read for fun
- D) To stop studying
In the heat of the moment
- A) To act impulsively
- B) To be calm
- C) To be thoughtful
- D) To be relaxed
Keep an eye on
- A) To watch closely
- B) To ignore
- C) To be cautious
- D) To be lazy
Make a long story short
- A) To tell a story in detail
- B) To summarize
- C) To exaggerate
- D) To make up a story
Pull someone’s leg
- A) To help someone
- B) To joke or tease someone
- C) To hurt someone
- D) To ignore someone
Put all your eggs in one basket
- A) To take a risk
- B) To be careful
- C) To invest everything in one thing
- D) To diversify
See eye to eye
- A) To agree completely
- B) To disagree
- C) To make eye contact
- D) To avoid eye contact
Sit on the fence
- A) To make a decision
- B) To remain neutral
- C) To take sides
- D) To argue
Speak of the devil
- A) To talk about a difficult topic
- B) To mention someone who appears
- C) To speak rudely
- D) To speak softly
The ball is in your court
- A) To play a game
- B) To take responsibility
- C) To ignore a situation
- D) To pass the blame
Throw caution to the wind
- A) To be very careful
- B) To take a risk
- C) To avoid danger
- D) To act recklessly
Walk on eggshells
- A) To be very careful
- B) To walk carefully
- C) To be carefree
- D) To be clumsy
Weather the storm
- A) To face a difficult situation
- B) To avoid problems
- C) To create problems
- D) To be happy
When pigs fly
- A) Never
- B) Frequently
- C) Occasionally
- D) Rarely

Answers:

A) To endure a painful experience
A) To start a conversation
A) To work late into the night
B) To get to the point
D) To be exactly right
C) To die
B) To reveal a secret
D) Very rarely
B) An easy task
B) To reveal a secret
C) To give up
A) Feeling sick
B) To work too hard
B) To end a conflict
C) With great difficulty
C) To complain about something that cannot be changed
B) To start studying
A) To act impulsively
A) To watch closely
B) To summarize
B) To joke or tease someone
C) To invest everything in one thing
A) To agree completely
B) To remain neutral
B) To mention someone who appears
B) To take responsibility
B) To take a risk
A) To be very careful
A) To face a difficult situation
A) Never

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