Quiz 2024 – Idioms and phrases

‘Go bananas’ means:

 The children were afraid to enter the cave as it was ………………..- black.

Emily is an outstanding pupil. She’s passed every exam with flying ……………………..

When you disappear completely, you :

The synonym of being very lively and energetic:

Why not ask your family for a loan- after all, blood  is …………………………… than water.

The couple decided to leave the ………………race and move to a small farm in the country instead.

When you forget old quarrels, you ………………

I couldn’t believe it when I saw them together in ………………….  daylight!

What does the idiom  ‘under the weather’  mean?

‘Play the second fiddle’ means:

The police searched the alleged murderer’s flat for evidence, but it was as clean as …………….. .

To work very late at night to achieve something means : ‘ burn the midnight ………………..’

When you feel depressed, you are…………………………..

Ted tried to teach his son to appreciate opera, but he was just ……………..pearls before swine.

When you want to say something in few words, you say it …………………..

‘Thumb a lift’  means:

If something  ‘costs an arm and a leg’, it means that …………..

When Peter saw my new car he was …………………. with envy.

My parents’ company fell deeper and deeper into the ………………… and eventually went bankrupt.

Laura thinks her son can do no wrong- he’s the apple of her ………………………..

We tried to calculate  the number of known stars in the universe. The number was just ……..……..- boggling.

It was a(n)  …………………. awakening  when Tim discovered he had no money in the bank.

Katie’s creative approach to teaching was like a ……………….of  fresh air to her students.

What does the idiom ‘turn a blind eye to something’ mean?

Gillian hasn’t a ………………….. about how to fix a flat tyre.

The crowd ……………………. in disagreement as the president left the platform.

His original manuscript was not accepted so he had to go back to……………………. one and rewrite it.

Donna always does whatever Jim tells her to do. She’s like …………….. in his hands.

During the earthquake,  Mandy escaped from the building by the ……………… of her teeth before it collapsed.

When somebody  teases you in a friendly manner, he/she pulls your ……………….. .

Mark tends to …………… his head in the sand when he gets into dire trouble.

‘Many happy returns’  is used to:

When the girl was trapped under the car, a man lifted it with his ……………..…..hands and saved her.

When you are in competition with other people for a higher social standard you:  ’keep up with the …………’

When you feel a great deal of affection for somebody or like them a lot, you have a …………………….for somebody.

As a matter of ……………………,we bought the radiator at the same shop yesterday.

Your  TV set is ancient. Why don’t you sell it and get something up to …………………?

To go cold …………………means to suddenly stop a (usually dangerous) behavior, such as drinking alcohol.

After failing her law exam for the third time, Chris decided to ……………………it  a day.