1. . “A blessing in disguise” means—
a) A hidden curse
b) A good thing that seemed bad at first
c) A clear danger
d) A bad luck
Answer: A good thing that seemed bad at first
2. “A piece of cake” means—
a) Very easy
b) Very hard
c) Very tasty
d) Very big
Answer: Very easy
3. “Break the ice” means—
a) Break something
b) Start a conversation
c) End a meeting
d) Make someone angry
Answer: Start a conversation
4. “Hit the nail on the head” means—
a) Hit someone
b) Do exact thing
c) Say something exactly right
d) Break a nail
Answer: Say something exactly right
5. “Once in a blue moon” means—
a) Very often
b) Very rarely
c) At night
d) Always
Answer: Very rarely
6. “Spill the beans” means—
a) Cook beans
b) Hide a secret
c) Reveal a secret
d) Buy beans
Answer: Reveal a secret
7. “Under the weather” means—
a) Sick
b) Happy
c) Angry
d) Rich
Answer: Sick
8. “Cost an arm and a leg” means—
a) Very cheap
b) Very expensive
c) Dangerous
d) Painful
Answer: Very expensive
9. “Bite the bullet” means—
a) Avoid problem
b) Face a difficult situation bravely
c) Eat food
d) Run away
Answer: Face a difficult situation bravely
10. “Burn the midnight oil” means—
a) Sleep early
b) Work late at night
c) Burn oil
d) Waste time
Answer: Work late at night
11. “Call it a day” means—
a) Start work
b) Stop working
c) Celebrate
d) Sleep
Answer: Stop working
12. “Cry over spilled milk” means—
a) Regret something that cannot be changed
b) Drink milk
c) Waste time
d) Cry loudly
Answer: Regret something that cannot be changed
13. “In hot water” means—
a) In trouble
b) Taking bath
c) Very warm
d) Safe
Answer: In trouble
14. “Kill two birds with one stone” means—
a) Kill birds
b) Solve two problems at once
c) Throw stone
d) Do nothing
Answer: Solve two problems at once
15. “Let the cat out of the bag” means—
a) Release a cat
b) Reveal a secret
c) Catch a cat
d) Buy a cat
Answer: Reveal a secret
16. “On cloud nine” means—
a) Very sad
b) Very happy
c) Very angry
d) Very tired
Answer: Very happy
17. “Pull someone’s leg” means—
a) Help someone
b) Joke with someone
c) Hurt someone
d) Stop someone
Answer: Joke with someone
18. “See eye to eye” means—
a) Fight
b) Agree
c) Look
d) Watch
Answer: Agree
19. “Take it with a grain of salt” means—
a) Believe completely
b) Doubt something
c) Eat salt
d) Forget something
Answer: Doubt something
20. “The ball is in your court” means—
a) Your turn to act
b) Play football
c) Lose chance
d) Run away
Answer: Your turn to act
21. “A storm in a teacup” means—
a) A small problem exaggerated
b) Big storm
c) Drink tea
d) Rain
Answer: A small problem exaggerated
22. “At the eleventh hour” means—
a) Very late time
b) Very early
c) Noon
d) Midnight
Answer: Very late time
23. “Back to square one” means—
a) Start again
b) Finish work
c) Win game
d) Move forward
Answer: Start again
24. “Birds of a feather flock together” means—
a) Birds fly
b) Similar people stay together
c) Animals gather
d) Fly high
Answer: Similar people stay together
25. “By hook or by crook” means—
a) By any means
b) By mistake
c) Slowly
d) Carefully
Answer: By any means
26. “Cut corners” means—
a) Do something cheaply or badly
b) Cut paper
c) Save time
d) Run fast
Answer: Do something cheaply or badly
27. “Face the music” means—
a) Enjoy music
b) Accept punishment
c) Sing song
d) Listen song
Answer: Accept punishment
28. “Go the extra mile” means—
a) Do more than expected
b) Walk far
c) Stop work
d) Travel
Answer: Do more than expected
29. “Hit the sack” means—
a) Go to bed
b) Hit someone
c) Work
d) Eat
Answer: Go to bed
30. “In black and white” means—
a) Written clearly
b) Colorful
c) Hidden
d) Painted
Answer: Written clearly
31. “Jump the gun” means—
a) Start too early
b) Fire gun
c) Jump high
d) Run fast
Answer: Start too early
32. “Keep an eye on” means—
a) Watch carefully
b) Close eye
c) Sleep
d) Forget
Answer: Watch carefully
33. “Make a long story short” means—
a) Tell briefly
b) Tell long story
c) Stop story
d) Write story
Answer: Tell briefly
34. “Miss the boat” means—
a) Miss opportunity
b) Travel boat
c) Catch fish
d) Swim
Answer: Miss opportunity
35. “No pain, no gain” means—
a) Without effort no success
b) No work
c) No study
d) No problem
Answer: Without effort no success
36. “On the same page” means—
a) Disagree
b) Agree
c) Read book
d) Turn page
Answer: Agree
37. “Play with fire” means—
a) Do something dangerous
b) Light fire
c) Cook food
d) Warm body
Answer: Do something dangerous
38. “Rain cats and dogs” means—
a) Heavy rain
b) Light rain
c) Animals fall
d) Storm
Answer: Heavy rain
39. “Speak of the devil” means—
a) Talk about evil
b) Someone appears when being talked about
c) Fight
d) Cry
Answer: Someone appears when being talked about
40. “The tip of the iceberg” means—
a) Small part of a big problem
b) Ice
c) Big problem solved
d) Sea
Answer: Small part of a big problem
41. “Throw in the towel” means—
a) Give up
b) Throw cloth
c) Wash towel
d) Fight
Answer: Give up
42. “Time flies” means—
a) Time moves quickly
b) Time stops
c) Fly
d) Sleep
Answer: Time moves quickly
43. “Up in the air” means—
a) Uncertain
b) Flying
c) Jumping
d) Clear
Answer: Uncertain
44. “Water under the bridge” means—
a) Past issue
b) River water
c) Flood
d) Rain
Answer: Past issue
45. “Wild goose chase” means—
a) Useless search
b) Catch goose
c) Hunting
d) Run fast
Answer: Useless search
46. “Your guess is as good as mine” means—
a) I don’t know
b) I know
c) Guess again
d) Ask me
Answer: I don’t know
47. “Burn bridges” means—
a) Destroy relationship
b) Make bridge
c) Build house
d) Travel
Answer: Destroy relationship
48. “Cold feet” means—
a) Fear to do something
b) Cold weather
c) Wet feet
d) Run fast
Answer: Fear to do something
49. “Fish out of water” means—
a) Feel uncomfortable
b) Catch fish
c) Swim
d) Happy
Answer: Feel uncomfortable
50. “Through thick and thin” means—
a) In all situations
b) Only good time
c) Only bad time
d) Sometimes
Answer: In all situations
