English Idioms in Use Quiz
Felicity O’Dell
What do these idioms mean? Choose the correct option.
1)
Harry’s bark is worse than his bite.
a
b
c
d
2)
My
My
My
My
brother
brother
brother
brother
is
is
is
is
not a good driver.
taking me on holiday.
being very annoying.
giving me a lot of help.
Hilary arrived at our house out of the blue this morning.
a
b
c
d
5)
His new laptop is already broken.
His new laptop is stolen property.
He bought his new lorry very cheaply.
His was given a new laptop as a surprise present.
My brother is driving me round the bend at the moment.
a
b
c
d
4)
owns a very fierce dog.
is not in very good health.
talks more than he eats.
is not as frightening as he seems.
His smart new laptop fell off the back of a lorry.
a
b
c
d
3)
Harry
Harry
Harry
Harry
Hilary was dressed unusually smartly.
It was a lovely day when Hilary arrived.
We weren’t expecting Hilary to arrive.
Hilary was feeling depressed.
Cecilia poured her heart out to me.
a
b
c
d
Cecilia
Cecilia
Cecilia
Cecilia
told me her secret feelings.
was very angry with me.
and I did some exercises.
and I fell in love with each other
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Complete these idioms. Choose the correct option.
6)
The singer said she was over the
a
b
c
d
7)
My new colleague is a bit of a rough
a
b
c
d
8)
.
shoes
trousers
socks
boots
Marco never stays in one place for long. He always gets
a
b
c
d
10)
but I think I’m going to like him once I get used to him.
stone
rock
diamond
pearl
I wouldn’t behave like that if I were in your
a
b
c
d
9)
at receiving such an important award.
rainbow
moon
stars
sun
chilly
itchy
dusty
shaky
I’m afraid I can’t give you the answer off the top of my
a
b
c
d
feet and sets off on his travels again.
tongue
hand
mind
head
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but I’ll find it out for you.
English Idioms in Use Quiz
Felicity O’Dell
Answer key
1) d
2) b
3) c
4) c
5) a
6) b
7) c
8) a
9) b
10) a
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