Idioms Quiz - 13

Idioms Quiz
General English Questions and Answers
Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets.

1. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The boy (did not keep his date with) the girl from his university class.

a. stood up

b. salted away

c. stuck up for

d. snapped out of

2. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
(Suddenly) we became hungry and decided to go to a restaurant.

a. At square one

b. On second thought

c. In seventh heaven

d. On the spur of the moment

3. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
"Please (wait patiently) while I prepare the material."

a. stick your neck out

b. shrug off

c. sit tight

d. stand a chance

4. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
We are trying to (solve) the problems between our son and his wife.

a. smooth over

b. sit tight

c. simmer down

d. side with

5. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
My friend (disregarded) my advice to be more careful at work.

a. shrugged off

b. snapped out of

c. splurged on

d. straightened up

6. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
My cousin's jail sentence is a (family secret).

a. snowball`s chance in hell

b. song and dance

c. skeleton in his closet

d. spitting image

7. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The couple (separated) after many years of marriage.

a. scratched the surface

b. split up

c. snapped out of it

d. split hairs

8. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
We (did not take the best employees) when hiring employees for the new project.

a. splurged on something

b. scraped the bottom of the barrel

c. stabbed someone in the back

d. stood to reason

9. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
We could not really (start to work seriously on) the project until we spoke to the supervisor.

a. sit idly by

b. sink our teeth into

c. stick our neck out on

d. smack into

10. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I (do not like) the man's bad attitude towards work.

a. show up

b. stay away from

c. stand in for

d. am sick and tired of

English Test

1. Idioms Quiz - 14

2. Idioms Quiz - 15

3. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 01

4. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 02

5. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 03

6. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 04

7. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 05

8. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 06

9. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 07

10. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 08

11. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 09

12. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 10

13. Synonyms - Test-25

14. Synonyms - Test-26

15. Synonyms - Test-27

16. Antonym Test - 11

17. Antonym Test - 12

18. Antonym Test - 13

19. Vocabulary - Synonyms Antonyms - 01

20. Vocabulary - Synonyms Antonyms - 02

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