Idioms Quiz - 01

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 furniture arrived (without damage) after moving across the country.

a. all systems go

b. against the clock

c. after all was said and done

d. all in one piece

2. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
My grandfather is (very forgetful) and often loses his glasses.

a. absent-minded

b. alive and kicking

c. all in

d. ahead of his time

3. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The clothes in that store are a little (old-fashioned).

a. behind the times

b. behind the scenes

c. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

d. broad in the beam

4. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
When the meeting started everybody began to (complain).

a. appear out of nowhere

b. ask for the moon

c. air their grievances

d. add insult to injury

5. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The computer programmer sometimes works for twenty hours (continuously) to finish a job.

a. at once

b. at least

c. at a stretch

d. at one sitting

6. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I wish my friend would say exactly what he means rather than (talking and not getting to the point).

a. brewing a plot

b. beating his head against the wall

c. bringing the house down

d. beating around the bush

7. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
(Usually) I go jogging before breakfast every Sunday.

a. At random

b. As a last resort

c. At the appointed time

d. As a rule

8. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The boy's mother is always (available).

a. at the top of the hour

b. at large