Idioms Quiz - 12

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:
I was (tricked into) helping my friend fix his car.

a. raked over the coals

b. ruled out

c. roped into

d. run ragged

2. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The recent announcement (caused much surprise) at the meeting.

a. rubbed something in

b. raised eyebrows

c. ran ragged

d. ruled the roost

3. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The man was (very strange) and everybody tried to avoid him.

a. quite a number

b. as queer as a three-dollar bill

c. quick on the trigger

d. quick and dirty

4. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The man's name does not (remind me of anything) so maybe I have never met him.

a. raise Cain

b. ring a bell

c. rub anything in

d. raise eyebrows

5. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
By (searching for the hidden meaning) during the speech I knew what the speaker wanted to say.

a. rubbing something in

b. reading between the lines

c. racking my brains

d. ruling things out

6. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The woman hopes that her son will (begin to live a more stable life) and get married.

a. settle down

b. scatter around

c. serve time

d. snap out of it

7. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I never go to that store because the owner always tries to (cheat me).

a. raise eyebrows

b. rip me off

c. ring a bell

d. read between the lines

8. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
We will have to go back to (the beginning) in order to solve the problem.

a. scrape together

b. square one

c. sell ourself short

d. shape up

9. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
I thought that I had lost my wallet but I later found it (right beside me).

a. raising Cain

b. raking in the money

c. right under my nose

d. ruling the roost

10. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The man has been (exhausted) all week from looking after the children.

a. raising eyebrows

b. running a risk

c. racking his brains

d. run ragged

English Test

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4. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 01

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6. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 03

7. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 04

8. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 05

9. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 06

10. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 07

11. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 08

12. Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 09

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14. Synonyms - Test-25

15. Synonyms - Test-26

16. Synonyms - Test-27

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18. Antonym Test - 12

19. Antonym Test - 13

20. Vocabulary - Synonyms Antonyms - 01

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