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:
My friend has (saved) a lot of money from his present job.

a. smacked into

b. salted away

c. shrugged off

d. squawked about

2. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
"You should (think about it) before you make a final decision."

a. splurge on it

b. stick your neck out

c. smell a rat

d. sleep on it

3. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
My friend is always (complaining about) the food in the cafeteria.

a. salting away

b. scraping together

c. seeing through

d. squawking about

4. 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

5. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The man (said the wrong thing) when he was talking to his supervisor.

a. sank his teeth into it

b. sat right

c. made a slip of the tongue

d. shopped around

6. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
The woman was (upset) after the car accident.

a. a sitting target

b. a stuffed shirt

c. sitting pretty

d. shook up

7. Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:
"Who did you finally (support) in the argument?"

a. split hairs with

b. shoot the breeze with

c. spruce up

d. side with

8. 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

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:
The woman finally (returned to normal) after becoming depressed about losing her job.

a. sweated bullets

b. set herself back

c. snapped out of it

d. scraped together