How well do you know your idioms?

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A quiz for GCSE English students testing knowledge of common phrases and idioms.
Chloe Langford
Quiz por Chloe Langford, atualizado more than 1 year ago
Chloe Langford
Criado por Chloe Langford quase 7 anos atrás
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
'It's raining _______.'
Responda
  • Frogs
  • Umbrellas
  • Cats and dogs
  • Burgers and fries

Questão 2

Questão
Asking for help when it's not needed is called 'crying _______'.
Responda
  • hippos
  • wolf
  • long
  • out

Questão 3

Questão
'Let the _______ fall where they may.'
Responda
  • pennies
  • raindrops
  • coins
  • chips

Questão 4

Questão
He made it 'by the skin of his _______'.
Responda
  • teeth
  • nose
  • eyes
  • llama

Questão 5

Questão
Insincere or manipulative displays of emotion are called '_______tears'.
Responda
  • drama
  • clear
  • crocodile
  • faux

Questão 6

Questão
I 'pounded the _______'.
Responda
  • dough
  • nail
  • door
  • pavement

Questão 7

Questão
He 'kicked the _______'.
Responda
  • bucket
  • moose
  • ladder
  • ball

Questão 8

Questão
'Stick to your _______!'
Responda
  • case
  • people
  • guns
  • soup

Questão 9

Questão
Actors are often told to 'break a _______'.
Responda
  • vase
  • leg
  • glass
  • new one

Questão 10

Questão
He got an answer 'straight from the _______'s mouth'.
Responda
  • judge
  • mouse
  • horse
  • kitten

Questão 11

Questão
Someone important is known as a 'big_______'.
Responda
  • wig
  • pig
  • sprig
  • dig

Questão 12

Questão
It looks like he's really 'turned over a new _______'.
Responda
  • sheet
  • leaf
  • coin
  • drawing

Questão 13

Questão
'Shape up, or _______ out!'
Responda
  • freak
  • peace
  • ship
  • trip

Questão 14

Questão
Something rare only happens 'once in a _______ moon'.
Responda
  • blue
  • harvest
  • bear
  • winter

Questão 15

Questão
Someone who makes quick, possibly underinformed decisions is said to '_______ from the hip'.
Responda
  • swing
  • hurt
  • shoot
  • bounce

Questão 16

Questão
Someone who is very tired is said to be 'running on _______'.
Responda
  • coffee
  • low
  • battery
  • fumes

Questão 17

Questão
During the night shift, most shops will only employ a '_______ crew'.
Responda
  • dream
  • drowsy
  • skeleton
  • basic

Questão 18

Questão
Someone who hasn't chosen a side is 'on the _______'.
Responda
  • outs
  • fence
  • rocks
  • slope

Questão 19

Questão
Something easy is a 'piece of _______'.
Responda
  • rubbish
  • ease
  • gold
  • cake

Questão 20

Questão
I'll believe it 'when pigs ______'!
Responda
  • fly
  • speak
  • dance
  • unicycle

Questão 21

Questão
He's 'preaching to the _______'.
Responda
  • benches
  • priests
  • congregation
  • choir

Questão 22

Questão
Don't '_______ the beans' about the surprise party!
Responda
  • cook
  • spill
  • lose
  • count

Questão 23

Questão
A 'red _______' is some kind of distraction.
Responda
  • herring
  • sun
  • morning
  • balloon

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