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Mastering English Idioms Quiz

Test your knowledge of English idioms with our engaging quiz! This fun and challenging quiz will help you understand common phrases and enhance your language skills.

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Learn the meanings behind popular idioms

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Choose the correct explanation of the idiom.

I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.

To search pounds on the ground

To walk the streets looking for a job

To wander in the streets

Just because the CEO turned out to be a rotten scoundrel doesn't mean we should tar the entire company with the same brush.

TO TAR SOMEONE WITH THE SAME BRUSH MEANS.

To believe that someone has the same bad qualities as others in a group

To look at someone sceptically

To dislike someone or something

What does "hang in there" means?

I know you’d really like to call him, but I don’t think that’s the right thing to do now. Just hang in there and he will call you.

To hang up

To wait and be patient

To finish the phone call

I’m not blowing smoke. I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy.

TO BLOW SMOKE MEANS:

To make a small bonfire

To misinform someone

to exaggerate or say things that aren’t true to make you seem better

Do you think Peter is in trouble or is he just crying wolf?

What does a crying wolf mean?

To shout at his wolf

To sit and cry with a wolf

To call for help when you don’t need it

Can you come back after the holidays? We’re operating with a skeleton crew at the moment.

What does the phrase mean?

To work with skeletons

To work with biologists

The minimum number of people needed to keep a service/office operating

Bob:Well don’t you think I’m right, he’s been acting differently hasn’t he?

Jack: I’m sitting on the fence with this one, you’re both my good friends.

SIT ON THE FENCE MEANS:

To stay neutral and not take sides

To be comfortable with making decisions

To like watching at the situation from the heights

Look, you're barking up the wrong tree here. They have gone already.

TO BARK UP THE WRONG TREE MEANS:

To bring your dog to bark at the tree

Make a mistake or wrong assumption in something you are trying to achieve

To climb up the tree

Oh, don't mention that fight they had months ago—let sleeping dogs lie!

"Let sleeping dogs lie" means:

To leave a situation alone so as to avoid worsening it

Not to disturb the dogs at home

To take the advantage from the situation

A: "Where's Hank?" B: "Your guess is as good as mine. He didn't say anything to me."

"Your guess is as good as mine" means:

We think in a similar way

I do not know either; I have no idea

You are smarter than me

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