Correct Spelling, Idioms Flashcards
1
Q
- If you don’t ‘spill the beans’
now, you
might gonna regret it. - spread rumors
- let out a secret
- plant some seeds
- none of the above
A
let out a secret
2
Q
- Hey, man, you are absolutely ‘barking up the wrong tree ‘here because I’m
innocent. - choosing the wrong dog
- giving up a fight
- accusing the wrong person
- setting up an event in a tree
A
accusing the wrong person
3
Q
- One proven way to beat an enemy is find his ‘Achilles heel’.
- secret strategy
- amulet
- strong point
- weak spot
A
weak spot
4
Q
- His new Ferrari ‘costs an arm and a leg’ so he is now looking for another job.
- very expensive
- got fired
- met an accident
- was stolen
A
very expensive
5
Q
- He married a woman who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth’.
- born very beautiful
- born very poor
- born from a very rich family
- born very talkative
A
born from a very rich family
6
Q
- She has different investments
because she ‘doesn’t want to put all
eggs in one basket’. - doesn’t want to put all
resources in one possibility - doesn’t want to cook everything
at once - doesn’t want to go bankrupt
- none of the above
A
doesn’t want to put all
resources in one possibility
7
Q
- Whenever his crush passes by the hallway, he’s having ‘butterflies in his stomach’.
- he feels sick
- he feels nervous
- he feels like flying
- he feels so handsome
A
he feels nervous
8
Q
- Even though they had a nasty fight, they decided to ‘bury the hatchet’ and move on.
- kill the enemy
- remember the past
- bury the dead
- forget the past quarrel
A
forget the past quarrel
9
Q
- My father always reminds us, “don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched.”
- Don’t eat your eggs before they
are cooked. - Don’t make plans for
something that might not
happen. - Don’t deal with your problems
before they are solved. - All of the above.
A
Don’t make plans for
something that might not
happen.
10
Q
- iphones became so popular not only to teens, even my grandparents ‘jumped on the bandwagon’ and bought some.
- ride on the gadget and sell Apple
- jump for technology and sell
iphones - joined the new trend and
bought iphones - bought Android and Apple
A
joined the new trend and
bought iphones