Idioms 1

Question 1

Bite off more than you can chew

Answer 1

To take on a task that you cannot complete

Question 2

Bite the hand that feeds you

Answer 2

To repay kindness with ingratitude

Question 3

Keep your chin up

Answer 3

To stay confident

Question 4

An arm and a leg

Answer 4

To cost a significant amount of money

Question 5

A slap on the wrist

Answer 5

A slight punishment; not severe

Question 6

Idle hands are the devils tools

Answer 6

That doing nothing leads to mischief

Question 7

Head over heels

Answer 7

Excited (Usually when in love)

Question 8

A hat trick

Answer 8

3 points

Question 9

Keep body and soul together

Answer 9

To not die

Question 10

Excuse my French

Answer 10

To say something vulgar or to swear

Question 11

It’s all Greek to me

Answer 11

To hear something that doesn’t make sense

Question 12

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Answer 12

Told to take your time; to not rush

Question 13

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

Answer 13

To adapt to the behaviors of those around you

Question 14

A bakers dozen

Answer 14

13 of something

Question 15

Doesn’t cut the mustard

Answer 15

Doesn’t make the cut; is not worthy

Question 16

Buy a lemon

Answer 16

To buy a vehicle that is not functional

Question 17

Spill the beans

Answer 17

To let out a secret

Question 18

Look a gift horse in the mouth

Answer 18

To criticize a gift or favor given to you

Question 19

Kill two birds with one stone

Answer 19

To complete two tasks with the effort of one

Question 20

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Answer 20

Keeping the things you have is more reliable than risking everything to get a bit more

Question 21

A nest egg

Answer 21

Savings set aside for future use

Question 22

Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 22

To avoid stirring up a forgotten conflict

Question 23

All bark and no bite

Answer 23

To be fierce on the outside, but timid on the inside

Question 24

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink

Answer 24

You can assist someone as far as possible, but cannot make them do their part in the process.

Question 25

Live high on the hog

Answer 25

To live a privileged life; to be wealthy

Question 26

Let the cat out of the bag

Answer 26

To let out a secret

Question 27

A back seat driver

Answer 27

Someone who is not in control of something, but critiques the actions of those who are

Question 28

Tie the knot

Answer 28

To get married

Question 29

A dime a dozen

Answer 29

Cheap; not costly

Question 30

Go back to square one

Answer 30

To go back to the start

Question 31

Beat around the bush

Answer 31

To avoid the problem; to disregard the problem’s presence

Question 32

Bend over backwards

Answer 32

To do whatever it takes to assist someone

Question 33

Between a rock and a hard place

Answer 33

To be stuck between two difficult situations

Question 34

Cut to the chase

Answer 34

To get to the real meaning of the statement; to skip straight to the action

Question 35

A dead ringer

Answer 35

Someone who looks just like someone else

Question 36

Went down like a lead balloon

Answer 36

Something that is unappreciated by others; was not taken liking to…

Question 37

Get your walking papers

Answer 37

To be fired

Question 38

Give someone the slip

Answer 38

To escape from someone

Question 39

Work the graveyard shift

Answer 39

To work late at night

Question 40

Haste makes waste

Answer 40

Going to quick causes inadequate work