Idioms

Question 1

A fish out of the water

Answer 1

A person who feels uncomfortable in a new situation or environment.

Question 2

A Tough Nut To Crack

Answer 2

a hard problem to solve, a difficult person to understand or deal with

Question 3

A Piece Of Cake

Answer 3

Something that is easy to do, a simple task or job

Question 4

All Greek To Me

Answer 4

Something that you don’t understand or comprehend

Question 5

Bark Up The Wrong Tree

Answer 5

Come to the wrong conclusion about something

Question 6

Bookworm

Answer 6

Someone who loves to read

Question 7

be an open book

Answer 7

Be a person who hides nothing about your life

Question 8

Burn The Candle At Both Ends

Answer 8

Working hard for long hours, sometimes starting early in the morning to late in the evening. Trying to do two or more large projects at the same time.

Question 9

Be in the same boat

Answer 9

Be in the same difficult situation or uncomfortable situation as other person

Question 10

Crack the books

Answer 10

Start studying.

Question 11

Beat around the bush

Answer 11

Speak indirectly, avoid talking about certain topics

Question 12

Beat around the bush

Answer 12

Speak indirectly, avoid talking about certain topics

Question 13

Busy as a bee

Answer 13

Very busy

Question 14

gentle, kind

Answer 14

soft-hearted

Question 15

Run in the family

Answer 15

physical or personality traits that are similar

Question 16

a balancing act

Answer 16

a difficult situation where you try to do several different things at the same time

Question 17

high-and-mighty

Answer 17

self-important and proud

Question 18

feel at home

Answer 18

feel comfortable or relaxed

Question 19

move in

Answer 19

start living somewhere

Question 20

read someone like a book

Answer 20

understand someone very well

Question 21

go by the book

Answer 21

follow rules exactly

Question 22

Come Clean

Answer 22

confess and admit a problem or mistake, tell the full truth.

Question 23

to think differently

Answer 23

think outside the box

Answer 24

tried it out in the wild

When you try something out in the wild, you try it in the real world, or you try it in a practical situation. Notice the following:

No theory is any good until you try it out in the wild.

Question 25

Out of the question

Answer 25

If something is out of the question, it cannot be considered because it's impossible or it's not allowed.

Question 26

A recipe for disaster

Answer 26

Something is a recipe for disaster if it's going to cause trouble or serious problems.

Question 27

Watch out for

Answer 27

If someone tells you to watch out for something, they're warning you about it. Our guide told us to watch out for snakes. Everybody says you have to watch out for pickpockets if you're on a public bus.

Question 28

Rack your brains | rack you brain

Answer 28

If you rack your brains, or rack you brain, you try hard to remember something or think of a solution to a problem or a puzzle

Question 29

Under the weather

Answer 29

If you are under the weather, you're not feeling well.

Question 30

Feather your own nest

Answer 30

If you feather your own nest, you use your position or your job illegally for personal gain.

Question 31

Have your hands full

Answer 31

If you have your hands full, you're busy.

Question 32

Take the bull by the horns

Answer 32

If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem or a challenge in a direct and fearless way.

Question 33

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

Answer 33

Ni presto ni pido prestado.

Question 34

Mend your ways

Answer 34

If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble. Terry had better mend his ways or Rosie will leave him forever.

Question 35

The last straw

Answer 35

Something is the last straw if it's the latest in a series of annoying or upsetting events, and it's the one that finally makes you do something about the situation. I saw my girlfriend flirting with another guy at the party, and that was the last straw. I told her our relationship was over and I left.

Question 36

Dig one's own grave

Answer 36

If you dig your own grave, you do something unwise that will result in your own failure or downfall in the future. Jim lost his job, but he dug his own grave by being late all the time.

Question 37

Someone who is deeply sleep

Answer 37

Be fast asleep

Question 38

Someone who is deeply sleep

Answer 38

Be sound sleep

Question 39

Someone who is fully awake, unable to sleep

Answer 39

Be wide awake

Question 40

Someone who feels sleepy and cannot think clearly

Answer 40

Feel drowsy

Question 41

Someone who fall asleep when is in a sitting position

Answer 41

Nod off

Question 42

Short sleep taken during working day

Answer 42

Take a power nap

Question 43

Someone to fall asleep gradually

Answer 43

Drift off

Question 44

Someone who go to bed to sleep and can not

Answer 44

Have a sleepless night

Question 45

Someone who sleeps very well

Answer 45

Sleep like a log

Question 46

Someone who sleeps badly

Answer 46

Toss and turn