Idioms

Question 1

To feather one’s nest

Answer 1

To grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances

Question 2

Fair-weather friends

Answer 2

Unreliable, they fail one in time of distress

Question 3

To sow one’s wild oats

Answer 3

To lead a wild, carefree life

Question 4

Windfall

Answer 4

Unexpected financial gain

Question 5

To wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve

Answer 5

To make one’s feelings evident

Question 6

To wash dirty linen in public

Answer 6

To openly discuss private affairs

Question 7

To save face

Answer 7

To avoid disgrace

Question 8

Indian summer

Answer 8

Warm autumn weather

Question 9

To take the bull by the horns

Answer 9

To face a problem directly

Question 10

The lion’s share

Answer 10

The major portion

Question 11

Out of the frying pan into the fire

Answer 11

To go from a difficult situation to a worse one

Question 12

To keep the pot boiling

Answer 12

To see that interest doesn’t die down

Question 13

To bury the hatchet

Answer 13

To make peace

Question 14

Philadelphia lawyer

Answer 14

A lawyer of outstanding ability

Question 15

To gild the lily

Answer 15

To praise extravagantly

Question 16

To steal one’s thunder

Answer 16

To weaken one’s position by stating the argument before that person does

Question 17

Woolgathering

Answer 17

Absentmindedness or daydreaming

Question 18

To whitewash

Answer 18

To conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous appearance to something

Question 19

To break the ice

Answer 19

To make a start by overcoming initial difficulties

Question 20

The grapevine

Answer 20

A secret means of spreading information