Idioms

Question 1

A drop in the bucket

Answer 1

A drop in the bucket means 💧it has a very little impact.

Question 2

An axe to grind

Answer 2

An axe to grind means has a specific problem that they won’t stop ⛔🙅focusing on.

Question 3

Fighting an uphill battle 🗻

Answer 3

Means taking on a big problem that won’t be easy to solve.

Question 4

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,

Answer 4

Means don’t attack someone who is helping you.

Question 5

Law straw

Answer 5

The “last straw” Is the breaking point of a person or situation

Question 6

Best thing since the sliced bread

Answer 6

When you say something is the “best thing since the sliced bread” That means it’s the best thing you have seen in a long time.

Question 7

Wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve

Answer 7

Wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve

-showing your emotions at all times.

Question 8

Bend over backwards for someone

Answer 8

If you “bend over backwards for someone” You are going out of your ways to help them 🙏

Question 9

They are dropping like flies

Answer 9

“They are dropping like flies” Means people are things are acting in large number. For ex, if everyone you know are leaving the party, you can the guests are dropping like flies.

Question 10

“You’re joshing me”

Answer 10

“You’re joshing me” Means you are joking with me.

Question 11

Being tongue tied.

Answer 11

“Being tongue tied” 👅 means not having the right word to express a point.

Question 12

Head over heals

Answer 12

“Head of over heals” For someone means being in love with the💕💕

Question 13

Cutting corners

Answer 13

Cutting corners means taking shortcuts, often in a cheap and negligent way💸

Question 14

Close but no cigars

Answer 14

“Close but no cigars” Means almost but not quiet 👎

Question 15

A blessing in disguise

Answer 15

“A blessing in disguise “ Refers to something that seemed bad, but turns out to have an upside!

Question 16

A leopard can’t change it spots.

Answer 16

“A leopard can’t change it’s spots” Means people don’t really change. 🐆

Question 17

Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 17

“Let sleeping dogs lie” Means don’t stir up trouble where there is none

Question 18

You’re behind the eight ball

Answer 18

If you’re behind the eight ball, you’re in a difficult or dangerous position.

For example:
The economic recession has really put our new business behind the eight ball. Nobody’s spending money.

Question 19

Drink like a fish

Answer 19

If someone drink like a 🐠🍷, it means they drink a lot.

Question 20

“Kitty corner”

Answer 20

Means diagonally across the room.

Question 21

“Chow down”

Answer 21

Means eat a lot

Question 22

A race against the clock ⏰

Answer 22

“A race against the clock” Means something that needs to be done quickly, or an urgent situation.

Question 23

Idol hands are devils tool

Answer 23

Idol hands are devils tool, meaning being bored can get you in trouble.

Question 24

A penny saved is a penny earned

Answer 24

“A penny saved is a penny earned” A money you don’t spend 💸, stays in your pocket.

Question 25

Keeping body and soul together

Answer 25

stay alive, especially in difficult circumstances.

“do you think a man can keep body and soul together by selling coconuts?”

Question 26

Living high on the hog.

Answer 26

When you are “living high on the hog” It means that you are living a life of luxury🐷👑

Question 27

Playing the devils advocate

Answer 27

Playing the devils advocate, means taking a position just for the sake of argument

Question 28

Hot potato

Answer 28

Hot potato, is an uncomfortable or a throny topic 😖

Question 29

A slap on the wrist

Answer 29

“A slap on the wrist” Is a light punishment, like a warning ⚠

Question 30

Levelling the playing field.

Answer 30

“Levelling the playing field” Means making things equal, so everyone has a fair chance ⚽️

Question 31

Falling into somebody’s snare

Answer 31

“Falling into somebody’s snare”, means getting caught in somebody trap or scheme

Question 32

A toss up situation

Answer 32

“A toss-up” Is a situation that could easily go one way or the other. Like a coin toss which doesn’t have definite outcome.

Question 33

“Throwing the baby out with the dishwasher”

Answer 33

Means getting rid of something good in the process of getting rid of something bad.

Question 34

“Dry Run”of something is a

Answer 34

Rehearsal 🎭

Question 35

Getting down to brass tacks

Answer 35

Means getting down to busin📌

Question 36

All for naught is an idiom that means “all for nothing”, e.g. Kate didn’t get the promotion, and she felt her hard work was all for naught. People often confuse all for naught with homophones for naught. Sometimes, people write “all for not” because “not” is similar to “nothing”.

Answer 36

All for naught- all for nothing