Idioms

Question 1

lend a hand

Answer 1

to help

Question 2

born with a silver spoon

Answer 2

rich

Question 3

it’s raining cats and dogs

Answer 3

it’s raining hard

Question 4

lose touch

Answer 4

to fail to keep in contact or communication

Question 5

get the ball rolling

Answer 5

start

Question 6

put a lid on it

Answer 6

be quiet

Question 7

once in a blue moon

Answer 7

once in a while, occasionally

Question 8

hit the books

Answer 8

to study, prepare for the class

Question 9

blow one’s own horn

Answer 9

when a person boasts about how great he/she is

Question 10

poker face

Answer 10

a face with no expression

Question 11

curiosity killed the cat

Answer 11

It’s not good to be too curious

Question 12

a penny for your thoughts

Answer 12

friendly way to say “What are you thinking about?”

Question 13

a dime a dozen

Answer 13

very common, easy to find

Question 14

lose your shirt

Answer 14

to lose all of your money

Question 15

in hot water

Answer 15

in trouble

Question 16

the cat’s out of the bag

Answer 16

the secret is not secret anymore

Question 17

money talks

Answer 17

money has power/influence

Question 18

blacks out

Answer 18

fainted

Question 19

tickled pink

Answer 19

delighted to hear from someone

Question 20

stick with a positive attitude

Answer 20

feel better and maintain positive thoughts

Question 21

in the pink

Answer 21

feeling well

Question 22

under the weather

Answer 22

sick

Question 23

heart of gold

Answer 23

kind, honest

Question 24

red tape

Answer 24

lot of paper works to be filled out

Question 25

bank account is in the red

Answer 25

account is overdrawn, owe money to the bank

Question 26

salt of the earth

Answer 26

good, honest, and dependable

Question 27

everything is over my head

Answer 27

cannot understand everything

Question 28

one thing after another

Answer 28

happened close together in time

Question 29

quit smoking cold turkey

Answer 29

quit smoking suddenly, without cutting first

Question 30

rose-colored glasses

Answer 30

sees things with generally optimistic and cheerful attitude

Question 31

pay one arm and a leg

Answer 31

the item is too expensive

Question 32

knock on wood

Answer 32

a wish that something will or will not occur

Question 33

give it a rest

Answer 33

stop talking

Question 34

stand a chance

Answer 34

have the possibility for

Question 35

turned red as beet

Answer 35

embarassed

Question 36

on a diet

Answer 36

eating less

Question 37

feeling blue

Answer 37

feeling sad

Question 38

turned up a new leaf

Answer 38

made a turning point