idioms

Question 1

A blessing in disguise

Answer 1

A good thing that seemed bad at first.

Question 2

A dime a dozen

Answer 2

Something common and not valuable.

Question 3

A piece of cake

Answer 3

Something very easy to do.

Question 4

Actions speak louder than words

Answer 4

What people do is more important than what they say.

Question 5

Add insult to injury

Answer 5

To make a bad situation worse.

Question 6

All ears

Answer 6

Fully listening.

Question 7

An arm and a leg

Answer 7

Very expensive.

Question 8

Beat around the bush

Answer 8

Avoiding the main topic, not speaking directly about the issue.

Question 9

Barking up the wrong tree

Answer 9

Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought.

Question 10

Better late than never

Answer 10

It’s better to do something late than not do it at all.

Question 11

Bite the bullet

Answer 11

To endure a painful situation with courage.

Question 12

Break the ice

Answer 12

To initiate conversation in a social setting.

Question 13

By the skin of your teeth

Answer 13

Narrowly or barely escaping a situation.

Question 14

Call it a day

Answer 14

To stop working on something.

Question 15

Cut to the chase

Answer 15

Get to the point without wasting time.

Question 16

Devil’s advocate

Answer 16

To argue the opposite side just for the sake of argument.

Question 17

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Answer 17

Don’t assume success until it happens.

Question 17

Elvis has left the building

Answer 17

The show is over, someone has left.

Question 18

Every cloud has a silver lining

Answer 18

There is something good in every bad situation.

Question 18

Down in the dumps

Answer 18

Feeling sad or depressed.

Question 19

Fit as a fiddle

Answer 19

In good health.

Question 20

Give someone the cold shoulder

Answer 20

To ignore someone deliberately.

Question 21

Hit the nail on the head

Answer 21

To be exactly right about something.

Question 22

In the heat of the moment

Answer 22

Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

Question 23

It takes two to tango

Answer 23

Actions or communications need more than one person.