Idioms <—>

Question 1

To have a lot on the ball

Answer 1

To be intelligent / to be able to do a job well

Question 2

To make a mountain out of a molehill

Answer 2

To exaggerate

Question 3

Don’t count your chicken before they’re hatched (éclos)

Answer 3

Don’t make plans based on future events, outcomes or successes that might not come to pass

Question 4

To get blood out of a stone

Answer 4

To do something impossible

Question 5

The sky’s the limit

Answer 5

There are no limits, anything is possible

Question 6

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again ! Don’t give up too easily. Persistent pays off in the end

Answer 6

Hard work always pays off in the end

Question 7

To paint the town red

Answer 7

To have a hell of a lot of fun

Question 8

A dime a dozen

Answer 8

Extremely cheap and common

Question 9

To call a spade a spade

Answer 9

To speak clearly and directly, even about embarrassing or unpleasant things

Question 10

A piece of cake

Answer 10

Something that is very easy to do

Question 11

To beat around the bush

Answer 11

To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant

Question 12

To hit the nail on the head

Answer 12

To identify something exactly, to arrive at exactly the right answer

Question 13

To cost an arm and a leg

Answer 13

To be very expensive

Question 14

To grasp at straws

Answer 14

To make a desperate attempt to salvage a bad situation

Question 15

To catch somebody red-handed

Answer 15

To see somebody doing something bad or illegal

Question 16

To see someone doing something illegal or bad

Answer 16

To catch somebody red-handed

Question 17

To make desperate attempts to salvage a bad situation

Answer 17

To grasp at straws

Question 18

To be very expensive

Answer 18

To cost an arm and a leg

Question 19

To identify something exactly, to find exactly the right answer

Answer 19

To hit the nail on the head

Question 20

To delay or to avoid talking about something very unpleasant

Answer 20

To beat around the bush

Question 21

Something that is very easy to do

Answer 21

A piece of cake

Question 22

To speak clearly and directly, even when it is unpleasant to say or awkward

Answer 22

To call a spade a spade

Question 23

Extremely cheap and common

Answer 23

A dime a dozen

Question 24

To have a lot of fun

Answer 24

To paint the town red

Question 25

No limits, everything is possible

Answer 25

The sky’s the limit

Question 26

To do something impossible

Answer 26

To get blood out of a stone

Question 27

Don,t make plans based on future events, outcomes or successes that might not come to pass

Answer 27

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched (éclos)

Question 28

To exaggerate

Answer 28

To make a mountain out of a molehill

Question 29

To be intelligent, to be able to do a job well

Answer 29

To have a lot on the ball

Question 30

If you try hard, you will get what you want

Answer 30

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Don’t give up too easily. Persistence always pays off in the end.