Idioms

Question 1

What is an idiom?

Answer 1

Combination of words that has a different meaning from the individual words themselves.

Question 2

To sit on the fence

Answer 2

A person boot making a clear choice

Question 3

A blessing in disguise

Answer 3

A benefit that isn’t recognized at first

Question 4

A piece of cake

Answer 4

A task hat can be accomplished easily

Question 5

A slap on the wrist

Answer 5

A very mild punishment

Question 6

An arm and a leg

Answer 6

Very expensive

Question 7

Beating around the bush

Answer 7

Avoiding the main topic

Question 8

Cut to the chase

Answer 8

Get to the point and leave out any unnecessary information

Question 9

Drive someone up the wall

Answer 9

To irritate or annoy someone

Question 10

Finding your feet

Answer 10

To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing

Question 11

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover

Answer 11

Don’t judge something based on its appearance

Question 12

Hold your horses

Answer 12

Wait a moment

Question 13

Barking up the wrong tree

Answer 13

Looking In the wrong place./ accusing the wrong person

Question 14

Kill two birds with one stone

Answer 14

To accomplish two different things at the same time

Question 15

It’s raining cats and dogs

Answer 15

It is raining unusually or unbelievably hard

Question 16

On cloud nine

Answer 16

Extremely happy

Question 17

At the drop of a hat

Answer 17

Without any hesitation

Question 18

Straight from the horse’s mouth

Answer 18

To hear something directly from the source

Question 19

A piece of cake

Answer 19

A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple

Question 20

To steal his thunder

Answer 20

To take the credit for something someone else did

Question 21

Cut corners

Answer 21

When something is done badly to save money

Question 22

Burning the midnight oil

Answer 22

To work late into the night

Question 23

The ball is in your court

Answer 23

It’s up to you to make the next decision or step