Idioms (Part 11)

Question 1

pull one’s leg

Answer 1

tease or trick somebody

Question 2

pull one’s socks up

Answer 2

make a greater effort

Question 3

put on a brave face

Answer 3

try to hide ones disappointment

Question 4

put one’s foot down

Answer 4

insist on something

Question 5

put one’s foot in it

Answer 5

make a tactless comment

Question 6

put one’s heart and soul into something

Answer 6

be devoted to something

Question 7

put two and two together

Answer 7

arrive at the truth by looking at facts

Question 8

put words into one’s mouth

Answer 8

pretend that somebody has said something that they haven’t actually said

Question 9

rack somebody’s brains

Answer 9

think very hard about something

Question 10

rain cats and dogs

Answer 10

rain heavily

Question 11

ring a bell

Answer 11

remind somebody of something

Question 12

rise to the challenge

Answer 12

act and be successful even though something is new

Question 13

see eye to eye with somebody

Answer 13

agree with somebody

Question 14

see the back of

Answer 14

be glad to see somebody leave

Question 15

set in one’s ways

Answer 15

fixed in one’s habits

Question 16

shed light upon

Answer 16

give new/further information

Question 17

short and sweet

Answer 17

brief but pleasant (usually ironic)

Question 18

show one’s true colors

Answer 18

reveal one’s real character

Question 19

sleep like a dog

Answer 19

be sound asleep

Question 20

sleep on it

Answer 20

think about something