Idioms quiz.

Question 1

To bite off more than you can chew?

Answer 1

To take on a task to big for you.

Question 2

Bite the hand that feeds you?

Answer 2

To criticize the person that allows you to live.

Question 3

Keep you chin up?

Answer 3

To stay positive.

Question 4

An arm and a leg?

Answer 4

Very expensive.

Question 5

A slap on the wrist?

Answer 5

To get off easy with something.

Question 6

Idles hands are the devils tools?

Answer 6

Your more likely to get in trouble if you have nothing to do

Question 7

Head over heels?

Answer 7

Very excited over something.

Question 8

A hat trick?

Answer 8

To score three goals.

Question 9

To keep body and soul together?

Answer 9

To earn a sufficient amount of money.

Question 10

Excuse my French?

Answer 10

Forgive me for cussing.

Question 11

It all Greek to me?

Answer 11

When you don’t understand something that is said.

Question 12

Rome was not built in a day?

Answer 12

It takes time.

Question 13

When in Rome, do what the Romans do.

Answer 13

Follow the customs of someone or something.

Question 14

Look a gift horse in the mouth?

Answer 14

Be respectful to whom got you the gift.

Question 15

Kill 2 birds with 1 stone?

Answer 15

Achieving 2 things with one action

Question 16

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Answer 16

Taking a risk for more.

Question 17

A nest egg.

Answer 17

Saved money.

Question 18

Let sleeping dogs lie?

Answer 18

If someone is calm, don’t change that.

Question 19

All bark and no bite?

Answer 19

When someone is threatening but not harmful.

Question 20

You can lead a horse to water but you can not make it drink.

Answer 20

You can provide with opurtunity but can force.

Question 21

to live high on the hog.

Answer 21

To be rich.

Question 22

Let the cat out of the bag.

Answer 22

Spill a secret.

Question 23

A bakers dozen?

Answer 23

13

Question 24

Does not cut the mustard?

Answer 24

Not good enough.

Question 25

Buy a lemon?

Answer 25

Buy a car that has a lot of mechanical issues.

Question 26

Spill the beans.

Answer 26

Release the secret.

Question 27

A backseat driver?

Answer 27

A person who comments on the drivers driving.

Question 28

Tie the not.

Answer 28

To get married.

Question 29

Dime a dozen.

Answer 29

Really cheap.

Question 30

Go back to square one.

Answer 30

Start over.

Question 31

Beat around the bush.

Answer 31

To be around a topic but not state it.

Question 32

Bend over backwards.

Answer 32

willing to do anything.

Question 33

Cut to the chase?

Answer 33

Get to it.

Question 34

A dead ringer.

Answer 34

An exact duplicate.

Question 35

Went down like a lead balloon.

Answer 35

Got bad quickly.

Question 36

Get your walking papers.

Answer 36

Get fired.

Question 37

Give someone the slip.

Answer 37

To get away from.

Question 38

Work the graveyard shift.

Answer 38

Work the night shift.

Question 39

Haste makes waste.

Answer 39

Going fast makes bad work.