Common English Idioms Quiz

What does the idiom 'a piece of cake' mean?

• Something very easy

• Something very difficult

• Something very delicious

• Something very important

What does the idiom 'throw someone under the bus' mean?

• To help someone

• To betray someone

• To ignore someone

• To respect someone

What does the idiom 'drop someone a line' mean?

• To call someone

• To visit someone

• To write to someone

• To invite someone

What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?

• Very frequently

• Very rarely

• Very quickly

• Very loudly

What does the idiom 'hit the sack' mean?

• To go to bed

• To hit someone

• To hit something

• To hit the wall

What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

• Good luck

• Bad luck

• Good health

• Bad health

What does the idiom 'pull someone socks up' mean?

• To improve someone's performance

• To make someone fall

• To make someone laugh

• To make someone cry

What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

• To be very cheap

• To be very expensive

• To be very heavy

• To be very light

What does the idiom 'hold your horses' mean?

• To be patient

• To be impatient

• To be angry

• To be sad

What does the idiom 'feel blue' mean?

• To feel happy

• To feel sad

• To feel angry

• To feel excited