Idioms MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 10

Idioms Test 10

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Question 1

To "shell out" for something is to _____.

A	hide it
B	spend money on it
C	try to find it

Question 1 Explanation:

To shell out means to pay money, often more than you want to. Example: I had to shell out £50 for a new phone charger.

Question 2

If you are "sick and tired", you are _____.

A	exasperated
B	jealous
C	physically ill

Question 2 Explanation:

If you are sick and tired of something, you are very annoyed or bored with it because it keeps happening. Exasperated means the same. Example: I'm sick and tired of your excuses. Not physically ill: the idiom is not about health.

Question 3

"Shut your trap" is an impolite way of saying "please _____.

A	leave".
B	go away".
C	be quiet".

Question 3 Explanation:

Trap is slang for mouth, so Shut your trap! is a rude way to tell someone to be quiet.

Question 4

If you are "stuck up", you are _____.

A	snobbish
B	in trouble
C	problematical

Question 4 Explanation:

A stuck-up person thinks they are better than other people. Snobbish means the same. Example: She's too stuck up to talk to us.

Question 5

To "take charge" is to _____.

A	follow
B	lead
C	misunderstand

Question 5 Explanation:

To take charge means to take control and lead a group or situation. Example: When the manager left, Anna took charge.

Question 6

To "talk back" is to _____.

A	ask a question
B	shout
C	answer rudely

Question 6 Explanation:

To talk back means to answer rudely, especially to a parent, teacher or boss. Example: Don't talk back to your mother!

Question 7

To "tell something apart" is to _____.

A	put it aside for later use
B	correct someone
C	find the differences

Question 7 Explanation:

To tell things apart means to see the differences between them. Example: The twins look so similar that I can't tell them apart.

Question 8

"The works" is _____.

A	the boss
B	everything
C	movement

Question 8 Explanation:

The works is informal for everything that is possible or available. Example: I'd like a burger with the works (with all the extras).

Question 9

To "think up" is to _____ something.

A	aim for
B	improve
C	invent

Question 9 Explanation:

To think up something means to invent it or create it in your mind. Example: She thought up a great excuse.

Question 10

To "think twice" is to _____.

A	create something
B	tell a lie
C	hesitate

Question 10 Explanation:

To think twice means to hesitate and think carefully before doing something. Example: I'd think twice before lending him money.

Question 11

To go "through thick and thin" is to _____.

A	lose a lot of weight
B	get married
C	have many kinds of experiences

Question 11 Explanation:

To go through thick and thin means to live through good times and bad times, often together with someone. Example: They stayed friends through thick and thin. Not lose a lot of weight: thick and thin here do not describe a body.

Question 12

To "throw up" is to _____.

A	get rid of something
B	vomit
C	wake up

Question 12 Explanation:

To throw up is an informal way to say vomit: food comes back out of your stomach through your mouth. Example: He felt sick and threw up.

Question 13

To "tip off" someone is to _____ her.

A	warn
B	attack
C	like

Question 13 Explanation:

To tip someone off means to secretly warn them or give them useful information. Example: Someone tipped off the police about the robbery.

Question 14

To do something "to a T" is to do it _____.

A	badly
B	perfectly
C	shortly

Question 14 Explanation:

To do something to a T means to do it perfectly, exactly right. Example: The new jacket fits him to a T.

Question 15

"Uh-huh" means the same as _____.

A	no
B	yes
C	maybe

Question 15 Explanation:

Uh-huh is an informal sound that means yes. The opposite sound, uh-uh, means no.

Question 16

If it's "under your nose", it's _____.

A	well hidden
B	your fault
C	within sight

Question 16 Explanation:

If something is under your nose, it is right in front of you, easy to see, though you may not notice it. Example: I looked everywhere for my keys, and they were right under my nose.

Question 17

To have the "upper hand" is to have _____.

A	the advantage
B	permission
C	the next go

Question 17 Explanation:

To have the upper hand means to have the advantage or more control than others. Example: After the second goal, our team had the upper hand.

Question 18

If you get "used to" something, you _____ it.

A	get rid of
B	take care of
C	become accustomed to

Question 18 Explanation:

To get used to something means to become accustomed to it, so it no longer feels strange. Example: I've got used to getting up early.

Question 19

If it's "up in the air", it's _____.

A	important
B	undecided
C	unwanted

Question 19 Explanation:

If a plan is up in the air, it is undecided or not certain yet. Example: Our holiday plans are still up in the air.

Question 20

To say something "under your breath" is to _____.

A	whisper
B	tell a secret
C	hesitate

Question 20 Explanation:

To say something under your breath means to say it very quietly, in a whisper, so that other people can hardly hear it. Example: He said something rude under his breath. Not tell a secret: the phrase is about how quietly you speak, not what you say.

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