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Idiomatic Expressions Quiz

December 3, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. To take someone under your wing is to ……………..

Correct! Wrong!

2. To eat the humble pie is to ...................................

Correct! Wrong!

3. To get out of the bed on the wrong side is to ………………………

Correct! Wrong!

4. To make the feathers fly is to ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

5. What does itsy-bitsy mean?

Correct! Wrong!

6. To dilly-dally is to …………………….

Correct! Wrong!

7. I still miss the ……………………. of university life.

Correct! Wrong!

Hurly-burly means busy activity.

8. To live in straitened circumstances is to live in ……………………..

Correct! Wrong!

9. What does the expression wishy-washy mean?

Correct! Wrong!

10. You have to cooperate ………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Willy-nilly means whether you like it or not.

11. To be at loggerheads is to ………………………

Correct! Wrong!

12. Bete noire means an object of ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. To take someone under your wing is to take care of them.
2. To eat the humble pie is to make a humble apology
3. To get out of the bed on the wrong side is to be in a particularly irritable mood.
4. To make the feathers fly is to cause turmoil.
5. Tiny
6. To dilly-dally is to waste time.
7. I still miss the hurly-burly of university life.
8. To live in straitened circumstances is to live in poverty.
9. Feeble
10. You have to cooperate willy-nilly.
11. To be at loggerheads is to disagree strongly.
12. Bete noire means an object of aversion.

 

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