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111 multiple-choice questions on English: Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

76. What does the idiom/phrase "to be in the same boat" mean?

  1. to travel together
  2. to own a boat
  3. to be in the same difficult situation
  4. to agree

Answer: C) to be in the same difficult situation

Explanation: Share the same problem. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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77. What does the idiom/phrase "apple of one's eye" mean?

  1. a jealous person
  2. very dear
  3. a fruit
  4. a cause of quarrel

Answer: B) very dear

Explanation: Someone loved very much. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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78. What does the idiom/phrase "let the cat out of the bag" mean?

  1. create confusion
  2. tell a lie
  3. free an animal
  4. reveal a secret

Answer: D) reveal a secret

Explanation: Disclose a secret accidentally. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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79. He visits us only .

  1. at the eleventh hour
  2. in hot water
  3. once in a blue moon
  4. by hook or by crook

Answer: C) once in a blue moon

Explanation: Very rarely. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Idioms in sentences

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80. What does the idiom/phrase "break the ice" mean?

  1. be very cold
  2. break a promise
  3. start a conversation
  4. cause trouble

Answer: C) start a conversation

Explanation: Relieve tension at a first meeting. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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81. What does the idiom/phrase "cut corners" mean?

  1. take a short route
  2. do something cheaply or carelessly
  3. save time honestly
  4. draw shapes

Answer: B) do something cheaply or carelessly

Explanation: Skip necessary steps to save effort. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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82. What does the idiom/phrase "keep one's fingers crossed" mean?

  1. stay silent
  2. be angry
  3. hope for the best
  4. refuse to help

Answer: C) hope for the best

Explanation: Wish for good luck. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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83. Losing that job was ; he found a much better one.

  1. bad blood
  2. a bolt from the blue
  3. a blessing in disguise
  4. a wild goose chase

Answer: C) a blessing in disguise

Explanation: Good from apparent bad. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Idioms in sentences

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84. What does the idiom/phrase "in hot water" mean?

  1. very happy
  2. having a bath
  3. in trouble
  4. very excited

Answer: C) in trouble

Explanation: In a difficult situation. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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85. What does the idiom/phrase "throw in the towel" mean?

  1. win easily
  2. admit defeat
  3. clean up
  4. start a fight

Answer: B) admit defeat

Explanation: Give up. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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86. What does the idiom/phrase "to sit on the fence" mean?

  1. to be lazy
  2. to take a side
  3. to remain neutral
  4. to relax

Answer: C) to remain neutral

Explanation: Avoid committing to either side. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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87. What does the idiom/phrase "hit the nail on the head" mean?

  1. hurt oneself
  2. be exactly right
  3. work hard
  4. make a mistake

Answer: B) be exactly right

Explanation: Describe exactly what is causing a problem. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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88. What does the idiom/phrase "by hook or by crook" mean?

  1. honestly
  2. by any means
  3. slowly
  4. with difficulty

Answer: B) by any means

Explanation: By fair or unfair means. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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89. What does the idiom/phrase "bad blood" mean?

  1. bravery
  2. enmity
  3. illness
  4. family ties

Answer: B) enmity

Explanation: Ill feeling between people. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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90. What does the idiom/phrase "a wild goose chase" mean?

  1. a hopeless search
  2. a hunting trip
  3. a fast race
  4. an easy task

Answer: A) a hopeless search

Explanation: A foolish and useless pursuit. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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91. The contractor and the bridge collapsed.

  1. cut corners
  2. buried the hatchet
  3. broke the ice
  4. hit the nail on the head

Answer: A) cut corners

Explanation: Did the work cheaply and carelessly. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Idioms in sentences

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92. What does the idiom/phrase "a Trojan horse" mean?

  1. a gift of peace
  2. a wooden toy
  3. something that hides an enemy within
  4. a race horse

Answer: C) something that hides an enemy within

Explanation: A deceptive trap. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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93. What does the idiom/phrase "leave no stone unturned" mean?

  1. try every possible way
  2. build a house
  3. stay lazy
  4. destroy everything

Answer: A) try every possible way

Explanation: Make every effort. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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94. What does the idiom/phrase "without rhyme or reason" mean?

  1. with a purpose
  2. without poetry
  3. peacefully
  4. without any logic

Answer: D) without any logic

Explanation: For no apparent reason. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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95. Stop and tell me what really happened.

  1. burning the midnight oil
  2. breaking the ice
  3. beating about the bush
  4. spilling the beans

Answer: C) beating about the bush

Explanation: Avoiding the main point. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Idioms in sentences

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96. What does the idiom/phrase "the lion's share" mean?

  1. a small share
  2. an equal share
  3. a brave act
  4. the largest part

Answer: D) the largest part

Explanation: The biggest portion. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Common idioms

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97. What does the idiom/phrase "to blow one's own trumpet" mean?

  1. to warn others
  2. to make noise
  3. to praise oneself
  4. to play music

Answer: C) to praise oneself

Explanation: Boast about oneself. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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98. After the scandal, the minister was .

  1. up to the mark
  2. under a cloud
  3. in a nutshell
  4. at sixes and sevens

Answer: B) under a cloud

Explanation: Under suspicion. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Idioms in sentences

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99. What does the idiom/phrase "to wash one's dirty linen in public" mean?

  1. to discuss private matters publicly
  2. to be clean
  3. to confess to police
  4. to do laundry

Answer: A) to discuss private matters publicly

Explanation: Expose private quarrels. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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100. What does the idiom/phrase "to be at daggers drawn" mean?

  1. to be ready to fight a war
  2. to be skilled with weapons
  3. to be bitter enemies
  4. to be good friends

Answer: C) to be bitter enemies

Explanation: In a state of bitter hostility. Idioms & Idiomatic Phrases · Advanced idioms & proverbs

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