If You're Truly Well-Spoken, You'll Master All 20 Of These Common English Idioms
We hear English idioms everywhere: in casual chats, books, TV shows, and songs. But do you actually know what people mean when they tell you to "cut some slack" or say something "goes against the grain"?This quiz is all about testing your grasp of real-world English expressions. Each question gives you a classic idiom and asks for its true meaning.
It is very sweet and enjoyable
It needs to be shared with others
It requires a lot of preparation
It is extremely easy to do
To express extreme anger
To hurt yourself by accident
To describe or identify something exactly right
To build or fix something quickly
To stop talking to them
To help them finish a physical task
To treat them less severely or give them a break
To give them a loan
Spreading rumors around
Overhearing a private conversation
Ignoring what someone is saying
Listening very carefully and eagerly
Very large teardrops
Loud and explosive weeping
Tears shed out of genuine happiness
Fake or insincere expressions of sorrow
It follows a popular trend
It breaks a literal physical law
It goes against someone's natural tendency, beliefs, or standards
It is cheap and economical
To solve a geometry problem
To do something perfunctorily or cheaply to save time or money
To make neat and precise cuts
To take a shortcut while driving
Write a review on a textbook
Throw away old school materials
Begin studying hard
Return library books on time
They are considered annoying or troublesome
They are envied by everyone around them
They have very good eyesight
They are deeply cherished or loved above others
They arrived late for transport
They lost their luggage
They made a poor investment
They missed an opportunity
Barely or by a tiny margin
With significant help from friends
Through dishonesty
Comfortably with time to spare
To memorize every detail
To get offended by the story
To view it with skepticism or not believe it completely
To add detail to make it sound better
Extremely happy and euphoric
Exhausted
Confused and lost
Sad
Go to sleep
Clean up your house
Go workout at the gym
Pack your bags for a trip
They are staring each other down in anger
They look very similar to one another
They agree on something
They are standing at the exact same height
Telling you to keep quiet
Offering financial advice
Asking what you are thinking about
Trying to buy something from you
To keep a secret safe
To play a musical instrument by memory
To improvise or decide how to deal with a situation as it develops
To listen carefully to instructions
It is very expensive
It takes a long time to learn
It requires advanced technology
It is not difficult or complicated to understand
A problem has been fixed
An animal has escaped
Someone has made a big mistake
A secret has been revealed
They read about it online
They guessed the answer based on clues
They received the information directly from the primary source
They heard it as a rumor from a stranger
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