primary english plus – Adventure Tales-sec 1- Exercise 3: Idioms and Phrases Idioms and Phrases Quiz 1. What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean? A delicious dessert A difficult task Something very easy to do An expensive gift None 2. What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean? To eat something hard To show bravery in a difficult situation To be careless To get injured None 3. What does the idiom "under the weather" mean? Standing in the rain Feeling sick Enjoying sunny weather Watching the weather forecast None 4. What does the phrase "break the ice" mean? To destroy something made of ice To break something valuable To end a meeting To start a conversation in a social setting None 5. What does the phrase "on cloud nine" mean? Extremely happy Extremely bored Extremely sad Extremely angry None 6. What does the idiom "hit the hay" mean? To go to bed To play outside To harvest crops To start working None 7. What does the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" mean? To reveal a secret accidentally To free an animal To lose a pet To pack a bag None 8. What does the phrase "when pigs fly" mean? Something that will never happen Something that is very rare Something that will happen soon Something that is very common None 9. What does the phrase "a blessing in disguise" mean? Something that is obvious Something that is a curse Something that seems bad but turns out to be good Something that is hidden None 10. What does the idiom "spill the beans" mean? To reveal a secret To cook beans To make a mess To plant seeds None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
