primary english plus – Adventure Tales-sec 1- Exercise 3: Idioms and Phrases Idioms and Phrases Quiz 1. What does the idiom "under the weather" mean? Enjoying sunny weather Standing in the rain Feeling sick Watching the weather forecast None 2. What does the phrase "on cloud nine" mean? Extremely bored Extremely angry Extremely happy Extremely sad None 3. What does the phrase "when pigs fly" mean? Something that is very common Something that is very rare Something that will happen soon Something that will never happen None 4. What does the idiom "spill the beans" mean? To make a mess To reveal a secret To plant seeds To cook beans None 5. What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean? To be careless To show bravery in a difficult situation To get injured To eat something hard None 6. What does the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" mean? To pack a bag To reveal a secret accidentally To free an animal To lose a pet None 7. What does the phrase "a blessing in disguise" mean? Something that seems bad but turns out to be good Something that is obvious Something that is a curse Something that is hidden None 8. What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean? Something very easy to do A difficult task A delicious dessert An expensive gift None 9. What does the idiom "hit the hay" mean? To start working To harvest crops To go to bed To play outside None 10. What does the phrase "break the ice" mean? To start a conversation in a social setting To destroy something made of ice To break something valuable To end a meeting 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.
