by alex
Idioms add color and depth to our language, often painting vivid pictures with just a few words. This quiz will challenge your understanding of these fascinating expressions. Are you ready to put your idiom knowledge to the test? Let’s get started and see how many you can get right!
Idiom Quiz Questions Overview
1. What does the idiom ‘break the ice’ mean?
To start a conversation in a social setting
To literally break ice
To end a relationship
To make a mistake
2. What does the idiom ‘spill the beans’ mean?
To make a mess
To reveal a secret
To waste food
To tell a joke
3. What does the idiom ‘hit the nail on the head’ mean?
To make a mistake
To be exactly right
To hurt oneself
To build something
4. What does the idiom ‘once in a blue moon’ mean?
Very rarely
Very often
Every month
Every year
5. What does the idiom ‘piece of cake’ mean?
Something very easy
Something very difficult
A delicious dessert
A small portion
6. What does the idiom ‘let the cat out of the bag’ mean?
To release a cat
To reveal a secret
To make a mess
To start a fight
7. What does the idiom ‘kick the bucket’ mean?
To start a new project
To die
To go on vacation
To buy something expensive
8. What does the idiom ‘under the weather’ mean?
Feeling sick
Feeling happy
Feeling angry
Feeling hungry
9. What does the idiom ‘barking up the wrong tree’ mean?
To be mistaken
To be correct
To be angry
To be happy
10. What does the idiom ‘cost an arm and a leg’ mean?
To be very cheap
To be very expensive
To be very painful
To be very easy
