Idioms MCQs with Answers

What does the idiom 'make a living' mean?

• A.To earn enough money to cover one's necessities
• B.To create a new lifestyle
• C.To build a house
• D.To start a business

What is the meaning of "Be taken aback"?

• A.Surprised
• B.Angry
• C.Delighted
• D.Confused

What does the idiom 'put out' mean when used in the context of inconvenience?

• A.To extinguish a fire
• B.To publish something
• C.To inconvenience someone
• D.To remove something

What does the idiom 'out and out' mean when describing a person or thing?

• A.Partially
• B.Superficially
• C.Occasionally
• D.Completely or wholly

What does the idiom 'on purpose' mean?

• A.Accidentally
• B.Intentionally
• C.Carelessly
• D.Unwillingly

What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

• A.To be physically painful
• B.To be very rare
• C.To require great effort
• D.To be extremely expensive

To emerge out of thin air means to?

• A.Disappear gradually
• B.Appear suddenly
• C.Float in the sky
• D.Become invisible

Past Paper MCQ

Complete the proverb: A stitch in time saves .

• A.Eight
• B.Twelve
• C.Ten
• D.Nine

Idiom: "To put one’s foot in one’s mouth" implies _?

• A.To accidentally reveal a secret
• B.To say something inappropriate or embarrassing
• C.To make a physical mistake
• D.To eat something hastily

What does the idiom 'to cool one's heels' mean?

• A.To relax and enjoy
• B.To wait in frustration
• C.To run away quickly
• D.To become angry