Idioms MCQs with Answers

What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' signify?

• A.To start a journey
• B.To celebrate
• C.To get angry
• D.To die

What does it mean if someone 'has a bone to pick with someone'?

• A.To have a physical fight with someone
• B.To have an issue to discuss or resolve with someone
• C.To share a meal with someone
• D.To compliment someone

Choose the correct meaning of the following idiom/phrase: Under the harrow.

• A.Anxiety
• B.Freedom
• C.Success
• D.Indifference

What does the idiom 'by all means' suggest when someone uses it?

• A.By using force
• B.Without any hesitation
• C.By any method possible
• D.Certainly or of course

What does the idiom 'be about to' imply when used in a sentence?

• A.To refuse to do something
• B.To have completed an action
• C.To be on the verge of doing something
• D.To be unsure about an action

Complete the saying "Truth is stranger than _"?

• A.Fiction
• B.Fantasy
• C.Myth
• D.Dreams

Idiom: By leaps and bounds means ?

• A.Slowly and steadily
• B.Very fast/quickly
• C.With great difficulty
• D.Secretly

Past Paper MCQ

To poke one's nose into means _?

• A.To take interest in other affairs
• B.To interfere without invitation
• C.To show curiosity
• D.To ask too many questions

What does the idiom 'do one's best' mean?

• A.To try as hard as possible
• B.To give up
• C.To cheat
• D.To rest

What does the idiom 'Give the devil his due' mean?

• A.To treat someone badly
• B.To ignore someone's faults
• C.To give money to a dishonest person
• D.To be fair even to a disliked person