Idioms MCQs with Answers

What does the idiom 'step up your game' mean?

• A.To relax and take it easy
• B.To improve one's performance
• C.To stop playing a game
• D.To challenge someone to a fight

What does the idiom 'dig in your heels' or 'stick to your guns' mean?

• A.To physically dig a hole
• B.To run away from a situation
• C.To attack someone aggressively
• D.To refuse to change one's position or opinion

It takes two to _?

• A.Tango
• B.Sing
• C.Dance
• D.Fight

What does the idiom 'hit the sack/sheets' mean?

• A.To go to sleep
• B.To go to work
• C.To go to school
• D.To go to the market

Past Paper MCQ

The idiom 'Be at daggers drawn' means:

• A.Ready to fight
• B.Bitterly hostile
• C.Secretly planning
• D.In deep thought

What does the idiom "LEAVE SOMEONE HIGH AND DRY" mean?

• A.Leave someone feeling very happy
• B.Leave someone in a comfortable position
• C.Leave someone with plenty of resources
• D.Leave someone in a difficult situation

What does the idiom 'lose one's way' mean?

• A.To become lost
• B.To lose one's temper
• C.To give up hope
• D.To make a mistake

What is the meaning of the idiom 'Penny for your thoughts'?

• A.A way of asking someone what they are thinking about
• B.A cheap way to get advice
• C.A way of asking for money
• D.A way of expressing gratitude

What does the idiom 'be in charge of something' mean?

• A.To be responsible for controlling or managing something
• B.To pay for something
• C.To complain about something
• D.To ignore something

Though his staff is often confused by the way he runs the office, I have found that there's method to his madness. Here 'there's method to his madness' is?

• A.He is completely insane
• B.He looks foolish but moves cleverly
• C.He has no plan at all
• D.He is mad and dangerous