Idioms MCQs with Answers

The idiom "to be Greek to someone" means?

• A.To be very easy
• B.To be a foreign language
• C.To be related to Greece
• D.To be unintelligible

What does the idiom 'Hobson's choice' refer to?

• A.A choice between two equally good options
• B.A choice of taking what is available or nothing at all
• C.A difficult decision with no right answer
• D.A choice made under pressure

What does the phrase 'to pay off old scores' mean?

• A.To settle financial debts
• B.To have one's revenge
• C.To keep a record of past events
• D.To forgive past mistakes

What does the idiom 'be high on one's list' imply?

• A.To be difficult to achieve
• B.To be at the top of a physical list
• C.To be expensive
• D.To be of great importance or priority

Complete the idiom: "Too many cooks spoil the ".

• A.Soup
• B.Broth
• C.Stew
• D.Dinner

What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence? He "turned a deaf ear" to my advice.

• A.Listened carefully
• B.Did not listen
• C.Became deaf
• D.Agreed immediately

What does the idiom 'get even with someone' mean?

• A.To reconcile with someone
• B.To ignore someone
• C.To compete with someone
• D.To take revenge or retaliate

Replace the underlined portion with the appropriate idiom: The enemy was 'completely defeated' in the war of 1965.

• A.Root and branch
• B.Neck and crop
• C.Head and shoulders
• D.Tooth and nail

Select the idiom that means “causing unnecessary trouble”?

• A.Break the ice
• B.Hit the sack
• C.Spill the beans
• D.Rock the boat

Past Paper MCQ

Idiom: Get your goat means _?

• A.To steal something
• B.To irritate someone
• C.To make someone laugh
• D.To help someone