Idioms 01

1. Which idiom means 'an unsuccessful search'?

   • A wild bird chase
   • A wild duck chase
   • A wild goose chase
   • A wild swan chase

2. Which expression means 'you need to do better'?

   • Pull your sock up
   • Pull your socks up
   • Put a sock in it
   • Sock it to them

3. Which idiom means 'to be the best'?

   • A hornet's nest
   • The bee's knees
   • The bee's sting
   • The wasp's nest

4. Which one means 'to cause disagreement'?

   • Bone of content
   • Bone of contentedness
   • Bone of contention
   • Bone of contentment

5. Which one means 'unlikely to happen'?

   • A pig in a poke
   • Pig-headed
   • Pig-iron
   • Pigs might fly

6. Which one means 'very bored'?

   • Bored to cry
   • Bored to laugh
   • Bored to smile
   • Bored to tears

7. Which expression means 'doesn't fit in'?

   • A kettle of fish
   • Fish out of water
   • Other fish to fry
   • Swim like a fish

8. Which one means 'to become angry'?

   • To see blue
   • To see green
   • To see red
   • To see white

9. Which one exaggerates a problem?

   • Making a molehill out of a mountain
   • Making a mountain out of a molehill
   • Making a pebble out of a rock
   • Making an acorn out of an oak

10. Which phrase means 'just'?

    • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    • A stitch in time saves nine
    • By the chattering of your teeth
    • By the skin of your teeth

Quiz written by Sue Daish