Common Phrases Quiz Answers

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Q 1. The phrase “ships passing in the night” means?

Option:- Two people boarding separate ships Two people who fall in love and get married Two people fighting each other constantly Two people going their separate ways after a chance meeting

Q 2. What do we mean when we use the expression “When the rubber hits the road”?

Option:- When someone rushes headlong into a task A failed hypothesis A proposition that is being implemented Achieving two tasks at the same time

Q 3. “Amateur hour” signifies what kind of quality?

Option:- A poor one A priceless one A strong one An excellent one

Q 4. A “Cup of Joe” means?

Option:- A cup of tea A cupful of sauce A swig of brandy A cup of coffee

Q 5. To take a “shot in the dark,” would mean?

Option:- To not lie, cheat or steal To risk doing something that may not be successful To give your best at doing something To aim accurately at something

Q 6. The expression “Bite the bullet” means?

Option:- Getting over your blues Taste something that is awful To admit one’s one guilt To get something over with because it is unavoidable

Q 7. To “swing for the fences” means?

Option:- Put in cent per cent effort in something. To put in a half-effort in something To avoid someone completely Not trying anything at all

Q 8. “On the ball” means what?

Option:- Messing things up Feeling down Having a good time Doing a good job

Q 9. “Waiting in the wings,” what exactly it means?

Option:- Feeling unrequited love for someone Eating bar food alone About to board a flight Waiting for your big opportunity or chance to take place

Q 10. What does “bells and whistles” signify?

Option:- Navy ships docking. Surrendering enemies Embellishments that are often needless Church-sponsored sports events

Q 11. “In a _______,” that’s what happened.

Option:- tree duck nutshell jiffy

Q 12. I “pounded the _______.”

Option:- door nail dough pavement

Q 13. When someone says “What am I, chopped liver?” what does it mean

Option:- Someone who doesn’t feel valued Someone who feels hungry Someone who likes to sleep a lot Someone who is pretentious

Q 14. What does going down the “Going Down The Rabbit Hole”?

Option:- To seek a position of comfort To enter into a problematic situation knowingly To seek out termites in the house To prepare to scare someone weaker

Q 15. A Chip on Your Shoulder means?

Option:- An honor you have won in the past To take on additional responsibilities To be surprised by a unusual situation Holding a Grudge

Q 16. When “pigs fly” means?

Option:- When someone flies into a rage Something that will never happen When the air around you smells horrible A very complicated situation

Q 17. That seems to be the _________of the problem; Fill in the blank space

Option:- beef mat matter crux

Q 18. What does “To cut corners” means?

Option:- To do something with great care Doing something very cheaply and badly To go out of the way to please someone To take a shortcut through the woods

Q 19. What does “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” mean?

Option:- A situation between being moderately and extremely happy Not knowing whether to be happy or sad A situation between being moderately and extremely sad Being caught between two difficult choices

Q 20. Someone important is a “big______.”

Option:- pig wig dog cat

Q 21. He “left no _______ unturned” in the investigation.

Option:- cuff page leaf stone

Q 22. “Get it _______,” man!

Option:- together good real now

Q 23. A “weekend warrior” is someone who?

Option:- Works overtime during the weekend Works on a second or third job during the weekend Does certain activities like sports only during their free time, not on a regular basis Sleeps the entire weekend

Q 24. A person who “doesn’t lift a finger” is?

Option:- Physically tired Devoid of inspiration Doing nothing A “mama’s boy”

Q 25. “Close But No Cigar” means?

Option:- It’s actually a cigarette, but not a cigar Coming close to a successful outcome only to fall short at the end. Someone looks smart but actually is not Someone closing in a bad deal

Q 26. What does “whole nine yards,” mean?

Option:- Covering a huge distance The whole thing Not too much Nothing at all

Q 27. What does one mean when one says ” “Don’t pull wool over other people’s eyes,” ?

Option:- It’s wrong to make people think that you like them when actually you don’t Don’t back stab others. Don’t talk badly about people. People may be allergic to wool.

Q 28. When someone is not that intelligent or smart we use the phrase?

Option:- “Not a spark of decency” “Method to the madness” “Not playing with a full deck” “Off the rocker”

Q 29. If you have “heard something on the grapevine,” it means

Option:- Revealed secret information Heard gossip about a situation Being disrespectful Heard the grapevine blow in the wind

Q 30. If someone says, “Elvis has left the building,” what does it mean?

Option:- The building is too crowded. Everyone has left the building. The show is over. There will be an encore. [adace-ad id=”22311″] [adace-ad id=”22312″]