Idioms Quiz 1 | Nuts about Arts

#1. What does it mean to 'sit on the fence'?

To daydream.

To be a judge.

To idle and waste time.

To remain neutral, to refuse to take sides.

#2. What does 'take it with a pinch of salt' mean?

Be bitter about something.

Be nasty.

Do not take it too seriously.

Be sarcastic.

#3. What does it mean to 'see eye to eye?'

To be so in love.

To stare and get ready for a fight.

To be cheeky.

To agree completely.

#4. What does it mean when someone 'jumps on the bandwagon'?

To take a risk.

To do something dangerous.

To take chances.

To follow the trend.

#5. What does it mean to go 'through thick and thin'?

To persevere through good times as well as bad.

To withstand rainy and dry days.

To experience financial challenges together.

To endure hot and cold weather.

#6. What does 'by the skin of one's teeth' mean?

By a very narrow margin; only just.

By putting lots of efforts.

By chance.

By default.

#7. What does it mean to be 'under the weather'?

Feeling hot

Frustrated

Drenched

Slightly unwell or low in spirits.

#8. What does 'once in a blue moon' mean?

Once in a century.

Very rarely.

Once a fortnight.

Once a month.

#9. What does 'beat around the bush' mean?

To discuss a matter without going to the point intentionally.

To hurt the innocents intentionally.

To act silly to distract opponents.

To play hide and seek.

#10. What does 'hit the sack' mean?

To be angry.

To be violent.

Go to bed.

To overreact.

#11. What does it mean to 'cost an arm and a leg'?

To be extremely dangerous.

To be extremely brutal.

To be extremely risky.

To be extremely expensive.

#12. What does it mean to 'go down in flames'?

Waste time and efforts.

To do something dangerous.

To fail or to be utterly ruined.

To be very frustrated.

#13. What does it mean when someone 'spills the beans'?

Reveals secret information prematurely.

Not being tactful in words.

Walks in a clumsy manner.

Hurling vulgarities

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