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1.
"A bit" means _____.
A) some thing to eat
B) to help someone
C) a small amount
2.
"About time" means _____.
A) at the right time
B) soon
C) at last
3.
"Across the board" means _____.
A) everyone or everything is included
B) to travel between countries
C) uninteresting
4.
To "act up" means _____.
A) to share an idea
B) to behave badly
C) to pretend to be rich
5.
A man "after my own heart" means _____.
A) liking the same things as me
B) looks like me
C) follows me
6.
"Against the clock" means _____.
A) a new record
B) a test of speed or time
C) an impossible task
7.
"All along" means _____.
A) all the time
B) to agree
C) altogether
8.
"All hours" means _____.
A) at regular times
B) at irregular times
C) every hour
9.
"Along in years" means _____.
A) getting old
B) getting tired
C) becoming successful
10. "And then some" means _____.
A) not many
B) and only a few
C) and a lot more
11. A "babe in the woods" means _____.
A) someone who cuts trees
B) someone who is young
C) someone who is innocent
12. To "back down" means _____.
A) to give up a claim
B) to sit down
C) to fight for something
13. To "back out" means _____.
A) to support someone
B) to be trapped
C) to get out of an agreement
14. A "bad trip" means _____.
A) to lose money
B) an unpleasant drug experience
C) to be unsuccessful
15. "He didn't bat an eye" means the same as _____.
A) he didn't see
B) he wasn't happy
C) he didn't show surprise
16. To "bear in mind" means _____.
A) to forget something
B) to be crazy
C) to remember something
TEST 9
Idioms
17. To "beat around the bush" means _____.
A) to not know
B) to avoid a question
C) to go on a hike
18. To "beef up" means _____.
A) to go crazy
B) to have fun
C) to make something stronger
19. "Behind the scenes" means _____.
A) in a different place
B) privately
C) in a difficult position
20. "Below the belt" means _____.
A) good
B) secretly
C) unfairly
21. To "call it a day" means _____.
A) to quit
B) it becomes evening
C) to say good morning
22. To "call the tune" means _____.
A) to sing a song
B) to give orders
C) to give advice
23. To "carry off" means _____.
A) to move
B) to kill
C) to drop
24. To put the "cart before the horse" means _____.
A) to plan ahead
B) that you can't do something
C) to do things in the wrong order
25. To "catch on" means _____.
A) to understand
B) to be punished
C) to grab something
26. To "be caught short" means _____.
A) to be in an embarrassing situation
B) to take a short sleep
C) not to have enough of something when needed
27. "Cheap skate" means _____.
A) a winter sports activity
B) someone who doesn't spend much money
C) something that isn't expensive
28. To "check up" means _____.
A) to search
B) to investigate
C) to make a mark to show something has been counted
29. To "cheer up" means _____.
A) to become happy
B) to become sad
C) to become lost
30. "Chicken feed" means _____.
A) a lot of food
B) a small amount of money
C) A group of people gathering together
31. I "dare say" means _____.
A) I don't know at all
B) I definitely know
C) I suppose
Idioms
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