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A fun quiz to test your knowledge of idioms. For intermediate (B2) and higher.

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A ______ _______ day: what does this mean?

To have a day where many things go wrong.

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What is an armchair expert?

A person who criticises or talks a lot on a subject with which they have no personal experience.

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To be let off the hook means...

be able to escape negative consequences for something you did which was wrong, or escape an unpleasant duty

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"Can't make head or tail of it" means

it's either nonsense or something impossible to understand

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Against all odds means....

to do or hope for something which is practically impossible.

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"Go out on a limb" means

to say or do something that's very risky, that other people are likely to oppose

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Eye candy

Something that is very pleasing to the eye, eg. a sunset or a beautiful painting or woman

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to fight "tooth and nail" means ...

to fight physically or viciously to get what you want

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Be "over the moon" means ...

to be overjoyed about an unexpected victory or gain

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To "get out of hand" means ...

...when a situation gets out of control, no-one can manage it.

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What does this idiom mean?

It describes someone who is full of an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

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A "backseat driver" is someone who ....

constantly tells the driver what to do, even though they can't see clearly from where they sit

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A person who bends over backwards.....

will do absolutely anything to please someone else (in order to get what they want)

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"NO PAIN, NO GAIN" means...

you have to be willing to suffer, or at least work very hard, to achieve a goal

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What do you call a person who has a secret talent or skill, someone of whom little is known?

A dark horse.

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What do you say about someone who's got very strong ambition? She /he has got...

...fire in the belly

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