Idioms quiz 1By Gavin Thomas / November 30, 2023 Welcome to your Idioms quiz 1Select the correct meaning for the idioms below Your teacher's email Your name Your school 1. Beat around the bush To avoid talking about what’s important Get organized and do things effectively Someone running around a bush to avoid their problems Being grumpy or angry about something None 2. Good things come to those who wait To avoid talking about what’s important To have patience Go to sleep Being grumpy or angry about something None 3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Money you save today you can spend later To have patience What you have is worth more than what you might have later Tell me what you're thinking None 4. A penny for your thoughts Money you save today you can spend later To have patience What you have is worth more than what you might have later Tell me what you're thinking None 5. A penny saved is a penny earned Money you save today you can spend later To have patience What you have is worth more than what you might have later Tell me what you're thinking None 6. A picture is worth 1000 words Money you save today you can spend later the worst possible situation What you have is worth more than what you might have later Better to show than tell None 7. Actions speak louder than words Better to show than tell To make a bad situation worse What you have is worth more than what you might have later To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place None 8. Add insult to injury Better to show than tell To make a bad situation worse People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place None 9. Birds of a feather flock together Better to show than tell To make a bad situation worse People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place None 10. Bite off more than you can chew Better to show than tell To make a bad situation worse People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively Take on a project that you cannot finish None 11. Under the weather feeling Sick To make a bad situation worse Let's not talk about that problem right now Understand something complicated None 12. By the skin of your teeth feeling Sick To make a bad situation worse Just barely Understand something complicated None 13. Costs an arm and a leg Very cheap Very expensive Just barely Understand something complicated None 14. Do something at the drop of a hat Comparing two things that cannot be compared Very expensive Just barely Do something without having planned beforehand None 15. Don't count your chickens before they hatch Comparing two things that cannot be compared Very expensive Don't count on something good happening until it's happened. You're not very good at this None 16. Don't put all your eggs in one basket not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything, Very expensive Don't count on something good happening until it's happened. You're not very good at this None 17. Every cloud has a silver lining not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything, Treat people fairly. Also known as "The Golden Rule" Don't count on something good happening until it's happened. Good things come after bad things None 18. Don't cry over spilt milk not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything, There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed Don't count on something good happening until it's happened. Good things come after bad things None 19. Get a taste of your own medicine not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything, There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed You're not very good at this Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative) None 20. Give someone the cold shoulder to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed You're not very good at this Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative) None 21. He's a chip off the old block to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way To do something pointless A child who behaves or look like his parents Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative) None 22. It's a piece of cake to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way To do something pointless It's easy things can get messy None 23. Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done with a single action To do something pointless Give away a secret things can get messy None 24. Look before you leap Get two things done with a single action you shouldn't act without first considering the possible consequences or dangers Give away a secret things can get messy None 25. Take it with a grain of salt Get two things done with a single action Don’t take it too seriously Give away a secret Postpone a plan None 26. You can't have your cake and eat it too you can't get two things done with a single action you cannot Take a risk there are two options that someone wants, but they can’t have both because the options conflict with each other, so they can only pick one Postpone a plan None 27. You can't judge a book by its cover He seems crazy but actually he's clever cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance there are two options that someone wants, but they can’t have both because the options conflict with each other, so they can only pick one Postpone a plan None 28. A stitch in time saves nine He seems crazy but actually he's clever cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance Fix the problem now because it will get worse later Events have momentum and build upon each other None 29. A storm in a teacup He seems crazy but actually he's clever cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance Fix the problem now because it will get worse later A big fuss about a small problem None Time's up