English Idioms

Question 1

Have you buried the hatchet?

Answer 1

Have you made peace?

Question 2

Kill two birds with one stone.

Answer 2

Get both things done at the same time

Question 3

It’s raining cats and dogs!

Answer 3

It’s raining very hard

Question 4

You let the cat out of the bag.

Answer 4

You told me the secret

Question 5

Did you foot the bill?

Answer 5

Did you pay for everyone?

Question 6

Did you learn it by heart?

Answer 6

Did you memorize it?

Question 7

You gave them the cold shoulder

Answer 7

You were unfriendly to them

Question 8

Did you get cold feet?

Answer 8

Did you get scared and decide not to do it?

Question 9

We don’t see eye to eye

Answer 9

We don’t agree

Question 10

We were shooting the breeze

Answer 10

We were just talking

Question 11

Hold your horses!

Answer 11

Wait a minute!

Question 12

No use crying over spilt milk

Answer 12

Don’t worry over something that’s already been done.

Question 13

You have to face the music

Answer 13

You must confront the problem

Question 14

Are you down in the dumps?

Answer 14

Are you depressed?

Question 15

Are you moonlighting?

Answer 15

Do you have a second job?

Question 16

Are you going Dutch?

Answer 16

Are you paying your own way?

Question 17

You hit the nail on the head

Answer 17

That’s exactly right

Question 18

Have you tied the knot?

Answer 18

Have you gotten married?

Question 19

You passed with flying colours!

Answer 19

You got a very good grade!

Question 20

You didn’t cut the mustard

Answer 20

You didn’t do well enough

Question 21

Don’t knock it!

Answer 21

Don’t criticize or make fun of it.

Question 22

You pulled a fast one!

Answer 22

You tricked somebody.

Question 23

You swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

Answer 23

You believe it completely

Question 24

You have bats in your belfry.

Answer 24

You’re crazy!

Question 25

Let’s hit the hay.

Answer 25

Let’s go to bed.