FAMILIAR ENGLISH IDIOMS & PROVERBS

Question 1

A little learning is a dangerous thing

Answer 1

People who don’t understand something fully are dangerous

Question 2

A snowball effect

Answer 2

Events have momentum and build upon each other

(as part of a sentence)

Question 3

A snowball’s chance in hell

Answer 3

No chance at all

(as part of a sentence)

Question 4

A stitch in time saves nine

Answer 4

Fix the problem now because it will get worse later

Question 5

A storm in a teacup

Answer 5

A big fuss about a small problem

(as part of a sentence)

Question 6

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Answer 6

Apples are good for you

Question 7

As right as rain

Answer 7

Perfect / well

(as part of a sentence)

Question 8

Burn bridges

Answer 8

Destroy relationships

(as part of a sentence)

Question 9

Calm before the storm

Answer 9

Something bad is coming, but right now it’s calm

(as part of a sentence)

Question 10

Come rain or shine

Answer 10

No matter what

(as part of a sentence)

Question 11

Curiosity killed the cat

Answer 11

Stop asking questions

Question 12

Cut the mustard

Answer 12

Do a good job

(as part of a sentence)

Question 13

Don’t beat a dead horse

Answer 13

Move on, this subject is over

Question 14

Every dog has his day

Answer 14

Everyone gets a chance at least once

Question 15

Familiarity breeds contempt

Answer 15

The better you know someone the less you like him

Question 16

Fit as a fiddle

Answer 16

In good health

(as part of a sentence)

Question 17

Get a second wind

Answer 17

Have more energy after having been tired

(as part of a sentence)

Question 18

Get wind of something

Answer 18

Hear news of something secret

(as part of a sentence)

Question 19

Go down in flames

Answer 19

Fail spectacularly

(as part of a sentence)

Question 20

Have your head in the clouds

Answer 20

Not be concentrating

(as part of a sentence)

Question 21

He who laughs last laughs loudest

Answer 21

I’ll get you back for what you did

Question 22

Hear something straight from the horse’s mouth

Answer 22

Hear something from the person involved

(as part of a sentence)

Question 23

He’s off his rocker

Answer 23

He’s crazy

Question 24

He’s sitting on the fence

Answer 24

He can’t make up his mind

Question 25

It is a poor workman who blames his tools

Answer 25

If you can't do the job, don't blame it on others

Question 26

It is always darkest before the dawn

Answer 26

Things are going to get better

Question 27

It takes two to tango

Answer 27

One person alone isn't responsible. Both people are involved.

Question 28

Jump on the bandwagon

Answer 28

Follow a trend, do what everyone else is doing (as part of a sentence)

Question 29

Leave no stone unturned

Answer 29

Look everywhere | (as part of a sentence)

Question 30

Like riding a bicycle

Answer 30

Something you never forget how to do | (as part of a sentence)

Question 31

Like two peas in a pod

Answer 31

They're always together | (as part of a sentence)

Question 32

Make hay while the sun shines

Answer 32

Take advantage of a good situation | (as part of a sentence)

Question 33

On cloud nine

Answer 33

Very happy | (as part of a sentence)

Question 34

Once bitten, twice shy

Answer 34

You're more cautious when you've been hurt before

Question 35

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

Answer 35

Things are going from bad to worse

Question 36

Run like the wind

Answer 36

Run fast | (as part of a sentence)

Question 37

Snowed under

Answer 37

Busy | (as part of a sentence)

Question 38

That ship has sailed

Answer 38

It's too late

Question 39

The pot calling the kettle black

Answer 39

Someone criticizing someone else he is just as bad (as part of a sentence)

Question 40

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Answer 40

People who are morally questionable shouldn't criticize others

Question 41

Through thick and thin

Answer 41

In good times and in bad times | (as part of a sentence)

Question 42

Time is money

Answer 42

Work quickly

Question 43

Waste not, want not

Answer 43

Don't waste things and you'll always have enough

Question 44

We see eye to eye

Answer 44

We agree

Question 45

When it rains it pours

Answer 45

Everything is going wrong at once

Question 46

You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar

Answer 46

You'll get what you want by being nice

Question 47

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink

Answer 47

You can't force someone to make the right decision

Question 48

You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs

Answer 48

There's always a cost to doing something