idioms

Question 1

an arm and a leg

Answer 1

very expensive

Question 2

over the moon

Answer 2

extremely pleased or happy

Question 3

jumping the gun

Answer 3

act prematurely or hastily without proper preparation

Question 4

once in a blue moon

Answer 4

rarely happen

Question 5

a chip on my shoulder

Answer 5

feeling inferior or having grievance about something

Question 6

a piece of cake

Answer 6

very easy

Question 7

a drop in the ocean

Answer 7

a very small part of something much bigger

Question 8

a blessing in disguise

Answer 8

something positive that is not recognized until later

Question 9

actions speak louder than words

Answer 9

It’s better to actually do something rather than just talking about it

Question 10

a small world

Answer 10

meeting someone you would not expected to

Question 11

back to the drawing board

Answer 11

when an attempt to do something fails and it is time to start all over again using different methods

Question 12

stuck/caught between a rock and a hard place

Answer 12

having two very bad choices

Question 13

bite my tongue

Answer 13

wanting to say something but stopping yourself

Question 14

cut to the chase

Answer 14

leave out all the unnecessary details and get to the point

Question 15

put all your eggs in one basket

Answer 15

putting all of ones resources into one possibility

Question 16

every cloud has a silver lining

Answer 16

every bad situation has a positive side

Question 17

found my feet

Answer 17

to become comfortable in what are you doing

Question 18

fix in my ways

Answer 18

not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things

Question 19

got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning

Answer 19

having a bad day

Question 20

go the extra mile

Answer 20

do extra effort

Question 21

hit the nail on the road

Answer 21

say exactly the right thing

Question 22

if it’s not one thing, it’s the other

Answer 22

when everything seems to be going wrong

Question 23

the heat of the moment

Answer 23

saying or doing something without thinking about it (usually when you are angry)

Question 24

keep an eye on him

Answer 24

watch someone/something carefully

Question 25

let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 25

avoid a conflict

Question 26

let the cat out of the bag

Answer 26

tell something that you weren't supposed to

Question 27

bite the hand that feeds me

Answer 27

hurt or upset someone who is helping you

Question 28

sit on the fence

Answer 28

not making a firm decision between some choices

Question 29

over the top

Answer 29

excessively

Question 30

practice makes perfect

Answer 30

continuously doing something to improve

Question 31

pul your leg

Answer 31

joking around

Question 32

take a rain check

Answer 32

decline an offer that you will take up later

Question 33

rule of thumb

Answer 33

strict principle

Question 34

smell a rat

Answer 34

to sense something is not right

Question 35

spitting image

Answer 35

to look exactly like someone

Question 36

the ball's on your court

Answer 36

telling someone it is now their turn to make a decision

Question 37

until the cows come home

Answer 37

for a very long time

Question 38

tongue-in-cheek

Answer 38

something said in humour

Question 39

under the weather

Answer 39

unwell

Question 40

water under the bridge

Answer 40

things from the past are not important anymore

Question 41

working against the clock

Answer 41

not enough time

Question 42

flogging a dead horse

Answer 42

attempting to continue with something that is finished or over

Question 43

bend over backwards

Answer 43

doing all you can to help someone

Question 44

play devil's advocate

Answer 44

to put forward a side in an argument that may not be your own in order to show the counter-argument/ensure all sides are discussed

Question 45

hold your horses

Answer 45

slow down or wait

Question 46

Drive me up the wall

Answer 46

annoying or irritating

Question 47

out of the blue

Answer 47

suddenly happen

Question 48

in the red

Answer 48

not have money

Question 49

give me greenlight

Answer 49

give permission

Question 50

white lie

Answer 50

tell a lie for a good purpose

Question 51

green with envy

Answer 51

to be jealous or envious

Question 52

day and night

Answer 52

work without any stop

Question 53

learn it by heart

Answer 53

memorize or know something very well

Question 54

pass with flying colors

Answer 54

to pass a test with a high grade

Question 55

donkey's years

Answer 55

a very long time

Question 56

as sharp as a knife

Answer 56

very intelligent/clever

Question 57

Not the sharpest tool in the shed

Answer 57

not very clever/intelligent

Question 58

calm and connected

Answer 58

very calm

Question 59

getting on a bit

Answer 59

old

Question 60

nothing ventured, nothing gained

Answer 60

if you don't try or take risks, you won't succeed

Question 61

a loose cannon

Answer 61

to say things (often bad) without thinking or realizing it

Question 62

get carried away

Answer 62

to talk a lot without realising you are talking too much

Question 63

it runs in the family

Answer 63

it's characteristics of most people in that family

Question 64

as bright as a button

Answer 64

very clever

Question 65

to think on your feet

Answer 65

to think quickly and improvise

Question 66

to go back a long way

Answer 66

we have known each other a long time/we are old friends

Question 67

hit it off

Answer 67

to get on/get along very well with someone

Question 68

see eye to eye

Answer 68

agree

Question 69

be a know-it-all

Answer 69

someone who thinks they know everything

Question 70

set in your ways

Answer 70

to not like change

Question 71

vertically challenged

Answer 71

not too tall/short

Question 72

brought up

Answer 72

raised/developed

Question 73

child's play

Answer 73

very easy to do

Question 74

like a kid in a candy store

Answer 74

very excited about something

Question 75

to follow in someone's footsteps

Answer 75

to achieve the same things that someone else did

Question 76

as sick as a dog

Answer 76

feeling very ill

Question 77

on the mend

Answer 77

recovering/getting better

Question 78

show promise

Answer 78

to indicate possible success

Question 79

kill two birds with one stone

Answer 79

to succeed in achieving two things in a single action

Question 80

better late than never

Answer 80

it is better to do something late than not to try it

Question 81

blind as a bat

Answer 81

cannot see, bad eyesight

Question 82

plain as day

Answer 82

obvious/clear

Question 83

step up your game

Answer 83

to start performing better

Question 84

tip of the iceberg

Answer 84

the small easily visible part of a larger problem

Question 85

take its toll

Answer 85

have serious, bad effect

Question 86

take it in stride

Answer 86

bersikap tenang

Question 87

come in handy

Answer 87

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