Idioms

Question 1

a bear with a sore hand

Answer 1

Irritated/bad mood

Question 2

a bit of a dark horse

Answer 2

person with hidden abilities

Question 3

a bitter pill to swallow

Answer 3

a difficult fact to accept

Question 4

a different kettle of fish

Answer 4

a totally different situation from the one you just mentioned

Question 5

a dog’s life

Answer 5

a difficult, hard life

Question 6

a fish out of water

Answer 6

Sb who feels uncomfortable

Question 7

a long shot

Answer 7

a wild guess/a risk

Question 8

a memory like a sieve

Answer 8

a poor memory

Question 9

a night owl

Answer 9

person who enjoys staying up late

Question 10

a pain in the neck

Answer 10

Annoying person/thing

Question 11

a piece of cake

Answer 11

smth very easy to do

Question 12

a red rag to a bull

Answer 12

action, comment, etc. liable to provoke smb

Question 13

a red-letter day

Answer 13

a very important day

Question 14

a sitting duck

Answer 14

an easy target

Question 15

a storm in a teacup

Answer 15

a lot of fuss about smth that is not important

Question 16

a wild-goose chase

Answer 16

a hopeless search

Question 17

above board

Answer 17

honest

Question 18

Achilles heel

Answer 18

Weakest point of smb’s character

Question 19

Against all odds

Answer 19

Despite the difficulties

Question 20

Agree to disagree

Answer 20

Stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement

Question 21

All along

Answer 21

From the beginning until now

Question 22

All but

Answer 22

Nearly, almost

Question 23

All in

Answer 23

Exhausted

Question 24

All in all

Answer 24

When everything is considered

Question 25

All the same

Answer 25

Yet, however

Question 26

All told

Answer 26

Altogether; in total

Question 27

An old wives’ tale

Answer 27

False belief

Question 28

An unknown quantity

Answer 28

Person or thing that one has no experience of

Question 29

As a last resort

Answer 29

When all else has failed

Question 30

As the crow flies

Answer 30

In a direct line / by a direct route

Question 31

At close quarters

Answer 31

At a short distance

Question 32

At large

Answer 32

Free, not caught

Question 33

At the cutting edge

Answer 33

At the forefront of

Question 34

Bark up the wrong tree

Answer 34

Have a false idea about smth

Question 35

Be ahead of one’s time

Answer 35

Have modern ideas

Question 36

Be all at sea

Answer 36

Be in a state of confusion

Question 37

Be all fingers and thumbs

Answer 37

Be awkward, clumsy

Question 38

Be all very well

Answer 38

Appear satisfactory but in fact not be

Question 39

Be as busy as a bee

Answer 39

Very busy

Question 40

Be as thick as a brick

Answer 40

Be stupid

Question 41

Be beside oneself with anger

Answer 41

To be extremely angry

Question 42

Be born yesterday

Answer 42

Be easily deceived / naive

Question 43

Be broke

Answer 43

Have no/very little money

Question 44

Be caught red-handed

Answer 44

Be caught while committing a crime

Question 45

Be dying for smth

Answer 45

Really want smth

Question 46

Be fit for

Answer 46

Be good enough for

Question 47

Be for the high jump

Answer 47

About to be punished

Question 48

Be full of beans

Answer 48

Be very lively

Question 49

Be green

Answer 49

Be inexperienced

Question 50

Be in a quandary

Answer 50

Be confused; undecided

Question 51

Be in smb’s black books

Answer 51

Out of favour

Question 52

Be in smb’s shoes

Answer 52

Be in smb’s position

Question 53

Be in the dark about smth

Answer 53

Be unaware of smth

Question 54

Be in the doghouse

Answer 54

Be out of favour; in trouble

Question 55

Be in the know

Answer 55

Be well informed

Question 56

Be in the same boat

Answer 56

Be in the same (usually bad) situation

Question 57

Be in two minds about smth

Answer 57

Not be able to decide what to do

Question 58

Be on the cards

Answer 58

Be likely to happen

Question 59

Be on the deffensive

Answer 59

Protect oneself because one feels unsecured or threatened

Question 60

Be on the up and up

Answer 60

Improve steadily

Question 61

Be out of practice

Answer 61

Lacking practice

Question 62

Be over the moon

Answer 62

Be elated