Common English Idioms Quiz
Idioms are expressions whose meaning cannot be guessed from the individual words alone. They're everywhere in English conversation, film, and literature — and they're one of the hardest parts of the language for non-native speakers to master.
This quiz covers intermediate-level idioms that regularly appear in everyday English: expressions about time, effort, honesty, and situations that every fluent speaker should recognise and understand.
From 'bite the bullet' to 'burning the midnight oil', find out how well you really know your idioms.
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Q1
What does the idiom 'bite the bullet' mean?
Q2
If someone is 'beating around the bush', they are:
Q3
What does 'it cost an arm and a leg' mean?
What This Quiz Covers
- Idioms about time and urgency: 'burning the midnight oil', 'in the nick of time'
- Idioms about effort and difficulty: 'bite the bullet', 'bite off more than you can chew'
- Idioms about honesty and deception: 'beating around the bush', 'straight from the horse's mouth'
- Idioms about emotions: 'on cloud nine', 'feeling under the weather'
- Idioms about money and cost: 'cost an arm and a leg', 'break the bank'
- Idioms about success and failure: 'hit the nail on the head', 'back to square one'
- Idioms about communication: 'spill the beans', 'let the cat out of the bag'
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