Idioms quiz 1

Welcome to your Idioms quiz 1

Select the correct meaning for the idioms below

Your teacher's email

Your name

Your school

Look before you leap

Get two things done with a single action

you shouldn't act without first considering the possible consequences or dangers

Give away a secret

things can get messy

None

Costs an arm and a leg

Very cheap

Very expensive

Just barely

Understand something complicated

None

A penny saved is a penny earned

Money you save today you can spend later

To have patience

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

Tell me what you're thinking

None

Good things come to those who wait

To avoid talking about what’s important

To have patience

Go to sleep

Being grumpy or angry about something

None

A picture is worth 1000 words

Money you save today you can spend later

the worst possible situation

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

Better to show than tell

None

You can't judge a book by its cover

He seems crazy but actually he's clever

cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance

there are two options that someone wants, but they can’t have both because the options conflict with each other, so they can only pick one

Postpone a plan

None

Get a taste of your own medicine

not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything,

There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed

You're not very good at this

Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative)

None

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Money you save today you can spend later

To have patience

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

Tell me what you're thinking

None

Beat around the bush

To avoid talking about what’s important

Get organized and do things effectively

Someone running around a bush to avoid their problems

Being grumpy or angry about something

None

10.

Under the weather

feeling Sick

To make a bad situation worse

Let's not talk about that problem right now

Understand something complicated

None

11.

Actions speak louder than words

Better to show than tell

To make a bad situation worse

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place

None

12.

A penny for your thoughts

Money you save today you can spend later

To have patience

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

Tell me what you're thinking

None

13.

Give someone the cold shoulder

to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed

You're not very good at this

Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative)

None

14.

He's a chip off the old block

to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

To do something pointless

A child who behaves or look like his parents

Get treated the way you've been treating others (negative)

None

15.

It's a piece of cake

to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

To do something pointless

It's easy

things can get messy

None

16.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything,

Very expensive

Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.

You're not very good at this

None

17.

Don't cry over spilt milk

not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything,

There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed

Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.

Good things come after bad things

None

18.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

Comparing two things that cannot be compared

Very expensive

Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.

You're not very good at this

None

19.

Kill two birds with one stone

Get two things done with a single action

To do something pointless

Give away a secret

things can get messy

None

20.

Birds of a feather flock together

Better to show than tell

To make a bad situation worse

People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively

To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place

None

21.

Every cloud has a silver lining

not to invest all of your resources into a single thing because you might lose everything,

Treat people fairly. Also known as "The Golden Rule"

Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.

Good things come after bad things

None

22.

Do something at the drop of a hat

Comparing two things that cannot be compared

Very expensive

Just barely

Do something without having planned beforehand

None

23.

Add insult to injury

Better to show than tell

To make a bad situation worse

People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively

To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place

None

24.

Take it with a grain of salt

Get two things done with a single action

Don’t take it too seriously

Give away a secret

Postpone a plan

None

25.

You can't have your cake and eat it too

you can't get two things done with a single action

you cannot Take a risk

there are two options that someone wants, but they can’t have both because the options conflict with each other, so they can only pick one

Postpone a plan

None

26.

By the skin of your teeth

feeling Sick

To make a bad situation worse

Just barely

Understand something complicated

None

27.

A stitch in time saves nine

He seems crazy but actually he's clever

cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance

Fix the problem now because it will get worse later

Events have momentum and build upon each other

None

28.

Bite off more than you can chew

Better to show than tell

To make a bad situation worse

People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively

Take on a project that you cannot finish

None

29.

A storm in a teacup

He seems crazy but actually he's clever

cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance

Fix the problem now because it will get worse later

A big fuss about a small problem

None

Time's up

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Select the correct meaning for the idioms below

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Literacy studies GRADES 1 TO 4 lesson planner

Differentiated reading passages of the effects of smoking on the respiratory system

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