Common English Slang and Idioms Quiz

Test your knowledge of English slang and idiomatic expressions with this free online quiz and get your results straight away.

This English Slang and Idioms Quiz is particularly useful to advanced learners and those preparing for English proficiency tests, such as IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge FCE, CAE and CPE.
 

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go bananas

go to bed

fail; go wrong

go crazy

2 / 10

I was just admiring your beautiful plants, Helen. You must have _____ fingers (be good at gardening).

yellow

green

brown

have green fingers = be good at keeping plants healthy and making them grow

have green fingers = be good at keeping plants healthy and making them grow

3 / 10

get cold feet

feel ill or unwell

become nervous or frightened about something planned

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

4 / 10

get the ball rolling

start a process or activity

study hard

avoid talking about what is important

5 / 10

miss the boat

try to do something in a way that will not work

lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

6 / 10

I forgot my umbrella, and it was raining _____ (raining heavily).

cows and pigs

cats and dogs

birds and bees

raining cats and dogs = raining heavily

raining cats and dogs = raining heavily

7 / 10

Jack gave me the _____ light (permission or approval) on the project.

yellow

red

green

give sb/sth the green light = give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

give sb/sth the green light = give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

8 / 10

Opera isn't exactly my _____. I don't like it.

bad egg

cup of tea

hot potato

not one's cup of tea = not what one likes or is interested in

not one's cup of tea = not what one likes or is interested in

9 / 10

drive someone up the wall

make someone very irritated or angry

encourage someone to do something

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

10 / 10

cut corners

do something in the quickest or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work

give up; stop trying to do something

confront the consequences of one’s actions

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