Κουίζ για τα κοινά αγγλικά Slang and Idioms

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 και CPE.
 

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"Do you want to hear what happened at the party last night?"
"Oh yes, I'm _____".

all thumbs

all eyes

all ears

be all ears = to be very eager to hear what someone is going to say

be all ears = to be very eager to hear what someone is going to say

2 / 10

He was caught _____ trying to steal (caught in the act of stealing) a car.

red-handed

handed

black-handed

catch sb red-handed (doing sth) = catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

catch sb red-handed (doing sth) = catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

3 / 10

cool as a cucumber

very calm even in difficult or surprising situations

no longer able to do something well because of age

alert, focused and able to react to something quickly

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We're looking for a new home in the _____ belt (a zone of farmland and parks surrounding a town).

green

blue

leather

green belt = a strip of countryside round a city or town where building is not allowed

green belt = a strip of countryside round a city or town where building is not allowed

5 / 10

When you have the blues you feel _____.

sad

silly

happy

have the blues = be sad or depressed

have the blues = be sad or depressed

6 / 10

He _____ all day to finish the wallpapering.

worked like a dog

worked like a charm

worked like magic

work like a dog/trojan = work very hard

work like a dog/trojan = work very hard

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cut corners

give up; stop trying to do something

confront the consequences of one’s actions

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

8 / 10

big cheese

an important person in an organization

a clever person who makes good decisions

an extremely stupid person

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over the moon

ready and eager to listen

extremely pleased or happy

full of energy, and in high spirits

10 / 10

the cherry on the cake

a person that is adored by someone

the best of a group of similar things or people

something that makes something that is already good even better, or perfect

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