Közös angol szleng és idiómák kvíz

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 és CPE.
 

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

brown

yellow

green

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

2 / 10

beat around the bush

avoid talking about what is important

try to do something in a way that will not work

put in extra effort or do more than what is expected

3 / 10

When I found out that there was no Anita Hill at the university, I began to suspect that I had been sent on _____.

a paper tiger

a wild-goose chase

a paper chase

a wild-goose chase = a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it

a wild-goose chase = a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it

4 / 10

throw in the towel

help out, contribute or join in

join an activity that has become very popular

give up; stop trying to do something

5 / 10

egg someone on

make someone very irritated or angry

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

encourage someone to do something

6 / 10

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

handed

black-handed

red-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

7 / 10

smart cookie

an easy, pleasant job that also pays well

a clever person who makes good decisions

something positive in a difficult situation

8 / 10

get the ball rolling

start a process or activity

avoid talking about what is important

study hard

9 / 10

call it a day

feel ill or unwell

start a process or activity

stop working or end an activity

10 / 10

cut to the chase

cost a lot of money, more than one can afford

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

get to the point and leave out unnecessary details

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