Vanlig engelsk Slang og 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 og CPE.
 

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bad apple

an extremely stupid person

a bad person

a small country, led by a corrupt government

2 / 10

What a beautiful car! I'm _____ with envy (envious / jealous).

green

red

blue

be green with envy = wish very much that you had something that another person has

be green with envy = wish very much that you had something that another person has

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go bananas

fail; go wrong

go crazy

go to bed

4 / 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

5 / 10

cool as a cucumber

very calm even in difficult or surprising situations

alert, focused and able to react to something quickly

no longer able to do something well because of age

6 / 10

big cheese

an important person in an organization

a clever person who makes good decisions

an extremely stupid person

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My father was the _____ sheep (a disgrace or failure of his family) - he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him.

white

grey

black

the black sheep (of the family) = someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family

the black sheep (of the family) = someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family

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miss the boat

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act

try to do something in a way that will not work

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

yellow

green

red

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

10 / 10

A man who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth has always been _____.

hungry

wise

rich

be born with a silver spoon in your mouth = be the son or daughter of a very rich family

be born with a silver spoon in your mouth = be the son or daughter of a very rich family

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