Vanlig engelska slang och idiom frågesport

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

Detta 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 och CPE.
 

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1 / 10

bark up the wrong tree

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

try to do something in a way that will not work

lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act

2 / 10

throw in the towel

join an activity that has become very popular

give up; stop trying to do something

help out, contribute or join in

3 / 10

cut to the chase

get to the point and leave out unnecessary details

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

cost a lot of money, more than one can afford

4 / 10

drive someone up the wall

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

encourage someone to do something

make someone very irritated or angry

5 / 10

call it a day

feel ill or unwell

stop working or end an activity

start a process or activity

6 / 10

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.

grey

white

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

7 / 10

the cherry on the cake

the best of a group of similar things or people

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

a person that is adored by someone

8 / 10

get cold feet

become nervous or frightened about something planned

feel ill or unwell

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

9 / 10

miss the boat

try to do something in a way that will not work

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act

10 / 10

over the hill

great, exciting, wild, or out of control

no longer able to do something well because of age

extremely pleased or happy

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