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.

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 och CPE.
 

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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

2 / 10

over the hill

no longer able to do something well because of age

extremely pleased or happy

great, exciting, wild, or out of control

3 / 10

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

cats and dogs

cows and pigs

birds and bees

raining cats and dogs = raining heavily

raining cats and dogs = raining heavily

4 / 10

Her last boyfriend was _____ (very stupid).

dead to the world

dead from the neck up

dead on his feet

dead from the neck up = very stupid

dead from the neck up = very stupid

5 / 10

a blessing in disguise

something positive in a difficult situation

a clever person who makes good decisions

something that seems bad at first, but results in something good later

6 / 10

cut corners

give up; stop trying to do something

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

confront the consequences of one’s actions

7 / 10

throw in the towel

give up; stop trying to do something

join an activity that has become very popular

help out, contribute or join in

8 / 10

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

all ears

all eyes

all thumbs

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

9 / 10

beat around the bush

try to do something in a way that will not work

put in extra effort or do more than what is expected

avoid talking about what is important

10 / 10

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

red

blue

green

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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