Idiom Overload: Can You Handle the Jargon?
Can you handle the jargon? Take the Idiom Overload quiz to test your knowledge of idiomatic expressions, their meanings, and origins. Prove your expertise today!
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Welcome to the Idiom Overload quiz!
This challenging quiz will test your knowledge of idiomatic expressions, their meanings, and origins. Each question is designed to challenge even the most knowledgeable language buffs.
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🗣️ What does the idiom "the last straw" mean?
A minor inconvenienceThe first stepAn insignificant eventThe final problem that makes a situation unbearable🗣️ What does the idiom "a blessing in disguise" mean?
A hidden curseA good thing that initially seemed badA secret giftAn unexpected visitor🗣️ What does the idiom "a dime a dozen" mean?
Very common and of little valueExtremely rareHighly expensiveOne of a kind🗣️ What does the idiom "hit the books" mean?
To study hardTo go to the libraryTo start a projectTo write a book🗣️ What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean?
To avoid a problemTo make a quick decisionTo eat something unpleasantTo face a difficult situation bravely🗣️ What does the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" mean?
To reveal a secretTo find a lost itemTo release a petTo make a mess🗣️ What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
Get well soonTake a riskGood luckBe careful🗣️ What does the idiom "go the extra mile" mean?
To measure distancesTo travel farTo make an extra effortTo take a long time🗣️ What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
Predicting the weatherFeeling tiredFeeling happyFeeling unwell🗣️ What does the idiom "pulling your leg" mean?
To tease someoneTo help someoneTo persuade someoneTo hurt someone🗣️ What does the idiom "hit the hay" mean?
To take a breakTo go to sleepTo start farmingTo play a game🗣️ What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
To cause a disruptionTo fall through iceTo start a conversationTo end a relationship🗣️ What does the idiom "throw in the towel" mean?
To begin somethingTo celebrateTo start a fightTo give up🗣️ What does the idiom "see eye to eye" mean?
To confront someoneTo agreeTo make eye contactTo look in the same direction🗣️ What does the idiom "the best of both worlds" mean?
Making a compromiseBeing indecisiveLiving in two placesHaving all the advantages🗣️ What does the idiom "take it with a pinch of salt" mean?
To enjoy something fullyTo be skeptical about somethingTo spice up a conversationTo ignore something🗣️ What does the idiom "make a long story short" mean?
To start a storyTo finish quicklyTo exaggerateTo summarize🗣️ What does the idiom "let bygones be bygones" mean?
To reminisceTo hold a grudgeTo forget past conflictsTo celebrate the past🗣️ What does the idiom "play it by ear" mean?
To improviseTo play musicTo follow a planTo listen carefully🗣️ What does the idiom "burn the candle at both ends" mean?
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