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?
The first stepThe final problem that makes a situation unbearableA minor inconvenienceAn insignificant event🗣️ What does the idiom "a blessing in disguise" mean?
A hidden curseAn unexpected visitorA good thing that initially seemed badA secret gift🗣️ What does the idiom "a dime a dozen" mean?
One of a kindHighly expensiveVery common and of little valueExtremely rare🗣️ What does the idiom "hit the books" mean?
To write a bookTo start a projectTo study hardTo go to the library🗣️ 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 find a lost itemTo reveal a secretTo release a petTo make a mess🗣️ What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
Be carefulGood luckTake a riskGet well soon🗣️ What does the idiom "go the extra mile" mean?
To take a long timeTo make an extra effortTo travel farTo measure distances🗣️ What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
Feeling happyFeeling tiredPredicting the weatherFeeling unwell🗣️ What does the idiom "pulling your leg" mean?
To persuade someoneTo tease someoneTo help someoneTo hurt someone🗣️ What does the idiom "hit the hay" mean?
To play a gameTo go to sleepTo take a breakTo start farming🗣️ What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
To cause a disruptionTo start a conversationTo fall through iceTo end a relationship🗣️ What does the idiom "throw in the towel" mean?
To start a fightTo celebrateTo begin somethingTo give up🗣️ What does the idiom "see eye to eye" mean?
To make eye contactTo agreeTo look in the same directionTo confront someone🗣️ What does the idiom "the best of both worlds" mean?
Being indecisiveHaving all the advantagesMaking a compromiseLiving in two places🗣️ What does the idiom "take it with a pinch of salt" mean?
To ignore somethingTo spice up a conversationTo be skeptical about somethingTo enjoy something fully🗣️ What does the idiom "make a long story short" mean?
To start a storyTo finish quicklyTo summarizeTo exaggerate🗣️ What does the idiom "let bygones be bygones" mean?
To forget past conflictsTo hold a grudgeTo celebrate the pastTo reminisce🗣️ What does the idiom "play it by ear" mean?
To play musicTo improviseTo listen carefullyTo follow a plan🗣️ What does the idiom "burn the candle at both ends" mean?
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