English Idioms and Everyday Expressions

Question 1

When someone tells you to &#x27;break a leg&#x27;, they want you to have .....

Accepted Answer

good luck.

Question 2

You can&#x27;t teach an old dog new .....

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tricks.

Question 3

If you &#x27;throw in the towel&#x27;, it means

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you surrender.

Question 4

Rules are made to be .....

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broken!

Question 5

Something that will probably go wrong or have a negative outcome is a ....

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recipe for disaster.

Question 6

If you are extremely happy or delighted, we could say that you are on

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cloud nine.

Question 7

If you want to say something is not very complicated, you say it is not .....

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rocket science.

Question 8

If you do something that harms your own interests, you shoot yourself .....

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in the foot.

Question 9

An uncomfortable or unknown situation makes you feel like a .....

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fish out of water.

Question 10

If you are in a pickle, it means you are ....

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in a tricky situation.

Question 11

If you tell your friend to &#x27;hold her horses&#x27;, she should ..... .

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wait patiently.

Question 12

An obvious problem that people avoid talking about is called .....

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an elephant in the room.

Question 13

If you are acting in a crazy manner, we can say that you are.....

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going bananas.

Question 14

If you &#x27;paint the town red&#x27;, it means you .....

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have a great time.

Question 15

If someone is called a &#x27;gold digger&#x27;, it is because they .....

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marry someone for money.

Question 16

If you take the blue pill, you will be .....

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ignorant, but happy.

Question 17

If someone is not intelligent, they are not the sharpest .....

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tool in the shed.

Questions 17