Proverbs & Idioms Quiz Questions and Answers

1

What is the correct version of the idiom 'for all intensive purposes'?

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A

For all intense purposes

B

For all intents and purposes

C

For all internal purposes

D

For all intended purposes

2

What does the idiom 'beg the question' actually mean?

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A

To avoid a topic

B

To demand an explanation

C

To ask a question

D

To assume the truth of the conclusion

3

What is the correct way to say 'nip it in the butt'?

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A

Nip it in the bud

B

Nip it in the back

C

Nip it in the body

D

Nip it in the base

4

What is the correct version of 'one in the same'?

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A

One of the same

B

One and the same

C

One at the same

D

One into the same

5

What does 'I could care less' actually imply?

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A

You care a lot

B

You care not at all

C

You care a little

D

You are neutral

6

What is the correct phrase for 'escape goat'?

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A

Scapegoat

B

Escape goat

C

Scraping goat

D

Scaped goat

7

What is the correct version of 'tow the line'?

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A

Tied the line

B

Tall the line

C

Toe the line

D

Tough the line

8

What is the correct phrase for 'champing at the bit'?

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A

Champing at the bit

B

Chasing at the bit

C

Chewing at the bit

D

Chomping at the bit

9

What is the correct version of 'deep-seeded'?

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A

Deep-sited

B

Deep-seeded

C

Deep-seated

D

Deep-sided

10

What is the correct way to say 'damp squib'?

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A

Damp skib

B

Damp squib

C

Damp squid

D

Damp squad

11

What is the correct version of 'mute point'?

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A

Mute point

B

Mutant point

C

Mood point

D

Moot point

12

What is the correct version of 'take for granite'?

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A

Take for granite

B

Take for grand

C

Take for granted

D

Take for grunted

13

What is the correct version of 'peace of mind'?

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A

Pace of mind

B

Peas of mind

C

Peace of mind

D

Piece of mind

14

What is the correct version of 'baited breath'?

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A

Basic breath

B

Bathed breath

C

Bated breath

D

Baited breath

15

What is the correct version of 'sneak peak'?

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A

Snake peek

B

Sneak peak

C

Sneak pike

D

Sneak peek

16

The phrase 'bite the bullet' originated from what?

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A

A hunting ritual

B

A duel

C

Surgery without anesthesia

D

Soldier training

17

What is the origin of 'break the ice'?

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A

Fishing in winter

B

Ships trapped in frozen rivers

C

Ice skating

D

Social gatherings

18

The idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' refers to what?

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A

Fraudulent market sellers

B

A royal decree

C

A cat escape

D

A sailor tradition

19

What does 'saved by the bell' likely refer to?

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A

Boxing matches

B

Premature burial

C

School bells

D

Church bells

20

The phrase 'read the riot act' comes from?

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A

The French Revolution

B

American protest

C

British law

D

A Shakespeare play

21

What is the origin of 'turn a blind eye'?

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A

A pirate legend

B

A royal decree

C

Admiral Nelson

D

Medieval punishment

22

The idiom 'show your true colors' comes from?

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A

Naval signaling

B

Textile weaving

C

Knights jousting

D

Painting portraits

23

The phrase 'flash in the pan' originated from?

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A

Gold mining

B

Musket firing

C

Meteor showers

D

Cooking techniques

24

The idiom 'die-hard' was originally used for?

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A

Soldiers in battle

B

Gold miners

C

Criminals

D

Religious martyrs

25

What is the origin of 'cost an arm and a leg'?

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A

Black market prices

B

Taxes

C

War injuries

D

Portrait painting

26

The phrase 'toeing the line' comes from?

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A

Foot races

B

Parliament debates

C

Dance choreography

D

Naval discipline

27

The idiom 'sour grapes' comes from?

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A

A Greek play

B

Roman winemaking

C

Medieval agriculture

D

Aesop's Fables

28

The phrase 'red tape' refers to?

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A

Protest signs

B

Royal guards

C

Military maps

D

Legal document binding

29

The phrase 'stealing someone's thunder' originated from?

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A

Naval warfare

B

The theater

C

Political debates

D

A thunderstorm

30

The idiom 'fly off the handle' refers to?

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A

A broken door

B

A loose axe head

C

A carriage mishap

D

Birds escaping

31

Which play popularized the idiom 'wild-goose chase'?

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A

Twelfth Night

B

Macbeth

C

Romeo and Juliet

D

Hamlet

32

Shakespeare introduced which phrase in 'The Merchant of Venice'?

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A

Time flies

B

Heart of gold

C

All that glitters is not gold

D

Love is blind

33

In which play did the phrase 'break the ice' appear?

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A

The Taming of the Shrew

B

Othello

C

King Lear

D

Julius Caesar

34

The phrase 'faint-hearted' is attributed to which play?

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A

Richard III

B

Henry VI

C

The Tempest

D

A Midsummer Night's Dream

35

Which play contains the phrase 'the world is my oyster'?

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A

As You Like It

B

The Merry Wives of Windsor

C

Hamlet

D

Macbeth

36

What phrase from 'Othello' describes jealousy?

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A

Cold shoulder

B

Green-eyed monster

C

Dead of night

D

A bitter pill

37

Which play gave us 'seen better days'?

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A

Coriolanus

B

Hamlet

C

Romeo and Juliet

D

Timon of Athens

38

The phrase 'wear my heart upon my sleeve' is from?

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A

Twelfth Night

B

Much Ado About Nothing

C

Othello

D

King Lear

39

Which phrase appears in 'Hamlet'?

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A

Neither rhyme nor reason

B

A bad apple

C

By hook or by crook

D

Dog eat dog

40

What phrase meaning 'everything is fine' is from 'All's Well That Ends Well'?

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A

All is fair in love and war

B

The best is yet to come

C

All's well that ends well

D

Better late than never

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