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Idioms 2
If you hear someone talking about 'the bee's knees' they might be talking about the knees of a bee but it is much more likely they mean that something is the best of its kind!

Idioms 2

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An idiom is an expression with a different meaning than its literal one, e.g. if something is hard to find you may say it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Idioms make English more interesting and help you understand the meaning of the words.

Put your best foot forward and have a go at this quiz all about idioms!

1 .
Which one exaggerates a problem?
Making a molehill out of a mountain
Making a mountain out of a molehill
Making a pebble out of a rock
Making an acorn out of an oak
2 .
Which idiom means 'to be the best'?
A hornet's nest
The bee's knees
The bee's sting
The wasp's nest
An idiom creates a picture with no clue to its meaning
3 .
Which one means 'very bored'?
Bored to cry
Bored to laugh
Bored to smile
Bored to tears
4 .
Which expression means 'doesn't fit in'?
A kettle of fish
Fish out of water
Other fish to fry
Swim like a fish
5 .
Which idiom means 'an unsuccessful search'?
A wild bird chase
A wild duck chase
A wild goose chase
A wild swan chase
Literally you would run after a goose!
6 .
Which one means 'to become angry'?
To see blue
To see green
To see red
To see white
Like a bull charging at a red cloth perhaps
7 .
Which one means 'unlikely to happen'?
A pig in a poke
Pig-headed
Pig-iron
Pigs might fly
Idiom picture is pigs with wings - but what does it mean?
8 .
Which phrase means 'just'?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A stitch in time saves nine
By the chattering of your teeth
By the skin of your teeth
I scored 45, passing the exam by the skin of my teeth
9 .
Which one means 'to cause disagreement'?
Bone of content
Bone of contentedness
Bone of contention
Bone of contentment
10 .
Which expression means 'you need to do better'?
Pull your sock up
Pull your socks up
Put a sock in it
Sock it to them
Use some idioms to vary expression in your writing
Author:  Sue Daish
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