Phrases and Idioms Quiz 1 Leave a Comment / By / Select the most appropriate meaning of the given phrases/idioms. 1. Leave no stone unturned Try everything possible Leave the path halfway Not make enough effort Turn everything upside down 2. Spill the beans Reveal a secret Create difficulty Makes an excuse Frighten someone 3. The crux of the matter The useless matter The critical point The unknown point The interesting point 4. Sit on the fence To be in a tricky situation To be relaxed and comfortable Halting between two opinions To be defeated and dejected 5. A dark horse An unforeseen competitor A black horse A nightmare An unknown person 6. Red letter day A colourful day Fatal day A happy and significant day Hapless day 7. To smell a rat To experience a bad smell To misunderstand To see a hidden meaning To suspect a trick 8. Turn a deaf ear Disregard Defy Disobey Dismiss 9. To face the music To be greeted rudely To be offered warm hospitality To enjoy music To bear the consequence 10. To blow one’s own trumpet To play on one’s own trumpet To praise one’s own self To create noisy disturbances To have a high pitched voice Loading …
