ENGLISH IDIOMS (QUIZ 1)

 

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English Idiom Challenge

English Idioms
Quiz 1

"Sapere aude"

1. "Some people call the new vaccine an accident waiting to happen." The idiom, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, refers to _____________________.

something which is slightly crazy or strange something that has already caused serious trouble something that is very likely to cause harm something which is not as important as it seems

2. "Since you three agree too easily, I would like to play devil's advocate in this meeting." The idiom, ACT AS/BE/ PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, means __________________.

to pretend to be a lawyer so that one can scare others to pretend to disagree on an issue so that there will be a discussion about it to pretend to be a bad person to pretend to fight against God and everything good

3. "Joey has so many things to do today... He has his audition... Then he has to attend his French class... After that, he has to take his nephew to the competition... He doesn't know whether he's Arthur or Martha." The expression, TO NOT KNOW WHETHER ONE'S ARTHUR OR MARTHA, means __________________.

to feel confused because one has a lot of things to do to feel confident about one's abilities to underestimate oneself before a busy day to feel worried about failure

4. "Why do you worry about him? He's no babe in the woods any more." The expression, BABE IN THE WOODS, refers to someone _______________.

who gathers wood to build a fire who is not a child any more who doesn't live in the jungle any more who doesn't have much experience, and can easily be deceived

Your grade is: __

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