Common Phrases Quiz Answers
Q 11. “In a _______,” that’s what happened.
Choices:
tree
duck
nutshell
jiffy
Right Answer:
nutshell
Q 12. I “pounded the _______.”
Choices:
door
nail
dough
pavement
Right Answer:
pavement
Q 13. When someone says “What am I, chopped liver?” what does it mean
Choices:
Someone who doesn’t feel valued
Someone who feels hungry
Someone who likes to sleep a lot
Someone who is pretentious
Right Answer:
Someone who doesn’t feel valued
Q 14. What does going down the “Going Down The Rabbit Hole”?
Choices:
To seek a position of comfort
To enter into a problematic situation knowingly
To seek out termites in the house
To prepare to scare someone weaker
Right Answer:
To enter into a problematic situation knowingly
Q 15. A Chip on Your Shoulder means?
Choices:
An honor you have won in the past
To take on additional responsibilities
To be surprised by a unusual situation
Holding a Grudge
Right Answer:
Holding a Grudge
Q 16. When “pigs fly” means?
Choices:
When someone flies into a rage
Something that will never happen
When the air around you smells horrible
A very complicated situation
Right Answer:
Something that will never happen
Q 17. That seems to be the _________of the problem; Fill in the blank space
Choices:
beef
mat
matter
crux
Right Answer:
crux
Q 18. What does “To cut corners” means?
Choices:
To do something with great care
Doing something very cheaply and badly
To go out of the way to please someone
To take a shortcut through the woods
Right Answer:
Doing something very cheaply and badly
Q 19. What does “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” mean?
Choices:
A situation between being moderately and extremely happy
Not knowing whether to be happy or sad
A situation between being moderately and extremely sad
Being caught between two difficult choices
Right Answer:
Being caught between two difficult choices
Q 20. Someone important is a “big______.”
Choices:
pig
wig
dog
cat
Right Answer:
wig
