Common Phrases Quiz Answers
Q 21. He “left no _______ unturned” in the investigation.
Choices:
cuff
page
leaf
stone
Right Answer:
stone
Q 22. “Get it _______,” man!
Choices:
together
good
real
now
Right Answer:
together
Q 23. A “weekend warrior” is someone who?
Choices:
Works overtime during the weekend
Works on a second or third job during the weekend
Does certain activities like sports only during their free time, not on a regular basis
Sleeps the entire weekend
Right Answer:
Does certain activities like sports only during their free time, not on a regular basis
Q 24. A person who “doesn’t lift a finger” is?
Choices:
Physically tired
Devoid of inspiration
Doing nothing
A “mama’s boy”
Right Answer:
Doing nothing
Q 25. “Close But No Cigar” means?
Choices:
It’s actually a cigarette, but not a cigar
Coming close to a successful outcome only to fall short at the end.
Someone looks smart but actually is not
Someone closing in a bad deal
Right Answer:
Coming close to a successful outcome only to fall short at the end.
Q 26. What does “whole nine yards,” mean?
Choices:
Covering a huge distance
The whole thing
Not too much
Nothing at all
Right Answer:
The whole thing
Q 27. What does one mean when one says ” “Don’t pull wool over other people’s eyes,” ?
Choices:
It’s wrong to make people think that you like them when actually you don’t
Don’t back stab others.
Don’t talk badly about people.
People may be allergic to wool.
Right Answer:
It’s wrong to make people think that you like them when actually you don’t
Q 28. When someone is not that intelligent or smart we use the phrase?
Choices:
“Not a spark of decency”
“Method to the madness”
“Not playing with a full deck”
“Off the rocker”
Right Answer:
“Not playing with a full deck”
Q 29. If you have “heard something on the grapevine,” it means
Choices:
Revealed secret information
Heard gossip about a situation
Being disrespectful
Heard the grapevine blow in the wind
Right Answer:
Heard gossip about a situation
Q 30. If someone says, “Elvis has left the building,” what does it mean?
Choices:
The building is too crowded.
Everyone has left the building.
The show is over.
There will be an encore.
Right Answer:
The show is over.
