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  English Idiom Quiz: Series 1

all talk and no action

all the bells and whistles

an arm and a leg

an axe to grind

apple of one’s eye

busy as a beaver

as plain as day

ask for the moon

absence makes the heart grow fonder

absent-minded

 across the board actions speak louder than words
add fuel to the fire ahead of the curve air one’s dirty laundry
all eggs in one basket at the drop of a hat back to the drawing board
bad taste in one's mouth bang for your buck bark is worse than one’s bite
beauty is only skin deep bed of roses (a) bend over backwards
bet on the wrong horse better half between a rock and a hard place
bigger fish to fry bird in the hand is worth two in the bush birds of a feather flock together
bite off more than one can chew bitten by the same bug bite the bullet
bite the dust bite the hand that feeds you blind leading the blind
blood is thicker than water blow this joint blue in the face
bone of contention bone of contention  

  English Idiom Quiz: Series 2
carry your weight clean bill of health cost a pretty penny
crazy like a fox cost an arm & a leg cream of the crop
cry over spilt milk cut the mustard day in and day out
dead to the world different strokes for different folks down and out
dig your own grave do you own thing dodge a bullet
down the drain early bird catches the worm easy as pie
eat one’s cake and have it too end of one’s rope every cloud has a silver lining
every Tom, Dick and Harry every trick in the book eyes are bigger than one’s stomach
face the music fair-weather friend fall off the wagon
fight tooth and nail five o'clock shadow from hand to mouth
from rags to riches from the bottom of one’s heart get the show on the road
get under one’s skin get up on the wrong side of the bed give an arm and a leg
give someone a piece of your mind give someone an inch and they will take a mile gone to the dogs
grass is always greener on the other side had his/her bell rung hand over fist
handwriting on the wall hang in the balance hang on every word
hard to swallow have deep pockets have half a mind
head in the sand heart goes out to someone heaven help us
hell and high water hold a candle to hold one’s horses
hook, line and sinker horse of a different color  

English Idiom Quiz: Series 3
if the shoe fits, wear it in seventh heaven in the doghouse
in the red in the saddle in the same boat
into thin air irons in the fire jack-of-all-trades
jump all over someone jump on the bandwagon jump out of one’s skin
jump through a hoop jumping off place just the same
just what the doctor ordered keep a stiff upper lip keep one’s head above water
keep one’s shirt on keep up with the Joneses kick the bucket
kill two birds with one stone knock on wood know by heart
lead a dog’s life let off steam let sleeping dogs lie
let the cat out of the bag like water off a duck’s back live out of a suitcase
look at the world through rose-colored glasses lot on the ball (a)
 		 make a mountain out of a molehill
make hay while the sun shines make no bones about something make one’s bed and lie in it
meet someone half-way mind one’s P`s and Q`s move heaven and earth
music to one’s ears name of the game neck of the woods
no bed of roses no love lost no skin off one’s nose
not for the world not on your life nutty as a fruitcake
odds and ends off one’s back off one’s high horse
off the top of one’s head off the wagon old as the hills
on a shoestring on cloud nine paint oneself into a corner
par for the course pay through the nose piece of cake
play cat and mouse pot calling the kettle black promise the moon
pull the wool over someone’s eyes    

English Idiom Quiz: Series 4
rack one’s brains rain cats and dogs read between the lines
right under one’s nose rob Peter to pay Paul roll out the red carpet
roll up one’s sleeves run around in circles school of hard knocks
set the world on fire shoe is on the other foot shoot the breeze
skeleton in one’s closet square peg in a round hole straight from the horse’s mouth
straw that breaks the camel’s back tail between one’s legs take by storm
take one’s hat off to someone take something with a grain of salt take the bull by the horns
through the grapevine through thick and thin throw cold water on
under a cloud under one’s own steam under the table
until hell freezes over up in the air up one’s alley
up one’s sleeve up the creek walk all over someone
wash one’s hands of water under the bridge wear the pants in a family
wet one’s whistle wild goose chase wolf in sheep’s clothing
work one’s fingers to the bone    

 

American English Idiom Lessons:
English Idiom Lesson A.1
 		 English Idiom Lesson A.2
 		 English Idiom Lesson B.1
 
English Idiom Lesson B.2
 		 English Idiom Lesson B.3
 		 English Idiom Lesson C
 
English Idiom Lesson D
 		 English Idiom Lesson E
 		 English Idiom Lesson F
 
English Idiom Lesson G
 		 English Idiom Lesson H.1
 		 English Idiom Lesson H.2
 
English Idiom Lesson I
 		 English Idiom Lesson J
 		 English Idiom Lesson K
 

English Idiom Lesson L
 
English Idiom Lesson M
 		 English Idiom Lesson N

English Idiom Lesson O
 
English Idiom Lesson P
 		 English Idiom Lesson R

English Idiom Lesson S
English Idiom Lesson T
English Idiom Lesson U
 
English Idiom Lesson W		  



American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks
An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking

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