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English Idioms

Raining cats and dogs, a piece of cake, once in a blue moon: comic-book pictures of idioms taken literally. Guess the idiom, then what it really means.

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  1. 1

    Which idiom is this?

    • Cats and dogs are flying.
    • It's raining cats and dogs.
    • It's raining pets.
    • The sky is falling.

    Answer: It's raining cats and dogs.

  2. 2

    Which idiom is this?

    • It's a piece of cake.
    • It's a slice of life.
    • It's my cup of tea.
    • It's the icing on the cake.

    Answer: It's a piece of cake.

  3. 3

    Which idiom is this?

    • Break a leg
    • Break the ice
    • Cold feet
    • On thin ice

    Answer: Break the ice

  4. 4

    Which idiom is this?

    • Cat got your tongue
    • Curiosity killed the cat
    • Fight like cats and dogs
    • Let the cat out of the bag

    Answer: Let the cat out of the bag

  5. 5

    Which idiom is this?

    • Beans on toast
    • Cool as a cucumber
    • Full of beans
    • Spill the beans

    Answer: Spill the beans

  6. 6

    Which idiom is this?

    • Head in the clouds
    • On cloud nine
    • Over the moon
    • Under the weather

    Answer: Under the weather

  7. 7

    Which idiom is this?

    • Feeling blue
    • Once in a blue moon
    • Out of the blue
    • Over the moon

    Answer: Once in a blue moon

  8. 8

    Which idiom is this?

    • Hit the books
    • Hit the road
    • Hit the roof
    • Hit the sack

    Answer: Hit the books

  9. 9

    Which idiom is this?

    • A bee in my bonnet
    • A frog in my throat
    • Ants in my pants
    • Butterflies in my stomach

    Answer: Butterflies in my stomach

  10. 10

    Which idiom is this?

    • A pig in a poke
    • As happy as a pig
    • Pigs might eat
    • When pigs fly

    Answer: When pigs fly

  11. 11

    Which idiom is this?

    • Head in the clouds
    • Head over heels
    • On cloud nine
    • Under the weather

    Answer: Head in the clouds

  12. 12

    Which idiom is this?

    • A big fish
    • A fish out of water
    • Like a fish in water
    • Plenty more fish in the sea

    Answer: A fish out of water

  13. 13

    Which idiom is this?

    • Barking mad
    • Barking up the wrong tree
    • Let sleeping dogs lie
    • Top dog

    Answer: Barking up the wrong tree

  14. 14

    Which idiom is this?

    • Change horses
    • Hold your horses
    • Horse around
    • Straight from the horse's mouth

    Answer: Hold your horses

  15. 15

    Which idiom is this?

    • A couch potato
    • A hot potato
    • A small potato
    • Meat and potatoes

    Answer: A couch potato

  16. 16

    Which idiom is this?

    • A bookworm
    • A busy bee
    • A night owl
    • An early bird

    Answer: A bookworm

  17. 17

    Which idiom is this?

    • A bookworm
    • A lone wolf
    • A night owl
    • An early bird

    Answer: A night owl

  18. 18

    Which idiom is this?

    • Crying wolf
    • Don't cry over spilt milk
    • Milk it
    • The land of milk and honey

    Answer: Don't cry over spilt milk

  19. 19

    What does "a piece of cake" really mean?

    • Very easy
    • Very expensive
    • Very small
    • Very tasty

    Answer: Very easy

  20. 20

    What does "under the weather" really mean?

    • A little ill
    • Outside in the rain
    • Very happy
    • Very wet

    Answer: A little ill

  21. 21

    What does "once in a blue moon" really mean?

    • Every month
    • Every night
    • Very rarely
    • When it's cold

    Answer: Very rarely

  22. 22

    What does "spill the beans" really mean?

    • Be clumsy
    • Cook dinner
    • Make a mess
    • Tell a secret

    Answer: Tell a secret

  23. 23

    What does "break the ice" really mean?

    • Be very cold
    • Break something by mistake
    • Go skating
    • Start a conversation with new people

    Answer: Start a conversation with new people

  24. 24

    What does "hit the books" really mean?

    • Close your books
    • Study hard
    • Throw books
    • Write a book

    Answer: Study hard

  25. 25

    What does "hold your horses" really mean?

    • Be very strong
    • Go riding
    • Hurry up
    • Wait a moment, slow down

    Answer: Wait a moment, slow down

  26. 26

    What does "a couch potato" really mean?

    • A good cook
    • A lazy vegetable
    • A person who watches a lot of TV
    • A sofa salesman

    Answer: A person who watches a lot of TV

  27. 27

    What does "when pigs fly" really mean?

    • At the farm
    • In summer
    • Never
    • Very soon

    Answer: Never

  28. 28

    What does "a night owl" really mean?

    • A bird watcher
    • Someone afraid of the dark
    • Someone who stays up late
    • Someone who wakes up early

    Answer: Someone who stays up late