Learn English Idioms 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'hit the nail on the head' mean?
- To cause an injury
- To be exactly right about something (Correct answer)
- To fix something permanently
- To work very hard
Correct answer: To be exactly right about something
'Hit the nail on the head' means to describe or identify something precisely and correctly.
Question 2: If someone is 'barking up the wrong tree,' they are:
- Annoying their neighbors
- Pursuing the wrong course of action (Correct answer)
- Making too much noise
- Acting like an animal
Correct answer: Pursuing the wrong course of action
This idiom means someone is looking in the wrong place or making a false assumption.
Question 3: What does 'kill two birds with one stone' mean?
- To multitask dangerously
- To accomplish two things with a single action (Correct answer)
- To make a difficult choice
- To hurt two people at once
Correct answer: To accomplish two things with a single action
This idiom means to solve two problems or complete two tasks with one effort.
Question 4: If a plan goes 'back to the drawing board,' it means:
- The plan succeeded
- You must start over from the beginning (Correct answer)
- You need more details
- The plan was stolen
Correct answer: You must start over from the beginning
'Back to the drawing board' means a plan failed and you must start again from scratch.
Question 5: 'Bite off more than you can chew' means to:
- Eat too fast
- Take on more responsibility than you can handle (Correct answer)
- Be too greedy with food
- Refuse to share
Correct answer: Take on more responsibility than you can handle
This idiom describes taking on more tasks or challenges than you are capable of managing.
Question 6: What does 'a dime a dozen' mean?
- Very expensive and rare
- Very cheap or common (Correct answer)
- Exactly twelve of something
- Worth ten cents
Correct answer: Very cheap or common
'A dime a dozen' describes something that is very common, plentiful, or of little value.
Question 7: When someone 'jumps on the bandwagon,' they are:
- Joining a music group
- Following a popular trend or joining others' success (Correct answer)
- Acting impulsively without thinking
- Competing against a group
Correct answer: Following a popular trend or joining others' success
'Jump on the bandwagon' means to adopt a popular activity or trend that others are already doing.
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