Idioms And Phrases Quiz 21

1. To be hand and glove with someone.

to be social

to be playful

to be annoyed

to be intimate

Correct! Wrong!

2. To play fast and loose.

to deceive someone

to be agile

say one thing and do another

to be efficient

Correct! Wrong!

3. To take stock of.

to imagine

to supply

to survey

to attract

Correct! Wrong!

4. A man of straw.

a man of no substance

a man without means

a man of character

a generous man

Correct! Wrong!

5. Wolf in sheep’s clothing.

to act on the sly

to be a good actor

to be a hypocrite

to be money-minded or materialistic

Correct! Wrong!

6. To cut someone short.

to oblige someone

to assist someone

to interrupt someone

to insult someone

Correct! Wrong!

7. To stick to one’s colours.

to refuse to yield

to be patriotic

to be notorious

to be straightforward

Correct! Wrong!

8. An old head on young shoulders.

to be old before one’s age

to be wise beyond one’s age

to be youthful in spite of one’s old age

to maintain good health

Correct! Wrong!

9. To snap one’s fingers at.

to honour someone

to greet someone

to beckon someone

to treat with contempt

Correct! Wrong!

10. Falling foul of.

quarrelling with

becoming friends with

being dishonest with

being scared of

Correct! Wrong!

1. To be hand and glove with someone.

2. To play fast and loose.

3. To take stock of.

4. A man of straw.

5. Wolf in sheep’s clothing.

6. To cut someone short.

7. To stick to one’s colours.

8. An old head on young shoulders.

9. To snap one’s fingers at.

10. Falling foul of.

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