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English idioms quiz — Words & languages The “English idioms” quiz — Words & languages. It has 25 questions in five categories: Starting & Stopping, Feelings & States, Talk & Subtext, Work & Progress, Chance & Outcomes. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
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A peek at the questions The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Starting & Stopping 100 At a tense orientation, a light joke makes strangers relax. Which idiom describes this?
200 Which idiom means to stop working because you have done enough for now?
300 Which idiom means to…
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In the game500 Which idiom means to…
In the gameFeelings & States 100 Which idiom means to be extremely pleased or delighted?
200 Which idiom means to feel slightly ill or not quite well?
300 Which idiom means to…
In the game400 Which idiom means to…
In the game500 Which idiom means to…
In the gameTalk & Subtext 100 Which idiom means to reveal secret or confidential information?
200 Which idiom means that people share the same understanding or are in agreement?
300 Which idiom means to…
In the game400 Which idiom means to…
In the game500 Which idiom means to…
In the gameWork & Progress 100 Which idiom means to learn how a particular job or task is done?
200 Which idiom means to do your fair share of work in a group?
300 Which idiom means to…
In the game400 Which idiom means to…
In the game500 Which idiom means to…
In the gameChance & Outcomes 100 Which idiom means to lose an opportunity because you were too slow to act?
200 Which idiom describes a plan or decision that is still uncertain or unsettled?
300 Which idiom means to…
In the game400 What expression names a…
In the game500 Which idiom describes something…
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