English Language

Idioms and Phrases

680 Questions

All Idiom/Phrase Meaning 431 Error Detection in Idioms 73 Synonymous Idiom Replacement 58 Idiom Completion 46 Contextual Usage 22 Foreign Origin Phrase Meaning 1 One-Word Substitution 1 Prepositional Phrase Selection 1

Idioms and Phrases Questions

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Null and void

not concerned with
to avenge
to avoid taking sides
not valid

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A thorn in one side

to be victorious
a constant source of annoyance
of painful death
make a great noise

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Hang by a thread

to be in a critical condition
gain courage
widely excited
at once

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Pick holes in another's coat

to insult
to applaud
to waste time
to find fault with another

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Smell a rat

to act unfairly
to talk boastfully
to have reason to suspect
to discourage

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In vogue

in action
in fashion
in play
in full co-operation

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At a low ebb

energetic
in action
boring
exhausted

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At sixes and sevens

constantly moving
in confusion
without restraint
risk something

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Apple pie order

be deeply moved by
grapple with
perfectly neat and tidy
beautifully decorated

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A fair weather friend

an intimate friend
at liberty
a friend who falls once in trouble
attend to something

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Between Scylla and Charybdis

long distance
between two dangers
close friends
become definite

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Blue blood

friends
easily found
meager income
aristocratic origin

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To get your knickers in a twist

to be uncomfortable
to keep complaining
to dance
to be upset

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To cast a slur upon

to discuss
assume responsibility
to get rid of
to bring into disrepute

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Throw up the sponge

to defy the enemy
to remove restrictions
abandon the struggle
to be deeply moved by

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