IELTS 2026 Idioms and Expressions Free Quiz 2

1. What does "the ball is in your court" mean?

A. my turn B. his turn C. her turn D. your turn to act

2. What does "butterflies in your stomach" mean?

A. happy B. nervous C. angry D. tired

3. What does "throw in the towel" mean?

A. give up B. continue C. succeed D. start

4. What does "burn the midnight oil" mean?

A. sleep B. rest C. work late D. start early

5. What does "jump on the bandwagon" mean?

A. reject B. ignore C. start D. join a popular trend

6. What does "bite off more than you can chew" mean?

A. small task B. task that is too big C. easy task D. simple task

7. What does "let the cat out of the bag" mean?

A. reveal a secret B. hide C. ignore D. forget

8. What does "don't count your chickens before they hatch" mean?

A. plan carefully B. be optimistic C. don't plan on uncertain events D. be pessimistic

9. What does "every cloud has a silver lining" mean?

A. no hope B. bad luck C. failure D. something good in bad situations

10. What does "miss the boat" mean?

A. catch an opportunity B. miss an opportunity C. start D. continue