OET 2026 Idioms and Expressions Free Quiz 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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

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

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

8. What does "miss the boat" mean?

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

9. What does "out of the blue" mean?

A. unexpectedly B. expectedly C. slowly D. gradually

10. What does "rule of thumb" mean?

A. strict rule B. law C. general guideline D. exact measurement