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Quiz about From An Apple A Day to Zip It Its Idioms AZ
Quiz about From An Apple A Day to Zip It Its Idioms AZ

From An Apple A Day to Zip It, It's Idioms A-Z Quiz


I don't know why, but I always like hearing different idioms and learning about them. Here's how it works: you fill in the blank of the sentence by choosing what choice it is.

A multiple-choice quiz by HotShot_SS. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
HotShot_SS
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
244,870
Updated
Jun 09 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
23 / 25
Plays
6973
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Maybeline5 (25/25), camhammer (25/25), haydenspapa (25/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. If you are "all thumbs", basically you are? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Tell me what happened. Stop "beating around the ______". Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. You shouldn't tease him. "Chickens come home to _______". Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Good luck in New York. "Don't take any wooden _______". Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. I thought this party was for close friends only. Looks like you invited "every Tom, Dick, and ______". Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. I can't believe she never paid me back. I'll "fix her _____". Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. I'm going to ask for money to go into outer space. But I think that idea will "go over like a lead ______". Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. When my friend finds out that I wrecked his car, he's going to "hit the _____". Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. I was happy to hear that my grandfather is "in the ______". Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. I asked my boss for another raise, but all he did was "jump down my ______". Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Make sure to thank your Uncle for giving you that new car. Or you'll "kill the goose that lays the _______ egg". Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Don't remind your boss that you have been late for the past couple of days. It's best to "let sleeping dogs _____". Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Remember, try to "mind your Ps and ___" when the president visits. Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. I think my new friend is as "nutty as a ______". Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Since winning the lottery, Mel is "on cloud _____". Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Mr. Ford was very rich but after he lost all of his money he was as "poor as a church ______". Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. That person in the trivia contest is "quick on the _____". Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. The time when I finally retired was a "red-letter _____". Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. He was going to be elected president until a "skeleton in his _______" was exposed. Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. I was looking forward to my trip to Florida until you "threw _____ water on it" by saying there was a hurricane there. Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. He's really "up against the ______", he lost his job and his rent is due tomorrow. Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. You should try something new in your life. "Variety is the _____ of life". Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. The manager didn't hire the 15 year old because he was a little "wet behind the ______". Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. I got my grandpa a new CD player but he still listens to his old record player. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him _______". Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Is this phrase used correctly? My teacher told me to "zip my mouth" 'cause I was talking too much.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. If you are "all thumbs", basically you are?

Answer: Clumsy

This phrase means you are clumsy, because if you were to have only thumbs you could not do basic tasks such as picking up small objects and doing physical tasks.
2. Tell me what happened. Stop "beating around the ______".

Answer: Bush

This phrase is derived from the 1500's when hunters hired beaters to drive small animals out of bushes. The beaters did not want to drive the animals out of the bush into the open before the hunters arrived, so they used a long stick to use around the bush.
3. You shouldn't tease him. "Chickens come home to _______".

Answer: Roost

The meaning is kind of like karma. When a person does something bad it comes back to them to plague them.
4. Good luck in New York. "Don't take any wooden _______".

Answer: Nickels

It means not to let anybody cheat you or rip you off.
5. I thought this party was for close friends only. Looks like you invited "every Tom, Dick, and ______".

Answer: Harry

This idiom came from the late 1800's when a lot of common people where named Tom, Dick, or Harry. Some people used this phrase when they thought they were better than everybody else.
6. I can't believe she never paid me back. I'll "fix her _____".

Answer: Wagon

To fix someone's wagon means to get even with someone for something bad or mean they did to you.
7. I'm going to ask for money to go into outer space. But I think that idea will "go over like a lead ______".

Answer: Balloon

Of course if you fill a hot air balloon with lead it will not take off. So it means for something not to go off successfully or fail.
8. When my friend finds out that I wrecked his car, he's going to "hit the _____".

Answer: Roof

It's meaning came from 20th century American. Imagine if somebody got so mad that they explode up to the roof.
9. I was happy to hear that my grandfather is "in the ______".

Answer: Pink

If you are in the pink it means you have perfect health emotionally & physically.
10. I asked my boss for another raise, but all he did was "jump down my ______".

Answer: Throat

If you jump down someones throat it means to yell at them in an angry way suddenly.
11. Make sure to thank your Uncle for giving you that new car. Or you'll "kill the goose that lays the _______ egg".

Answer: Golden

This phrase sort of means the same as "don't bite the hand that feeds you". This phrase means to ruin or destroy something good out of stupidity or impatience.
12. Don't remind your boss that you have been late for the past couple of days. It's best to "let sleeping dogs _____".

Answer: Lie

This phrase goes all the way back to the 1200's. Imagine a sleeping dog. If you wake it up you don't know if it will bite you, bark at you, or just lay there. So it's best to just let it sleep.
13. Remember, try to "mind your Ps and ___" when the president visits.

Answer: Qs

It means to mind what you do and your manners. It dates all the way back to the 1600s.
14. I think my new friend is as "nutty as a ______".

Answer: Fruitcake

This phrase originated in the 1920's in America. Nutty was slang for crazy and fruitcakes had a lot of nuts in them. I think you get my drift.
15. Since winning the lottery, Mel is "on cloud _____".

Answer: Nine

It means to be happy or full of joy.
16. Mr. Ford was very rich but after he lost all of his money he was as "poor as a church ______".

Answer: Mouse

It means to be poverty-stricken or very poor.
17. That person in the trivia contest is "quick on the _____".

Answer: Draw

This phrase originated in the American West in the mid-1800's where people prided themselves on how fast they could draw their weapons.
18. The time when I finally retired was a "red-letter _____".

Answer: Day

It is a day that is significant, happy, or momental day.
19. He was going to be elected president until a "skeleton in his _______" was exposed.

Answer: Closet

The phrase can also be "skeleton in the cupboard", a more common way of writing it in British usage. This is a phrase that is confused on how it originated. It is known that some British writers would have stories on how a person killed his neighbor and put the body in his closet. Later it was discovered and the person had a skeleton in his closet.
20. I was looking forward to my trip to Florida until you "threw _____ water on it" by saying there was a hurricane there.

Answer: Cold

This phrase derived from cold water putting out fire. Since heat, fire, and warmth represent joy and excitement, to throw cold water on it would ruin the excitement.
21. He's really "up against the ______", he lost his job and his rent is due tomorrow.

Answer: Wall

It means to be in a desperate, bad, or difficult situation.
22. You should try something new in your life. "Variety is the _____ of life".

Answer: Spice

It means to try many different things.
23. The manager didn't hire the 15 year old because he was a little "wet behind the ______".

Answer: Ears

It means to be inexperienced or young.
24. I got my grandpa a new CD player but he still listens to his old record player. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him _______".

Answer: Drink

It means you can encourage someone to do something or get something but can't force them to do it. It goes back to horse owners. They could of been on a long hot ride with their horse. Even if the owner brings the horse to a creek to drink out of the owner can't make the stubborn horse to drink.
25. Is this phrase used correctly? My teacher told me to "zip my mouth" 'cause I was talking too much.

Answer: Yes

This phrase is used to basically tell someone to shut up. "Zip your lip" is also used.
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