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In Other Words XIV Trivia Quiz

Here are more sayings, clichés, and idioms put in other words. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigjohnsludge

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
386,169

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
727

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Similar to a gilled underwater creature being removed from a liquid that consists of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. Hint

Don't tell fish stories.

Give a man a fish, and he can eat for a day.

Big fish swim at the bottom.

Like a fish out of water.

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Question 2 of 10

2. A chevalier in a sparkling metal protective covering. Hint

Be a knight for a day.

A true knight is full of bravery.

Tonight is the night

A knight in shining armor.

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Question 3 of 10

3. A small amount of learned comprehension happens to be a jeopardous item. Hint

Knowing is believing.

Big things come in small packages.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Knowledge knows no bounds.

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Question 4 of 10

4. An adult male subsequent to the blood pumping organ belonging to myself. Hint

Where the heart is.

Be still my beating heart.

My heart belongs to you.

A man after my own heart.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The same way that Corvus brachyrhynchos soars through the air. Hint

As the crow flies.

You eat like a bird.

Birds do it.

Fly like an eagle.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Male chicken and horned male bovine description. Hint

A cow in every barn.

Cock and bull story.

Like a bull in a china shop.

Mess with the bull and you'll get the horns.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pellucid as a croaking amphibian's cilia. Hint

Look before you leap.

Fine as frog's hair.

Frogs have it easy, they can eat what bugs them.

A frog in your throat.

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Question 8 of 10

8. As extremely hard to find as a female chicken's incisors. Hint

As scarce as hen's teeth.

Everything tastes like chicken.

A chicken in every pot.

Something you can sink your teeth into.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Continue to apply your olfactory organ upon the spinning granite knife sharpening tool. Hint

Keep your nose to the grindstone.

A nose for news.

A nose is a nose is a nose.

A knife can cut both ways.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Apply crimson colored lacquer to the city. Hint

Paint the town red.

The lady in red.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Red is the color of love.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Similar to a gilled underwater creature being removed from a liquid that consists of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen.

Answer: Like a fish out of water.

Being like "A fish out of water" means that a person is trying to do something that they are completely unfamiliar with. A fish is swift and agile in water, but when it is out of water, it flops around aimlessly.

2. A chevalier in a sparkling metal protective covering.

Answer: A knight in shining armor.

A person who comes to the rescue of someone who is in some kind of trouble is referred as a 'Knight in shining armor'. In medieval times, besides protecting the realm, knights on horses were also supposed to help and protect women.

3. A small amount of learned comprehension happens to be a jeopardous item.

Answer: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" means that by gaining a little knowledge, it can convince a person that they know more that they actually do and they can find themselves in a bind because they don't have the full knowledge the subject or situation requires.

4. An adult male subsequent to the blood pumping organ belonging to myself.

Answer: A man after my own heart.

"A man after my own heart" means you like a man that feels the same way that you do and does things in a similar manner that you do.

5. The same way that Corvus brachyrhynchos soars through the air.

Answer: As the crow flies.

"As the crow flies" means the shortest distance between two points. Driving somewhere by car could be a twenty mile trip because of winding roads. But the trip for a crow, or any bird, is basically a strait line thus a shorter trip.

6. Male chicken and horned male bovine description.

Answer: Cock and bull story.

"A cock and bull story" is a story that is usually untrue or highly exaggerated but the story teller wants you to believe everything he says.

7. Pellucid as a croaking amphibian's cilia.

Answer: Fine as frog's hair.

"As fine as a frog's hair" simply means very, very fine or thin. Since there are no hairs on a frog's body, it symbolizes just how fine the the object of the discussion is.

8. As extremely hard to find as a female chicken's incisors.

Answer: As scarce as hen's teeth.

"As scarce as hen's teeth" is similar to the saying "As fine as frog's hair." It describes something is basically impossible to find. Since there is no such thing as hen's teeth, it's a sure bet that you wont be able to find what you are searching for.

9. Continue to apply your olfactory organ upon the spinning granite knife sharpening tool.

Answer: Keep your nose to the grindstone.

"Keep your nose to the grindstone" means to work steadily and diligently.

10. Apply crimson colored lacquer to the city.

Answer: Paint the town red.

There are various versions of how the saying came about. One version is that an English fox hunter and his friends were so happy with their trip, that they actually came back to town and took red paint and spread it on buildings. Another version tells of drunken rioters being so crazed that their own blood was spilled onto the streets and buildings. Today the saying "Paint the town red" means to go out on the town and have the best time possible.

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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