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Quiz about An Idiom By Any Other Name 2
Quiz about An Idiom By Any Other Name 2

An Idiom By Any Other Name 2 Trivia Quiz

Here are ten more rewritten idioms for you. Can you work out which is the correct term for each question?

A multiple-choice quiz by Creedy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Creedy
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
374,489
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
2033
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. When his son insisted that Charles Dickens had married Queen Elizabeth I, my dear old uncle told him he was "communicating like a hound up an incorrect tall plant". What on earth did he mean? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. My cousin, who apparently went to the same school as his father, muttered to me that he'd give "an upper limb and a lower appendage" to understand his father at times. What did he mean? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. My uncle overheard him and informed my cousin that it was time he "chomped down on a projectile fired from a gun" and did some real study. What was he saying in reality? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Surprisingly my cousin agreed, and said he would "ignite the petroleum based liquid at the witching hour that night". What was he going to do? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. By 3am in the morning, my cousin said it was time to "name it a period of time covering 24 hours" and go to bed. What did he mean? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. The following day, while "munching on some lard" with me, my cousin said he was going out that morning to buy a new car. What were we doing? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. After my cousin left, my dear old uncle came in and remarked that he was as "top-notch as a violin" that morning. What on earth did he mean? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. I looked at him suspiciously, but he just laughed and asked if I'd like a proper breakfast, and that he'd "create it after easing an itch". Goodness me, what was he going to do? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. My cousin came home later that day also looking pleased with himself and said he'd bought that new car "for a melodious arrangement of sounds". How much had he paid for it? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. So my cousin was happy and my uncle was as well. He finally told me why he was also so chirpy. He was going to take an attractive widow out that evening, and the two of them were going to "chop up a carpet". Heavens, what were they planning to do? Hint





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1. When his son insisted that Charles Dickens had married Queen Elizabeth I, my dear old uncle told him he was "communicating like a hound up an incorrect tall plant". What on earth did he mean?

Answer: He was barking up the wrong tree

 If someone is barking up the wrong tree about anything, they are completely mistaken about something, looking in the wrong place, backing the wrong horse, or have their information completely wrong.
2. My cousin, who apparently went to the same school as his father, muttered to me that he'd give "an upper limb and a lower appendage" to understand his father at times. What did he mean?

Answer: He would give an arm and a leg

 To give an arm and a leg about anything means that one is prepared to give the utmost or all their material goods in order to gain possession of what is being sought.
3. My uncle overheard him and informed my cousin that it was time he "chomped down on a projectile fired from a gun" and did some real study. What was he saying in reality?

Answer: He should bite the bullet

 To bite the bullet means that you have to endure or face up to some kind of unpleasant experience or situation, and try to deal with it, no matter how difficult it may be.
4. Surprisingly my cousin agreed, and said he would "ignite the petroleum based liquid at the witching hour that night". What was he going to do?

Answer: Burn the midnight oil

 To burn the midnight oil is to stay up very late working on whatever project you have to get stuck into or complete. This is a term relating to work, but at a push it could also means staying up till all hours having a good time, or reading a book etc.
5. By 3am in the morning, my cousin said it was time to "name it a period of time covering 24 hours" and go to bed. What did he mean?

Answer: He was going to call it a day

 To call it a day means that you've worked long enough on some project and are going to have a break. This term can also be applied to a relationship that isn't working out and a decision has been reached to end it, or to any situation that needs concluding in some way.
6. The following day, while "munching on some lard" with me, my cousin said he was going out that morning to buy a new car. What were we doing?

Answer: Chewing the fat

 Chewing the fat usually means you're just having a bit of a gossip or a nice friendly talk with no particular aim in mind. This term can sometimes be applied to an argument or discussion that you are going to have to have with another person to sort something out.
7. After my cousin left, my dear old uncle came in and remarked that he was as "top-notch as a violin" that morning. What on earth did he mean?

Answer: He was as fit as a fiddle

 To feel as fit as a fiddle is to be in great physical condition, feeling really healthy, full of vim and vigour, and ready to do anything.
8. I looked at him suspiciously, but he just laughed and asked if I'd like a proper breakfast, and that he'd "create it after easing an itch". Goodness me, what was he going to do?

Answer: Make it from scratch

 To make something from scratch is to create something using the very most basic of ingredients that all need putting together, and not taking shortcuts with ready made ingredients or products where half the work has already been done.
9. My cousin came home later that day also looking pleased with himself and said he'd bought that new car "for a melodious arrangement of sounds". How much had he paid for it?

Answer: A song

 If you have managed to purchase something for a song - and it's in good condition - then you've purchased it very cheaply indeed, and can congratulate yourself on getting a good bargain.
10. So my cousin was happy and my uncle was as well. He finally told me why he was also so chirpy. He was going to take an attractive widow out that evening, and the two of them were going to "chop up a carpet". Heavens, what were they planning to do?

Answer: Cut a rug

 To cut a rug is a lovely old-fashioned term for going dancing. It dates back to the first part of the 20th century, a period of time noted for its varied energetic dances that were in vogue. You'll be happy to know that neither my cousin or my uncle ended up with lemons that day.
Source: Author Creedy

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