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You might say this quiz "is nothing to write home about". Think you know all the answers, then "put your money where your mouth is" - "grit your teeth", "throw caution to the wind" and give it a go. Primarily British usage.

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

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,291

Updated
Oct 06 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these options best describes the phrase "a back seat driver"? Hint

A long-sighted driver

A driver with long arms and legs

It makes reversing easier

An inappropriate person giving orders

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does it mean when we say, "It never rains, but it pours"? Hint

An ominous weather forecast

To take an optimistic view of events

It's monsoon season

Many problems occurring simultaneously

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Question 3 of 10

3. If we say, "led up the garden path" what does it mean? Hint

Being pointed towards a specific goal

To be tricked or misled

To help someone with poor eyesight

A very poor sense of direction

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these statements best describes the expression "in at the death"? Hint

Family and relations looking for the last will and testament

To become a funeral director

Arriving too late to affect the outcome of events

To be there at the conclusion of an event

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Question 5 of 10

5. The expression "kick the bucket" means to lose your temper.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What of these are you doing if you "Put the cart before the horse"? Hint

Trying to drive the cart in reverse

You've put the harness on the wrong end of the horse

Doing things in the wrong order

Not sure in which direction to travel

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Question 7 of 10

7. If you "wash your dirty linen in public", what are you doing? Hint

Openly discussing family problems

You have pride in how white your linen is

Your washing machine is broken and the utility room is flooded

You are using a communal washhouse

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you were told you needed to "tighten your belt" it would mean you had lost weight.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which word is missing from this expression?
"Cut off your ______ to spite your face."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, what does the expression "over a barrel" mean? Hint

An old English sporting custom

To be in a position of disadvantage

Someone whose had too much to drink

Angry and liable to explode with rage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these options best describes the phrase "a back seat driver"?

Answer: An inappropriate person giving orders

This is usually said about a person who gives orders even though they are not in charge of events.

2. What does it mean when we say, "It never rains, but it pours"?

Answer: Many problems occurring simultaneously

This expression is thought to be about 300 years old. It probably relates to farmers needing rain for their plants, but they get a downpour damaging the crops. As used nowadays, it refers to the fact that once you encounter one problem, others often seem to follow.

3. If we say, "led up the garden path" what does it mean?

Answer: To be tricked or misled

The expression, thought to date back to the 1920s, means to be cheated, deceived or given misleading information.

4. Which of these statements best describes the expression "in at the death"?

Answer: To be there at the conclusion of an event

"In at the death" means to be there at the end of an event. It is thought to be related to the 'kill' at the end of a foxhunt.

5. The expression "kick the bucket" means to lose your temper.

Answer: False

To "kick the bucket" means to die. It probably relates to a person standing on a bucket with a noose around their neck and then kicking away the bucket to hang themselves.

6. What of these are you doing if you "Put the cart before the horse"?

Answer: Doing things in the wrong order

This expression is thought to date back to the 17th century. It means to perform tasks in an illogical order.

7. If you "wash your dirty linen in public", what are you doing?

Answer: Openly discussing family problems

"Wash your dirty linen in public" means to discuss family scandals in public, whereas you usually do your laundry at home in private.

8. If you were told you needed to "tighten your belt" it would mean you had lost weight.

Answer: false

"Tighten your belt" means that hard times are ahead and you need to economise.

9. Which word is missing from this expression? "Cut off your ______ to spite your face."

Answer: nose

To "cut off your nose to spite your face" means to take a self defeating action, or take revenge even though you will further disadvantage yourself.

10. And finally, what does the expression "over a barrel" mean?

Answer: To be in a position of disadvantage

If you are "Over a barrel" it means that you are in a helpless position or in someone's power. It is thought to come from the sailors' method of reviving a drowning man by placing him over a barrel to empty the water from his lungs. An alternative meaning is that a sailor was tied to the barrel of a cannon to be whipped as a punishment.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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