1. A bolt from the blue
a) A sudden and unexpected event
b) A blue sky
c) A loud sound
d) A weather report
Answer: A sudden and unexpected event
2. Be all ears
a) Ignore someone
b) Listen very carefully
c) Talk continuously
d) Become surprised
Answer: Listen very carefully
3. Burn your boats
a) Keep your options open
b) Destroy the possibility of going back
c) Go sailing
d) Buy a boat
Answer: Destroy the possibility of going back
4. Cry wolf
a) Shout loudly
b) Give a false alarm
c) Save an animal
d) Run away
Answer: Give a false alarm
5. Easy does it
a) Work very fast
b) Do it slowly and carefully
c) Finish immediately
d) Leave the work
Answer: Do it slowly and carefully
6. From hand to mouth
a) Living with only enough money for basic needs
b) Eating quickly
c) Cooking food
d) Sharing meals
Answer: Living with only enough money for basic needs
7. Give someone a hand
a) Shake hands
b) Help someone
c) Clap loudly
d) Wave goodbye
Answer: Help someone
8. In the blink of an eye
a) Very slowly
b) Very quickly
c) With closed eyes
d) At midnight
Answer: Very quickly
9. Keep your nose out of
a) Interfere in someone else's business
b) Avoid interfering in others' affairs
c) Smell something
d) Clean your nose
Answer: Avoid interfering in others' affairs
10. Live from hand to mouth
a) Live in luxury
b) Live with very little money
c) Save a lot of money
d) Own many houses
Answer: Live with very little money
11. Off the hook
a) In trouble
b) Free from responsibility or difficulty
c) Go fishing
d) Hang a picture
Answer: Free from responsibility or difficulty
12. On the spur of the moment
a) After careful planning
b) Suddenly, without planning
c) Very late
d) At the right time
Answer: Suddenly, without planning
13. Play with fire
a) Cook food
b) Take a dangerous risk
c) Light a candle
d) Enjoy camping
Answer: Take a dangerous risk
14. Put your best foot forward
a) Walk fast
b) Make a good impression
c) Wear new shoes
d) Win a race
Answer: Make a good impression
15. Rub salt into the wound
a) Help someone recover
b) Make someone's suffering worse
c) Treat an injury
d) Clean a wound
Answer: Make someone's suffering worse
16. See through someone
a) Look through glass
b) Understand someone's true intentions
c) Ignore a person
d) Meet someone
Answer: Understand someone's true intentions
17. Take someone for granted
a) Appreciate someone
b) Fail to appreciate someone properly
c) Give someone a gift
d) Trust someone completely
Answer: Fail to appreciate someone properly
18. The lion's share
a) The smallest part
b) The largest part
c) An equal share
d) No share
Answer: The largest part
19. Up in arms
a) Very angry and protesting
b) Holding weapons
c) Exercising
d) Feeling relaxed
Answer: Very angry and protesting
20. Wash dirty linen in public
a) Wash clothes outside
b) Discuss private problems publicly
c) Clean the house
d) Keep family matters secret
Answer: Discuss private problems publicly
