1. Blow off steam
a) Become rich
b) Waste time
c) Release anger or stress
d) Start a fire
Answer: Release anger or stress
2. Keep something under your hat
a) Hide money
b) Keep something secret
c) Wear a hat
d) Protect yourself
Answer: Keep something secret
3. Out of hand
a) Under control
b) Very easy
c) Out of control
d) By hand
Answer: Out of control
4. Hold your horses
a) Ride a horse
b) Hurry up
c) Wait and be patient
d) Feed horses
Answer: Wait and be patient
5. Beat the clock
a) Finish before the deadline
b) Break a clock
c) Arrive late
d) Set the time
Answer: Finish before the deadline
6. Turn over a new leaf
a) Read a book
b) Change your behavior for the better
c) Plant a tree
d) Tear a page
Answer: Change your behavior for the better
7. In the same boat
a) Sailing together
b) Living near a river
c) In the same difficult situation
d) Going on vacation
Answer: In the same difficult situation
8. Give someone the cold shoulder
a) Help warmly
b) Ignore someone deliberately
c) Hug someone
d) Thank someone
Answer: Ignore someone deliberately
9. Through the grapevine
a) Through a newspaper
b) Through official notice
c) By traveling
d) By rumor or unofficial sources
Answer: By rumor or unofficial sources
10. Hit the jackpot
a) Lose everything
b) Become famous
c) Win a large prize or have great success
d) Buy a ticket
Answer: Win a large prize or have great success
11. Off the top of my head
a) Without careful thinking
b) After deep research
c) From a book
d) With someone's help
Answer: Without careful thinking
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12. A needle in a haystack
a) Easy to find
b) Very expensive
c) Very common
d) Extremely difficult to find
Answer: Extremely difficult to find
13. Throw caution to the wind
a) Be very careful
b) Take a risk without worrying
c) Fly a kite
d) Avoid danger
Answer: Take a risk without worrying
14. On the ball
a) Playing football
b) Very alert and efficient
c) Sitting quietly
d) Feeling tired
Answer: Very alert and efficient
15. Bite the dust
a) Fall down or fail
b) Clean the floor
c) Eat dirt
d) Win a prize
Answer: Fall down or fail
16. Put words into someone's mouth
a) Feed someone
b) Help someone speak
c) Say someone meant something they didn't
d) Teach grammar
Answer: Say someone meant something they didn't
17. In cold blood
a) Calmly and without emotion
b) While feeling cold
c) In winter
d) Happily
Answer: Calmly and without emotion
18. Go down in flames
a) Succeed greatly
b) Fail completely
c) Light a fire
d) Fly an airplane
Answer: Fail completely
19. Have a change of heart
a) Become sick
b) Change your opinion or feelings
c) Exercise regularly
d) Visit a doctor
Answer: Change your opinion or feelings
20. Keep your nose clean
a) Stay out of trouble
b) Wash your face
c) Smell flowers
d) Wear a mask
Answer: Stay out of trouble
