Challenge Your Understanding of Obscure English Expressions
A rigorous ten‑question test that probes deep knowledge of uncommon idioms and their precise usage.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
What does the phrase 'to cast pearls before swine' advise against?
- 2
If someone is said to be 'barking up the wrong tree', what are they doing?
- 3
The idiom 'to bite the bullet' originally referred to what practice?
- 4
When a person 'turns a blind eye', they are?
- 5
The expression 'the pot calling the kettle black' highlights which logical flaw?
- 6
What does it mean to 'sweep something under the rug'?
- 7
If someone 'lets the cat out of the bag', they have?
- 8
The phrase 'to kick the bucket' is a euphemism for?
- 9
When a story is described as 'a wolf in sheep's clothing', what is being emphasized?
- 10
The saying 'a stitch in time saves nine' encourages what behavior?
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