HW/EC 2/8/24 Updated Interpreting Idioms & Figurative Language Quiz
Quiz by MARCUS BECKWITH
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- Q1
The PlayStation 5 "Costs an arm and a leg"
something is very expensive
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Curiosity killed the cat
Being Inquisitive (Too Curious) can lead you into an unpleasant situation.
30s - Q3
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
30s - Q4
Bite off more than you can chew
To take on a task that is way to big.
30s - Q5
Add insult to injury
To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.
30s - Q6
A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is thinking.
30s - Q7
Cry over spilt milk
When you complain about a loss from the past.
30s - Q8
In the heat of the moment
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.
30s - Q9
Hit the nail on the head
Do or say something exactly right
30s - Q10
Give the benefit of the doubt
Believe someone's statement, without proof.
30s - Q11
Let the cat out of the bag
To share information that was previously hidden or a secret
30s - Q12
Kill two birds with one stone
This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.
30s - Q13
Piece of cake
A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
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Taste of your own medicine
Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else
30s - Q15
Steal someone's thunder
To take the credit for something someone else did.
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