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31 Common Idioms And It’s Your Job To Uncover Their True Meanings
31 Common Idioms And It’s Your Job To Uncover Their True Meanings
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31 Common Idioms And It’s Your Job To Uncover Their True Meanings

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It’s easy to speak in simple words, but sometimes you want to spice up your everyday language with more interesting phrases. There are also situations when it is not always possible to express your thoughts fully in simple words. So, that’s when idioms come to the rescue! They not only allow you to express yourself more imaginatively but also to say something or describe complex situations in just a few words.

In this quiz, we’ll test your knowledge of commonly used idioms. It sounds like a really easy task, but here is the twist: the idioms start off simple but get harder as you go.

Let’s see how well you do! 🚀

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    Tempest
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    30/31. Didn’t know the Spanish one about pumpkins. Happy to see idioms from other countries. They were a good learning opportunity!

    Robert T
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same score, but it was the Japanese one I didn't get. I thought having an octopus on one's face would be very confusing as you wouldn't know where it was going to put it tentacles next!

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    WindySwede
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    27 points. Here in Sweden we say rooster, not frog 😸

    The Loneliest Monk
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a native English speaker I got every one except for the Japanese and Spanish ones.

    PunchinelloTX
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ditto. Pumpkins and octopus stumped me.

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    Tempest
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    30/31. Didn’t know the Spanish one about pumpkins. Happy to see idioms from other countries. They were a good learning opportunity!

    Robert T
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same score, but it was the Japanese one I didn't get. I thought having an octopus on one's face would be very confusing as you wouldn't know where it was going to put it tentacles next!

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    WindySwede
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    27 points. Here in Sweden we say rooster, not frog 😸

    The Loneliest Monk
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a native English speaker I got every one except for the Japanese and Spanish ones.

    PunchinelloTX
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ditto. Pumpkins and octopus stumped me.

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