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Idioms Quiz: Body 4
Many idioms are based on the human body, or parts of the body, or bodily functions. Test your knowledge of English idioms with the questions below. To learn more about an individual idiom, click on the "more about this idiom" link.
1. easy on the eye
The designs that are easy on the eye sell best to
- young people who like exciting designs
- older people who like relaxing designs
- rich people who like expensive designs
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2. elbow grease
It takes a lot of elbow grease to
- clean a hospital ward
- teach an English class
- come up with a good plan
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3. eyes like a hawk
Which of these people would need eyes like a hawk?
- a pilot who searches for lost people
- a sound engineer who records music
- a chef who makes cakes and desserts
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4. face to face
Monica and Sam first met face to face
- in an online chatroom
- at a party in Paris
- over the phone
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5. feel the pinch
Most people have been feeling the pinch because of
- falling prices
- steady prices
- rising prices
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6. find your feet
Do you think Shamilah has found her feet yet, or is she
- still learning how to walk?
- still getting used to everything?
- still lookin for them?
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7. get it off your chest
Alex had been worrying about it, and he needed to get it off his chest so he went to
- work out at the gym
- talk to his priest
- see a skin doctor
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8. get off on the wrong foot
Peter got off on the wrong foot on his date with Wendy when
- he made her laugh at a joke
- he ordered an expensive bottle of wine
- he knocked over a glass of water
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9. go over your head
If someone decides to go over your head to get something, they could go to
- your computer
- your boss
- your assistant
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10. grease someone's palm
It was obvious that many people had greased the chief of police's palm because he had
- become very poor
- become very rich
- become very greasy
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