The Phrases Quiz

Are you a phrases master? Dare to take the ultimate idioms challenge? Don't be so shy — Our Fun Phrases Quiz presents questions and answers on daily casual expressions to help test and enrich your knowledge.

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Question 1/10

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Pick the missing word in the following expression:
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pardis_m
How can I find more examples for each phrases
LikeReply 18 months ago
Loveslanguage96
I suppose it couldddd be a big draw, but a quick draw (think gunfighters in the Old West) is the way I've always heard it.
LikeReply 19 months ago
nancys.03107
Sorry, it's a watched pot, not kettle.
LikeReply 711 months ago
FouadMohammad
Very useful way to master the phrases
LikeReply 21 year ago
gai3
Refreshing,hardly use them now!
LikeReply 11 year ago
susans.70136
I enjoyed it and surprised I got one wrong here and there!
LikeReply 21 year ago
federicor.29245
EASY...THE BEST!!!
LikeReply 21 year ago
yariwenda_r
i enjoyed the quiz
LikeReply 31 year ago
harvest_h
Easy
LikeReply 21 year ago
wearesorry
6/10
LikeReply 11 year ago
Jonassaga
I respect people sticking to their gun? Not promise?

I certainly do not:S
LikeReply 11 year ago
dawnl.92527
To easy or I'm old
LikeReply 51 year ago
l_j
A _dogs___ dinner. never heard of that.
Cool gave, :)
LikeReply 22 years ago
nux
got 8/10 for a first timer.
LikeReply 42 years ago
oluwasemilore_o
I got all of them and one second
LikeReply 32 years ago
wyattb.03823
i got2/10
LikeReply 22 years ago
wyattb.03823
im new so new!
LikeReply 12 years ago
colinj.97011
Number 5 should be 'you're preaching to the converted'.
LikeReply 22 years ago
showzee12
49 seconds 100%. Woo-Hoo
LikeReply 22 years ago
- acronimous
  Nice!
  LikeReply 12 years ago
98765456789
i got 10/11

haha
LikeReply 22 years ago
lumpenfrau
I believe that "eek" is what ladies in cartoons say when they glimpse a mouse, whereas I only "eke" out a living, and have never "eeked" in my entire life!
LikeReply 42 years ago
- acronimous
  Right! This is fixed now...
  LikeReply 22 years ago
sandrah.51226
easy
LikeReply 12 years ago
BardG
Hey, what about my previous comment, the one that I registered to publish?
Hmm, don't forget, phrases.com, you still owe me a beer! A watched "kettle"... nobody says that.
LikeReply 82 years ago
- cablin
  It's definitely "A watched POT never boils." Brits might use 'kettle,' though. Is the creator of that question British?
  LikeReply 62 years ago
BardG
I think my time would be considerably better if not for the latency of my browser.
LikeReply 22 years ago
shaun_m
Come on, 10/10 in 60 seconds. Banging out these phrases.
LikeReply2 years ago
Classylilbit6
It was pretty fun but luckily I knew what was meant because normally people say the cat got your tongue not caught, or hit the hay not the sack but maybe it depends on where you possibly live
LikeReply 22 years ago
brisierra_c
EEk out a living? Never heard of it. eek represents a sound like a shriek. This makes no sense at all.
LikeReply 22 years ago
- OneBigFig
  Should be “eke”, not “eek”. The phrase means “to subsist”
  LikeReply 62 years ago
Turtle
A bit confused as to whether this quiz is supposed to be based on British English or American English, as most of the idioms I encountered were American English, except... in American English, the phrase is "a watched pot never boils" (as Americans use pots much more often than they use kettles); "a watched kettle never boils" is the British English term, making it confusing which one is being used. It sounds like it goes in the other direction too, using "two cents" instead of "two pence".
This quiz should have the English language one split into British and American (and maybe even Australian), as the one area the two dialects differ most is with regard to idioms; this itself gave rise to the phrase "separated by a common language". At the very least have a little flag or abbreviation next to the question indicating where the phrase is from. more »
LikeReply 112 years ago
ajwofjiew
But, I still agree.
LikeReply 12 years ago
MS.RUBY
09/10 in 01:02 ................... I don't like the "big" draw. It should have been a "quick" draw!
LikeReply 72 years ago
Beeweewee
I think you should add meanings to the phrases. It would be more efficient to learn
LikeReply 112 years ago
calib.66597
Question two is ambiguously worded. Here in the UK, its "Two pence worth"
LikeReply 52 years ago