Idiom Sample Quiz
 

Matching Questions  
 

1.    A Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
 

2.    A Slap on the Wrist
 

3.    Head Over Heels
 

4.    Hell in a Handbasket
 

5.    Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
 

6.    Dark Horse
 

A. To take on a task that is way to big.
 

B. A very mild punishment.
 

C. One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
 

D. Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love. 
 

E. Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster. 
 

F. Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.


 

CHOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR EACH IDIOM
 

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