A big part of truly ‘knowing’ a language is being able to recognize some of the unique phrases that might not make sense to people without the same level of experience.
English is full of sayings and phrases that would confuse those who are not familiar with the traditions and culture from which they came.
Are you a truly native speaker? Let’s find out if you can complete these 24 basic sayings!
Let's start off easy:
Curiosity killed the _____
cat
dog
rabbit
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Pass the ____
buck
duck
rock
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Best thing since sliced _____
cheese
meat
bread
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Not a ____ of decency
spark
glimmer
pinch
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Incorrect!
Monday _____ Quarterback
night
morning
moaning
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Back to the ____ board
white
drawing
sketching
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Incorrect!
Beat ____ the bush
across
around
into
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Incorrect!
Bite ____ more than you can chew
off
on
out
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Incorrect!
Burn the ____ oil
daily
only
midnight
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Incorrect!
Bought the _____
farm
ranch
pony
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Incorrect!
Drastic times call for drastic ____
pleasures
measures
action
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Every cloud has a _____ lining
soft
silk
silver
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Fall ___ the wagon
on
onto
off
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Incorrect!
Hit the nail on the ____
wall
spot
head
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Incorrect!
Let sleeping ___ lie
rats
cats
dogs
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Method to the _____
sadness
craziness
madness
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Incorrect!
Don't give up your ___ job
only
night
day
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Not _____ with a full deck
betting
gambling
playing
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Jump ____ the bandwagon
with
on
towards
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Incorrect!
Let the ____ out of the bag
rat
bat
cat
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Incorrect!
Pull ____ over people's eyes
hoods
masks
wool
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Take it with a grain of ____
sand
salt
sugar
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Incorrect!
Driving me ___ the wall
off
up
into
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Incorrect!
Plead the ___
allegiance
fifth
first
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Incorrect!
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