1) If I'm angry with you about something, what might I say? a) I've got a bone to pick with you. b) I've got blue blood. c) I'm going to twist your arm. 2) If you reveal a secret, what do you do? a) Throw the baby out with the bathwater. b) Put the cat among the pigeons. c) Let the cat out of the bag. 3) If you're working all day and partying all night, what are you doing? a) Burning your bridges. b) Burning the candle at both ends. c) Cooking up a storm. 4) If you make an embarrassing mistake, what are you left with? a) Egg on your face. b) Water under the bridge. c) A thick skin. 5) You've got so much work that you don't know where to start. What kind of animal are you like? a) A white elephant. b) A headless chicken. c) A church mouse. 6) Something is very close to where you live. How do you describe where it is? a) It's up the garden path. b) It's in my cupboard. c) It's on my doorstep. 7) Bob is always exaggerating. What should you take everything he says with? a) A cup of tea. b) A pinch of salt. c) Two short planks. 8) You're a deep sleeper. What do you sleep like? a) A log. b) A chimney. c) A brick. 9) Your car is very old. It only just works. What would you say about it? a) It's got two left feet. b) It's on its last legs. c) It's wrong footed. 10) If I'm angry with you, what do I give you? a) The benefit of the doubt. b) A piece of my mind. c) Peace of mind. 11) Someone wants you to do something you don't want to do. There's no way you're going to do it. What are you doing? a) Sticking your nose in. b) Sticking to your guns. c) Sticking your foot in it. 12) If you are legally in the wrong, what is your situation? a) You come up smelling of roses. b) You don't have a leg to stand on. c) You are living from hand to mouth. 13) If something goes wrong, what shape does it go? a) Banana shaped. b) Pear shaped. c) Apple shaped. 14) If something is good value for money, what do you get? a) More zing for your ring. b) More bang for your buck. c) More rent for your cent. 15) If you want to tell someone an approximate number, what figure do you give them? a) A football field figure. b) A cricket pitch figure. c) A ball park figure. 16) If you earn a lot of money for little effort what are you getting? a) Money for old rope. b) Cash for a dash. c) Pounds for sounds. 17) If you are ill, how are you feeling? a) Below the belt. b) Under the weather. c) Over the moon. 18) If something is really easy, then it's a ...? a) Piece of pie. b) Piece of bread. c) Piece of cake. 19) If you think something is really great, then it's the ...? a) Bee's knees. b) Dog's tail. c) Elephant's trunk. 20) The job is 'right up your street'. What does it mean? a) The job is near where you live. b) It's a job you do outside. c) It's the perfect job for you.

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