Idioms and Their Meanings Quiz

Idiom Meanings

• Everyone has a skeleton in his or her closet means a shameful secret.
• To paint the town red means to go out and have a good time, often involving socializing, drinking, and dancing.
• Bringing home the bacon means to earn a living or provide for one's family.
• To surpass the challenges with flying colors means to be very successful or to do something exceptionally well.
• To kick the bucket means to die.
• To perk up, take forty winks means to take a short nap.
• Break a leg means good luck, particularly in the context of a performance or an important event.
• A bed full of roses means a comfortable and luxurious life.
• A bag of bones means someone who is very thin or underweight.
• A breadwinner means one who earns for the family and contributes to household income.

Idiomatic Expressions and their Meanings

• Skeleton in the closet: A shameful secret that a person tries to hide.
• Paint the town red: To have a wild and exciting night out, often involving drinking alcohol.
• Bringing home the bacon: To earn a living, to provide for oneself and one's family.
• Surpassed thechallenges with flying colors: To be very successful in overcoming difficulties.
• Kick the bucket: To die.
• Perk up: To become more cheerful or lively.
• Forty winks: A short nap.
• Break a leg: An expression of good luck, especially to performers.
• Bed full of roses: A comfortable and luxurious life.
• Bag of bones: Extremely thin, often due to a lack of food or illness.
• Breadwinner: The person who earns the most money in a family and supports them financially.

Figurative Language

• Figurative language uses words in a way that departs from their ordinary meaning for emphasis and to express ideas or emotions.
• It helps communicate ideas and emotions more vividly and memorably.

Figures of Speech

Simile

• Compares two seemingly unlike things using words like "like" or "as."
• Examples:
  • Her beauty is like a flower that is about to bloom.
  • His intelligence is as sharp as a butcher's knife.

Metaphor

• Compares two unlike things without using connecting words like "like" or "as."
• Examples:
  • People who lend a hand are the good Samaritans of today.
  • Filipino soldiers are lions in the battlefield.

Personification

• Gives human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
• Examples:
  • The poles of the fence sway to the rhythm of the strong wind.
  • The earth swallowed the abandoned building during the strong earthquake.

Apostrophe

• Addresses a person or thing that is absent or dead as if they were present.
• It can also address inanimate objects as if they were alive.
• Examples:
  • O, Rizal, look what has happened to the youth of today!
  • Happiness and prosperity, why have you deserted me?

Hyperbole

• Uses exaggeration for emphasis and effect.
• Examples:
  • I walk thousands of miles just to attend your birthday party.
  • Jimmy ate a mountain of food during lunchtime.

Metaphor

• Compares two unrelated things directly, without "like" or "as."
• Creates vivid imagery and deeper meaning.
• Example: "Time is a thief" (implies time steals life moments).

Simile

• Compares two things using "like" or "as."
• Enhances descriptions and creates relatable images.
• Example: "Her smile is like the sun" (implies warmth and brightness).

Personification

• Gives human qualities to non-human things.
• Creates emotional connection with abstract concepts.
• Example: "The wind whispered through the trees" (implies gentleness).

Hyperbole

• Exaggerated statement not meant literally.
• Adds drama, humor, or emphasizes intensity of feelings.
• Example: "I’ve told you a million times" (emphasizes frustration).

Test your knowledge of common idioms and their meanings with this engaging quiz. Each question will ask you to identify the meaning of well-known phrases. Perfect for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of everyday language!