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1. As silent as the dead means ___. a) unwilling to talk b) angry c) completely silent d) afraid to talk 2. Be a dead duck means ___. a) to be a poor swimmer b) to have failed or lost a contest c) to be cold and wet d) to be in a lot of trouble 3. To cut someone dead means ___. a) murder with a knife b) ignore someone totally c) cause a fatal traffic accident d) interrupt someone's conversation 4. Dead and buried means ___. a) forgotten b) hidden c) gone forever d) well preserved 5. The dead center is ___. a) a cemetery b) the city morgue c) the exact center of something d) an abandoned inner city building 6. A dead loss is ___. a) someone or something that is completely useless b) the number of people who died in a battle c) a bankrupt company d) a fatal diet 7. Dead men don't bite means ___. a) dead people have no teeth b) a person with no job keeps quiet c) a sleeping person cannot eat d) a person who dies cannot hurt you 8. Dead men tell no tales means ___. a) boring people are poor story tellers b) dead people will not betray secrets c) unpopular people are seldom listened to d) tired people do not speak much 9. Dead on one's feet means ___. a) poor at dancing b) extremely overweight c) prone to tripping d) exhausted or worn out 10. Another way to say Drop dead is ___. a) Wow! That's wonderful. b) Go away and stop bothering me c) You are taking more than your share d) You have to be kidding 11. Let the dead bury the dead means ___. a) forget about past conflicts. b) let licensed workers take care of dead bodies c) when you leave home, take nothing with you. d) let old people take care of each other. 12. To flog a dead horse means ___. a) to do the very best job that is possible b) to continue discussing something already fully discussed c) winning with very little effort d) to be cruel and punish all people around you Halloween idioms

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1. As silent as the dead means ___.

a) unwilling to talk

b) angry

c) completely silent

d) afraid to talk

2. Be a dead duck means ___.

a) to be a poor swimmer

b) to have failed or lost a contest

c) to be cold and wet

d) to be in a lot of trouble

3. To cut someone dead means ___.

a) murder with a knife

b) ignore someone totally

c) cause a fatal traffic accident

d) interrupt someone's conversation

4. Dead and buried means ___.

a) forgotten

b) hidden

c) gone forever

d) well preserved

5. The dead center is ___.

a) a cemetery

b) the city morgue

c) the exact center of something

d) an abandoned inner city building

6. A dead loss is ___.

a) someone or something that is completely

useless

b) the number of people who died in a battle

c) a bankrupt company

d) a fatal diet

7. Dead men don't bite means ___.

a) dead people have no teeth

b) a person with no job keeps quiet

c) a sleeping person cannot eat

d) a person who dies cannot hurt you

8. Dead men tell no tales means ___.

a) boring people are poor story tellers

b) dead people will not betray secrets

c) unpopular people are seldom listened to

d) tired people do not speak much

9. Dead on one's feet means ___.

a) poor at dancing

b) extremely overweight

c) prone to tripping

d) exhausted or worn out

10. Another way to say Drop dead is ___.

a) Wow! That's wonderful.

b) Go away and stop bothering me

c) You are taking more than your share

d) You have to be kidding

11. Let the dead bury the dead means ___.

a) forget about past conflicts.

b) let licensed workers take care of dead bodies

c) when you leave home, take nothing with you.

d) let old people take care of each other.

12. To flog a dead horse means ___.

a) to do the very best job that is possible

b) to continue discussing something already

fully discussed

c) winning with very little effort

d) to be cruel and punish all people around you

Halloween idioms

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13. To knock someone dead means to

a) cause death in the boxing ring

b) surprise someone by visiting their home

c) put on a stunning performance

d) say bad things about a person who has died

14. Never speak ill of the dead

a) Do not discuss the cause of death

b) Do not try to communicate with someone

who is dead

c) Do not say bad things about a person who

has died

d) Do not talk about someone while they are

sleeping

15. Another way to say over my dead body

a) The funeral arrangements are up to you.

b) I am so cold that I need a blanket.

c) I have a headache.

d) Absolutely not, if I can stop

16. Taken for dead means ___.

a) sentenced to die

b) to be incorrectly listed as dead

c) to be allowed to visit a person before they die

d) assumed to be dead

17. Between the devil and the deep blue sea

a) he has drowned

b) he was faced with two equally

choices

c) he was buried at sea

d) The course of a persons life

means to ___.

boxing ring

surprise someone by visiting their home

put on a stunning performance

say bad things about a person who has died

Do not discuss the cause of death

Do not try to communicate with someone

things about a person who

Do not talk about someone while they are

over my dead body is ___.

The funeral arrangements are up to you.

I am so cold that I need a blanket.

you.

to be incorrectly listed as dead

to be allowed to visit a person before they die

Between the devil and the deep blue sea means ___.

he was faced with two equally undesirable

18. Give the devil his due

a) repaying past favors to someone you do not

like

b) making a fresh start with a past foe

c) crediting your enemy for something positive

d) avoiding trouble by being nice to a stranger

19. Another way to say Have the devil to pay

___.

a) Be in a great deal of trouble.

b) Be in deep debt.

c) Be pampered by a wealthy person.

d) Not to be generous to the poor.

20. He who sups with the devil should have a long

spoon means ___.

a) to eat slowly in front of important people

b) be careful when dealing with dangerous

people.

c) to share everything, even with your enemy

d) to try to eat as much

do

Give the devil his due means ___.

repaying past favors to someone you do not

making a fresh start with a past foe

crediting your enemy for something positive

by being nice to a stranger

Have the devil to pay is

Be in a great deal of trouble.

Be pampered by a wealthy person.

e generous to the poor.

He who sups with the devil should have a long

slowly in front of important people

be careful when dealing with dangerous

to share everything, even with your enemy

as much as you can before others

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Key:

1c, 2b, 3b, 4c, 5c, 6a, 7d, 8b, 9d, 10b, 11a, 12b, 13c,

14c, 15d, 16d, 17b, 18c, 19a, 20b

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