Mixed Idioms 3

This 11-question quiz mixes up popular English idioms with no single theme tying them together.

You fill in the blank in each sentence, with lines like The students were saved by the ___ when Mrs. Jones was called in for a meeting. and My father can do pretty much everything. He is a ___ of all trades., so it is a handy review for learners.

The tricky thing about idioms is that the words almost never add up to their literal meaning, so you have to know the whole phrase to fill the gap.

Because the expressions come from all over, it rewards recognizing each one on sight.

Recommended level: intermediate.