Idioms Beginning with C and D (Choose the answer that best fits the meaning)
Idioms Beginning with C | Idioms Beginning with D |
To "call it a day" means ___. a. to quit b. it becomes evening c. to say good morning | I "dare say" means ___. a. I don't know at all b. I definitely know c. I suppose |
To "call the tune" means ___. a. to sing a song b. to give orders c. to give advice | To "dash off" means ___. a. to do, make, or draw something quickly b. to be deeply asleep c. to be precise |
To "carry off" means ___. a. to move b. to kill c. to drop | "Dead tired" means ___. a. no longer living b. very tired c. someone doesn't have long to live |
To put the "cart before the horse" means ___. a. to plan ahead b. that you can't do something c. to do things in the wrong order | To be in "deep water" means ___. a. to be lazy b. to be in serious trouble c. to not care about things |
To "catch on" means ___. a. to understand b. to be punished c. to grab something | If something "dies down", it means it ___. a. falls over b. dies quickly c. fades away |
To "be caught short" means ___. a. to be in an embarrassing situation b. to take a short sleep c. not to have enough of something when needed | To "die out" means ___. a. to fail b. to die quickly c. to disappear slowly |
"Cheap skate" means ___. a. a winter sports activity b. someone who doesn't spend much money c. something that isn't expensive | A "dime a dozen" means ___. a. it is expensive b. something is unusual c. something is easy to get |
To "check up" means ___. a. to search b. to investigate c. to make a mark to show something has been counted | To "dish out" means ___. a. to serve b. to gossip c. to make |
To "cheer up" means ___. a. to become happy b. to become sad c. to become lost | To "do away with" something means ___. a. to treat something b. to stop something c. to hide something |
"Chicken feed" means ___. a. a lot of food b. a small amount of money c. A group of people gathering together | If someone is "down to earth", they are ___. a. strange b. practical c. shy |
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