Quiz sur l'argot et les expressions idiomatiques anglaises courantes

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1 / 10

call it a day

stop working or end an activity

start a process or activity

feel ill or unwell

2 / 10

a blessing in disguise

a clever person who makes good decisions

something positive in a difficult situation

something that seems bad at first, but results in something good later

3 / 10

butter someone up

encourage someone to do something

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

avoid talking about what is important

4 / 10

miss the boat

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

try to do something in a way that will not work

lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act

5 / 10

When I found out that there was no Anita Hill at the university, I began to suspect that I had been sent on _____.

a paper chase

a paper tiger

a wild-goose chase

a wild-goose chase = a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it

a wild-goose chase = a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it

6 / 10

bark up the wrong tree

try to do something in a way that will not work

lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act

do something in the quickest or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work

7 / 10

He _____ all day to finish the wallpapering.

worked like magic

worked like a dog

worked like a charm

work like a dog/trojan = work very hard

work like a dog/trojan = work very hard

8 / 10

cut corners

confront the consequences of one’s actions

do something in the quickest or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work

give up; stop trying to do something

9 / 10

ring a bell

do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

cost a lot of money

sound familiar; remind you of something

10 / 10

Jack gave me the _____ light (permission or approval) on the project.

red

green

yellow

give sb/sth the green light = give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

give sb/sth the green light = give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

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