Let's start off with an easy question. What does the idiom "kick the bucket" mean?
To die
To go to sleep
To relax for the weekend
To retire
According to an old English proverb, a cat has how many lives?
According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?
Debit
Payment
Revenge
Credit
All that happens to be this also tends to end the same way. Which of these words seems to fit this proverb and the title of a Shakespearean play?
What phrase completes this proverb? When the cat is away, ___.
The children will play
The hamster will play
The mice will play
The dogs will play
Complete this saying: A leopard cannot change its ___.
A person who has a strong constitution is said to have a 'cast iron ___'. Which of these words fits the bill?
Stomach
Hand
Kidney
Heart
According to the old saying, which of these should you not place before the horse?
The groceries
The buggy
The cart
Your dinner
Complete this idiom: As ___ as a fruit cake.
You do not need to be a seamstress to complete the following proverb: A stitch in time, saves ___,
You're halfway there! To take sand to the beach means the same as which of these idioms?
Go jump in a lake
Carry coals to Newcastle
Lead a horse to water
Go down the garden path
Which of these other proverbs is closest in meaning to the following proverb? "Better late than never."
Good things must come to those who wait.
Time is money.
The early bird catches the worm.
All good things come to an end.
What word completes this idiom that means to be embarrassed: ___ on your face?
In the common proverb, what's the drink you make when life hands you something sour?
Lime juice
Lemonade
Coffee
Cocktail
Can you pick out the last word of this saying: "You can't teach an old dog new ___"?
Tricks
Games
Habits
Routes
What word completes this idiom that means to deprive somebody of their livelihood: take the ___ out of someone's mouth?
Complete this saying: If god had meant us to fly he would have given us ___.
Airplanes
Helicopters
Wings
Parachutes
Almost at the end! In the common saying, if you sell someone down the river, what have you done to them?
Betrayed them
Paid them
Killed them
Protected them
Which of these idioms means to move with hardly any effort?
Coast along
Coast is clear
From coast to coast
Left coast
Here's the final question: which of these other proverbs is closest in meaning to the following proverb? "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Practice what you preach.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Better safe than sorry.
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I got 13 out of 20!
Solid attempt! Your knowledge of common sayings is quite ~lit~. With a little studying, you could definitely be an expert.
i actually often use some of these sayings myself
I got 9 out of 20!
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