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Idioms Beginning with Q

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  1. If it's "on the QT", it's ___.
    a. quick
    b. on credit
    c. secret

  2. If you are "quaking in your boots", you are ___.
    a. brave
    b. afraid
    c. confident

  3. If you are "quick on the trigger", you are quick to ___.
    a. respond
    b. make mistakes
    c. quit or finish something

  4. "Quick on the uptake" means you are quick to ___.
    a. do things
    b. understand
    c. volunteer

  5. "Quiet as a mouse" describes someone who is ___.
    a. interesting
    b. loud
    c. timid

Copyright (C) 1997 by Letitia Bradley
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.