Opaque idioms are expressions whose meaning cannot usually be understood by interpreting the individual words literally. For example, “spill the beans” means to reveal a secret, not to drop beans.
Choose the correct meaning of each opaque idiom.
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#1. Break the ice
#2. Spill the beans
#3. Hit the nail on the head
#4. Let the cat out of the bag
Answer Key
- B — To make people feel more comfortable
- C — To reveal a secret
- B — To describe something exactly correctly
- C — To reveal a secret accidentally
- C — To die
- B — Feeling sick or unwell
- A — To be very expensive
- B — To face a difficult situation bravely
- C — Very rarely
- A — Something very easy