Fill in the blank: "Now the ball is in your _____.
Complete this common saying about accomplishing two things at the same time: "Kill two birds with one _____.
Actors often say "Break a _____" to wish each other good luck before a show. What word completes this phrase?
There's an old saying that warns against risking everything on a single venture. How does it end: "Don't put all your eggs in one _____"?
When someone gets something exactly right, we say they hit the ___ on the head. What word fills the blank?
Which word completes this common idiom meaning to accidentally reveal a secret: "Let the cat out of the _____"?
There's a well-known saying about getting a head start. According to it, the early bird catches the _____?
When someone speaks bluntly and tells it like it is, we say they call a spade a _____.
Complete this well-known saying: "Every cloud has a silver _____.
When you've tried everything and can't cope anymore, you're said to be at your wit's _____.
Complete this well-known saying: "When it rains, it _____
Which word completes this well-known saying about not worrying over things you can't undo: "There's no use crying over spilled _____"?
There's a well-known saying that reminds us not to form opinions based on looks alone. What's the missing word: "Don't judge a book by its _____"?
Complete this common saying about getting straight to the point: "Stop beating around the _____.
Which animal completes the old saying "Curiosity killed the _____"?
Complete this well-known saying: "The grass is always greener on the other _____.
Finish this common saying: "A blessing in _____.
Complete this common idiom about following a mistaken line of thinking: "Barking up the wrong _____
Which word completes the common idiom "to steal someone's _____," meaning to take the attention or credit that should have gone to them?
There's a well-known idiom for a downpour that goes "It's raining cats and ____." Which word completes it?
Complete this well-known saying: "Let sleeping dogs _____.
When you're ready to turn in for the night, which word completes the phrase "hit the _____"?
Complete this well-known proverb: "Slow and steady wins the _____.
There's a well-known saying about handling people who oppose you: "Keep your friends close, and your enemies _____." What word finishes it?
Complete this well-known saying: "Too many cooks spoil the _____.
Someone ready to take a bold risk might decide to throw caution to the _____. Which word completes this common idiom?
Complete this common saying used to ask what someone is thinking: "A penny for your _____.
Complete this well-known saying: "The pen is mightier than the _____
Which word completes this common idiom? "To make a bad or tense situation even worse, you add fuel to the _____.
Finish this well-known expression: "The proof is in the _____.
Complete this common saying about a nearly impossible search: "Like finding a needle in a _____.
Fill in the blank in this well-known saying: "The squeaky wheel gets the _____.
Complete this well-known saying: "Beggars can't be _____.
Complete this well-known saying: "You can't have your cake and _____ it too.
Complete this well-known proverb: "A stitch in time saves _____.
There's a well-known saying that you can't make an omelette without breaking a few _____. Which word completes it?
Fill in the blank in this well-known saying: "Birds of a feather _____ together.
Complete this well-known saying: "Don't bite the hand that _____ you.
Complete this well-known saying: "Rome wasn't built in a _____
Which animal completes this well-known idiom: "The last straw that broke the _____'s back"?
Complete this well-known saying: "Out of the frying pan and into the _____.
Complete this common saying: "The devil is in the _____.
Complete this well-known saying: "A leopard can't change its _____
There's a well-known saying that beauty depends on who's looking at it. How does the phrase end: "Beauty is in the eye of the _____"?
There's a well-known saying about understanding others that advises you not to judge someone until you've walked a mile in their _____. What's the missing word?
Complete this well-known proverb: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the _____.
Complete this well-known proverb: "Make hay while the _____ shines.
Fill in the blank to complete this well-known saying: "One man's trash is another man's _____.
There's a common saying that reminds us some situations can't happen with just one person involved. Complete it: "It takes two to _____.
Finish this well-known saying about accidentally getting rid of something good when you toss out the bad: "Don't throw the baby out with the _____.
There's a well-known saying about the health benefits of eating fruit regularly. According to it, eating "an apple a day keeps the _____ away." Who or what does the proverb say you'll avoid?
Complete this common saying: "If it ain't broke, don't _____.
When someone gives up or admits defeat, we say they throw in the _____.
Finish this well-known saying: "A watched pot never _____
Complete this common saying: "Don't cut corners just to save _____.
Complete this idiom that warns of coming disaster: the writing is on the _____
There's a well-known saying about resilience: "When the going gets tough, the tough get _____." Which word completes it?
Finish this well-known saying: "Don't _____ your chickens before they hatch.
Complete this common saying: "Actions speak louder than _____.
Fill in the blank in this well-known saying: "A picture is worth a thousand _____.
About the quiz
Everyday English Idioms Fill-In asks you to complete common sayings by supplying the missing word or phrase, from the ones you use all the time to a few that might trip you up. It's a good way to see how well you really know the expressions you hear every day. Give it a try and find out.
