Most Important 50 idioms starting with G – English Exam Guide

1. “Gain ground” means to:

• Win suddenly
• Move rapidly
• Succeed steadily
• Lose slowly

2. “Gala day” means:

• Day of mourning
• Working holiday
• Day of celebration
• Day for meetings

3. “Game not worth the candle” means:

• Game is too risky
• Game is boring
• Not worth the effort
• Game is expensive

4. “Gall and wormwood” means:

• Slightly annoying
• Extremely bitter
• Completely tasteless
• Hard to swallow

5. “Garbled quotation” means:

• Exact quote
• Quotation with style
• Quotation taken out of context
• Mutilated or confused quote

6. “Gift of the gab” means:

• Talent for writing
• Skill in acting
• Fluent speaking
• Artistic hand

7. “A good Samaritan” means:

• Religious preacher
• Honest businessman
• Helpful stranger
• Clever politician

8. “To get into bad odour” means to:

• Smell badly
• Lose popularity
• Be physically hurt
• Make a mistake

9. “Glance at” means to:

• Ignore something
• Stare for long
• Take a quick look
• Analyze deeply

10. “Glance over” means to:

• Memorize
• Study in depth
• Look closely
• Look briefly