Register New Player - Log In
Welcome to our world of fun trivia quizzes and quiz games:     New Player quiz register Play Now! trivia game

Some Devilish Idioms

Created by thegogga

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : The Devil in Idiom
Some Devilish Idioms game quiz
"The devil is fairly popular in idiomatic phrases... Which of these devilish idioms do you know?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Recognising something good in a person that you intensely dislike is not an easy thing to do.

However, sometimes it is necessary to "give the devil his ..."
    due
    glory
    credit
    gold star


2. What does it mean if someone says you have "the luck of the devil?"
    You always lose at gambling
    Nothing ever seems to go right for you
    You're an incredibly lucky person
    The opposite of what you wanted to happen, happens


3. According to this idiom, familiarity is good; change is bad.

So, better the devil you know...
    than the god you don't
    than the devil you don't.
    than the devil you don't believe in
    than the god you don't believe in


4. What does someone mean when they say that they had "the devil's own job" doing something?
    They did an easy, but very boring task
    They had to work with fire, and got burned in the process
    They did a job that they had anticipated as being difficult, but turned out to be easy
    They spent a good amount of time doing something very difficult


5. Dick and Harry are discussing Tom while he isn't around. Suddenly, Harry mutters "speak of the devil."

What has just happened?
    Dick has just said something really nasty about Tom
    Tom has just unexpectedly appeared in their midst
    Harry has just realised that he had somewhere he needs to be
    Harry has just realised what a mean thing he is doing by talking about Tom behind his back


6. Idiomatically speaking, what does it mean if someone will "sell their soul to the devil?"
    They'll have to make a very difficult, life-changing decision
    They'll do something bad in order to get what they want
    They'll do something good for someone else at great personal cost
    They'll commit suicide


7. Similar to the phrase "between a rock and a hard place," this idiom deals with the idea that we sometimes have to make choice between two evils.

In the case of devilish idioms, a decision like this might be considered a choice between the devil and...
    the pits of hell
    death
    the deepest corners of space
    the deep blue sea


8. What does it mean if someone has a "devil-may-care" attitude?
    They are uptight and paranoid
    They are reckless and carefree
    They are very troubled
    They are very caring for everyone around them


9. My mother's personal favourite. Whenever she wanted me to help out around the house, she would always tell me that the "devil finds work for..."
    idle hands
    young hands
    evil hands
    unhelpful hands


10. Finally, what is someone doing if they're "playing Devil's advocate?"
    They're going against a widely supported idea just for the sake of argument
    They're going against and insulting all religion
    They're telling malicious lies in order to benefit themselves
    They're defending Satan in a court of law for his heinous crimes against humanity


Copyright, FunTrivia.com. All Rights Reserved.
Legal / Conditions of Use
Compiled Jun 28 12