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In Other Words XVIII Trivia Quiz

Here are some cliches and sayings put into other words.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigjohnsludge

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,355

Updated
Mar 02 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
685

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Question 1 of 10

1. Continuous flogging of a deceased equine. Hint

A good horse makes short miles.

Beating a dead horse.

Honor lies in the mane of a horse.

A horse is an angel without wings.

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Question 2 of 10

2. A divine sanction camouflaging itself. Hint

Count your blessings.

A blessing in disguise.

Bless the beast and the children.

Waiting in the wings.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Thrashing aimlessly in a circular pattern in the vicinity of a single bit of leafy shrubbery. Hint

Ring around the mulberry bush.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Beating around the bush.

Beating some sense into someone.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Reducing the length of a spoken tale to one that is less time consuming. Hint

To make a long story short.

Time you enjoy wasted was not time wasted.

Time is a waste of money.

It's the story that counts.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The speculation belonging to you is equally acceptable to the speculation belonging to myself. Hint

Guessing a thing ain't knowing a thing.

Your guess is as good as mine.

Always keep them guessing.

A lucky guess is never merely luck.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bodily harm intensified and increased by vituperation. Hint

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

Adding insult to injury.

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Refrain from retiring from the place of employment that you work at during the morning hours. Hint

Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.

Don't quit your day job.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Refrain from accidentally pouring out the legumes. Hint

You don't know beans.

Don't spill the beans.

Beans have a soul.

Life is too complex to be an accident.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Do not exit the area without flipping over all the pieces of granite to their opposite sides. Hint

Without stones there is no arch.

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.

Leave no stone unturned.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The spheroid now lies within the judicial chamber belonging to you. Hint

That's the way the ball bounces.

Keep your eyes on the ball.

Judged in a kangaroo court.

The ball is in your court.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Continuous flogging of a deceased equine.

Answer: Beating a dead horse.

When you 'beat a dead horse' it means that you are continuing to argue about something that has already been decided in your favor, or not in your favor but you keep arguing about it.

2. A divine sanction camouflaging itself.

Answer: A blessing in disguise.

'A blessing in disguise' is something that you think will be bad or do you harm in some way, but in the end is good or advantageous.

3. Thrashing aimlessly in a circular pattern in the vicinity of a single bit of leafy shrubbery.

Answer: Beating around the bush.

'Beating around the bush' is when you hem haw around while talking and won't actually get to the point of the matter. It usually ends when someone stops you and asks you what you really want.

4. Reducing the length of a spoken tale to one that is less time consuming.

Answer: To make a long story short.

'To make a long story short' usually happens when someone starts talking and babbles on and on and realizes that the people being spoken to are losing interest. They then decide to shorten the story and get to the end so they don't bore the people to death.

5. The speculation belonging to you is equally acceptable to the speculation belonging to myself.

Answer: Your guess is as good as mine.

'Your guess is as good as mine' is when two people have some sort of problem that they can't figure out and have no idea if either one's solution to the problem is the correct one. Either solution could be right, or either could be wrong.

6. Bodily harm intensified and increased by vituperation.

Answer: Adding insult to injury.

'Adding insult to injury' is when you do something that turns out bad and someone makes it feel worse by berating you about it or makes a sarcastic remark about your mistake.

7. Refrain from retiring from the place of employment that you work at during the morning hours.

Answer: Don't quit your day job.

When someone decides to do or try something that they are obviously not very good at, the phrase 'Don't quit your day job' is a sarcastic way of telling the person that they should just stick to doing what they are good at.

8. Refrain from accidentally pouring out the legumes.

Answer: Don't spill the beans.

'Don't spill the beans' is a way to tell someone not to tell a secret or to not let anyone know what's really going on.

9. Do not exit the area without flipping over all the pieces of granite to their opposite sides.

Answer: Leave no stone unturned.

'Leaving no stone unturned' means that you will do everything in your power to cover all the bases to achieve something and leave nothing to chance.

10. The spheroid now lies within the judicial chamber belonging to you.

Answer: The ball is in your court.

'The ball is in your court' means that you did your part in a certain situation and it is now up to the other person to do what they need to do next.

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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