Quiz about old expressions

Question 1

What does Button your lip mean?

Accepted Answer

Be quiet.

Question 2

What does Button your lip mean?

Accepted Answer

Be quiet.

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Question 3

What does Button your lip mean?

Accepted Answer

Be quiet.

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Answer

Do you remember?

Question 4

What does Button your lip mean?

Accepted Answer

Be quiet.

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Answer

Do you remember?

Answer

ut yonder. -Outside, perhaps in the back field.

Question 5

What does You hit the nail on the head. mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Question 6

What does You hit the nail on the head. mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Answer

Hurry up!

Question 7

What does You hit the nail on the head. mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Answer

Hurry up!

Answer

Walking a lot.

Question 8

What does You hit the nail on the head. mean?

Accepted Answer

You are right on.

Answer

Dont buy just anything. Choose wisely.

Answer

Hurry up!

Answer

Walking a lot.

Question 9

What does Get your skates on mean?

Accepted Answer

Hurry up!

Question 10

What does Get your skates on mean?

Accepted Answer

Hurry up!

Answer

Im full!

Question 11

What does Get your skates on mean?

Accepted Answer

Hurry up!

Answer

Im full!

Answer

Take it all.

Question 12

What does Get your skates on mean?

Accepted Answer

Hurry up!

Answer

Im full!

Answer

Take it all.

Answer

The more you try to hurry, the slower it goes.

Question 13

What does Wearing your best bib and tucker mean?

Accepted Answer

Being all dressed up.

Question 14

What does Wearing your best bib and tucker mean?

Accepted Answer

Being all dressed up.

Answer

Get out of here quickly!

Question 15

What does Wearing your best bib and tucker mean?

Accepted Answer

Being all dressed up.

Answer

Get out of here quickly!

Answer

If you dont waste, you will not go hungry.

Question 16

What does Wearing your best bib and tucker mean?

Accepted Answer

Being all dressed up.

Answer

Get out of here quickly!

Answer

If you dont waste, you will not go hungry.

Answer

Now that is SLOW.

Question 17

What does Beggars cant be choosers. mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

at least in many families.

Question 18

What does Beggars cant be choosers. mean?

Accepted Answer

Be happy with what you can afford.

Answer

at least in many families.

Question 19

What does Beggars cant be choosers. mean?

Accepted Answer

Be happy with what you can afford.

Answer

at least in many families.

Answer

Not a child or an adult.

Question 20

What does Beggars cant be choosers. mean?

Accepted Answer

Be happy with what you can afford.

Answer

at least in many families.

Answer

Not a child or an adult.

Answer

Remark you make when you think someone is angry with you unjustly.

Question 21

What does Make hay while the sun shines mean?

Accepted Answer

Do it while you have the opportunity.

Question 22

What does Make hay while the sun shines mean?

Accepted Answer

Do it while you have the opportunity.

Answer

Dont be nosy!

Question 23

What does Make hay while the sun shines mean?

Accepted Answer

Do it while you have the opportunity.

Answer

Dont be nosy!

Answer

Remark made, emphatically, when you were trying to get a point across.

Question 24

What does Make hay while the sun shines mean?

Accepted Answer

Do it while you have the opportunity.

Answer

Dont be nosy!

Answer

Remark made, emphatically, when you were trying to get a point across.

Answer

The more you try to hurry, the slower it goes.

Question 25

What does Bad Egg mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Children.

Question 26

What does Bad Egg mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Children.

Answer

Good!

Question 27

What does Bad Egg mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Children.

Answer

Good!

Answer

Saying no to something that you really would like, just because.......

Question 28

What does Bad Egg mean?

Accepted Answer

Someone who was not a good person.

Answer

Children.

Answer

Good!

Answer

Saying no to something that you really would like, just because.......

Question 29

What does Madder than a wet hen mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Question 30

What does Madder than a wet hen mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Answer

Be happy with what you can afford.

Question 31

What does Madder than a wet hen mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Answer

Be happy with what you can afford.

Answer

Children.

Question 32

What does Madder than a wet hen mean?

Accepted Answer

Really angry.

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Answer

Be happy with what you can afford.

Answer

Children.

Question 33

What does I was knee-high to a grasshopper. mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Doesnt complain.

Question 34

What does I was knee-high to a grasshopper. mean?

Accepted Answer

I was very young.

Answer

Doesnt complain.

Question 35

What does I was knee-high to a grasshopper. mean?

Accepted Answer

I was very young.

Answer

Doesnt complain.

Answer

Ill be darned!

Question 36

What does I was knee-high to a grasshopper. mean?

Accepted Answer

I was very young.

Answer

Doesnt complain.

Answer

Ill be darned!

Answer

Only a penny in her purse.

Question 37

What does Wet your whistle mean?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Question 38

What does Wet your whistle mean?

Accepted Answer

Have a drink. (It would mean water, tea, juice, gingerale)

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Question 39

What does Wet your whistle mean?

Accepted Answer

Have a drink. (It would mean water, tea, juice, gingerale)

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Answer

Talking.

Question 40

What does Wet your whistle mean?

Accepted Answer

Have a drink. (It would mean water, tea, juice, gingerale)

Answer

Be careful and/or be kind.

Answer

Talking.

Answer

You have to take some bad along with the good.