Looking for your next summer holiday destination? If you need some inspiration and want to improve your English, have a look at some English idioms and phrases related to nationalities and countries that we have chosen for this quiz. Enjoy!
When you do not understand something that is said or written, you can say ...
You 'take French leave' when ...
When someone can talk for hours and hours, they ...
'A young Turk' is a person who ...
Dutch courage is ...
You can use this expression to apologize for using swear words or inappropriate language.
A period of calm, warm weather that sometimes happens in the early autumn is known as ...
Something that is very slow and takes a long time is ...
A person who makes harsh, or stern comments and criticism to inspire, educate or admonish someone is ...
You can use this idiom when you mean would not do something under any circumstances.
When you mean you cannot expect to achieve important things in a short period of time, you can say ...
This expression is often used as a metaphor for mistakes and inaccurate information which comes from rumours of gossip.
Where there are too many managers and not enough people doing the actual work, there are ...
A business situation when two sides cannot agree is a(n) ...
This idiom means that when visiting another country, you should behave like the people there.
Talk or writing that is nonsense or that you cannot understand is ...
Taking a risk or a chance with something very important when you don’t know what the outcome is going to be is ...
