Sayings

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• Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

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2. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
play down something or play something down
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
walk a mile in someone's shoes
Hobson's choice


3. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
walk a mile in someone's shoes
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
step on it
castles in the air


4. To risk losing everything by putting all your efforts or all your money into one plan or one course of action

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5. To respond with anger or impatience to someone's question or comment

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6. To put up with something painful or difficult
stomach (verb)
My life flashed before my eyes.
Curiosity killed the cat.
give somebody a piece of one's mind


7. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
burn one's boats/bridges
Curiosity killed the cat.
castles in the air
keep/have an open mind


8. A free choice in which only one option is offered; a choice between taking the option or not; 'take it or leave it'

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9. To keep a promise

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10. Practical and realistic
pull someone's leg
put all one's eggs in one basket
Down to earth
point of fact


11. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
wear somebody down
go in for something
castles in the air
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears


12. To describe a situation in a particular way
My life flashed before my eyes.
stomach (verb)
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
step on it


13. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
be up for something
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
Where there's a will there's a way!
between a rock and a hard place


14. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
wear somebody down
Every cloud has a silver lining.
run out of
play down something or play something down


15. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
soul-searching
catch somebody off (their) guard
Hobson's choice
jack of all trades - master of none


16. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
cook up something or cook something up
wear somebody down
run across somebody
soul-searching


17. To destroy all possible ways of going back to a situation

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18. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
catch somebody off (their) guard
be as good as one's word
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears


19. Eccentric - unconventional
walk a mile in someone's shoes
off the wall
step on it
run across somebody


20. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
go in for something
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
stomach (verb)
be as good as one's word


21. This is what I think. I may not be correct. You should solicit additional opinions.

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22. You should try to understand someone before criticizing them.

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23. To tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them

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24. To be very angry about something

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25. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
give somebody a piece of one's mind
castles in the air
jack of all trades - master of none
a penny saved is a penny earned


26. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
My life flashed before my eyes.
step on it
walk a mile in someone's shoes
stomach (verb)


27. To waste one's time in a hopeless enterprise

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28. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
run across somebody
Every cloud has a silver lining.
cook up something or cook something up
point of fact


29. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
run out of
burn one's boats/bridges
castles in the air
Hobson's choice


30. The most important fact in a situation
Down to earth
burn one's boats/bridges
step on it
the bottom line


31. To want to do something and to be able to do it
catch somebody off (their) guard
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
be up for something
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall


32. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
run across somebody
between a rock and a hard place
soul-searching
stomach (verb)


33. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
the bottom line
put all one's eggs in one basket
between a rock and a hard place
fall in love


34. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
catch somebody off (their) guard
stomach (verb)


35. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
keep/have an open mind
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
be up for something


36. Something that you say which means it is possible to do anything if you are very determined to do it

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37. Having something that is not satisfactory is better than having nothing at all.

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38. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
play down something or play something down
between a rock and a hard place
be as good as one's word
a penny saved is a penny earned


39. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
cook up something or cook something up
walk a mile in someone's shoes
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
My life flashed before my eyes.


40. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
off the wall
step on it
jack of all trades - master of none
catch somebody off (their) guard