Sayings

Instructions:

• Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 be receptive to different opinions and ideas
it's better than nothing.
run across somebody
keep/have an open mind
go in for something


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

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3. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
wear somebody down
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
point of fact
castles in the air


4. 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
My life flashed before my eyes.
go in for something
castles in the air


5. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
Every cloud has a silver lining.
a penny saved is a penny earned
the bottom line
Curiosity killed the cat.


6. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
Curiosity killed the cat.
walk a mile in someone's shoes
soul-searching
bite someone's head off


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

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9. Eccentric - unconventional
bite someone's head off
off the wall
Hobson's choice
give somebody a piece of one's mind


10. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
be as good as one's word
Where there's a will there's a way!
give somebody a piece of one's mind
Every cloud has a silver lining.


11. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
run out of
burn one's boats/bridges
Where there's a will there's a way!
run across somebody


12. To keep a promise

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13. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
the bottom line
Curiosity killed the cat.
run across somebody
run out of


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

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

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16. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
burn one's boats/bridges
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
Hobson's choice


17. To want to do something and to be able to do it
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
be up for something
Curiosity killed the cat.
catch somebody off (their) guard


18. To be very angry about something

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19. To describe a situation in a particular way
run out of
soul-searching
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
catch somebody off (their) guard


20. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
fall in love
cook up something or cook something up
Down to earth
between a rock and a hard place


21. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
go in for something
keep/have an open mind
bite someone's head off
walk a mile in someone's shoes


22. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
step on it
walk a mile in someone's shoes
point of fact
a penny saved is a penny earned


23. The most important fact in a situation
the bottom line
cook up something or cook something up
go in for something
step on it


24. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
Don't take my word for it.
My life flashed before my eyes.
between a rock and a hard place
castles in the air


25. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
Curiosity killed the cat.
walk a mile in someone's shoes
a penny saved is a penny earned
jack of all trades - master of none


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

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27. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
put all one's eggs in one basket
Hobson's choice
stomach (verb)
step on it


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

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29. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
a penny saved is a penny earned
Don't take my word for it.
play down something or play something down
the bottom line


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

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31. Practical and realistic
a penny saved is a penny earned
Down to earth
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
pull someone's leg


32. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
fall in love
My life flashed before my eyes.


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

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34. 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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35. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
Down to earth
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
it's better than nothing.
give somebody a piece of one's mind


36. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
off the wall
give somebody a piece of one's mind
catch somebody off (their) guard
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


37. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
cook up something or cook something up
step on it
it's better than nothing.
be up for something


38. To put up with something painful or difficult
put all one's eggs in one basket
stomach (verb)
Curiosity killed the cat.
Down to earth


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

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40. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
jack of all trades - master of none
pull someone's leg
wear somebody down