Sayings

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• 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. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
castles in the air
a penny saved is a penny earned
Where there's a will there's a way!
Don't take my word for it.


2. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
off the wall
jack of all trades - master of none
burn one's boats/bridges
play down something or play something down


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

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4. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
a penny saved is a penny earned
catch somebody off (their) guard
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
walk a mile in someone's shoes


5. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
be as good as one's word
run out of
cook up something or cook something up
catch somebody off (their) guard


6. 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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7. To want to do something and to be able to do it
castles in the air
be up for something
Every cloud has a silver lining.
catch somebody off (their) guard


8. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
give somebody a piece of one's mind
run across somebody
step on it
keep/have an open mind


9. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
Hobson's choice
soul-searching
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
run out of


10. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
off the wall
wear somebody down
run out of
the bottom line


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

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12. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
between a rock and a hard place
keep/have an open mind
a penny saved is a penny earned
Hobson's choice


13. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
jack of all trades - master of none
My life flashed before my eyes.
between a rock and a hard place
castles in the air


14. Eccentric - unconventional
My life flashed before my eyes.
stomach (verb)
off the wall
between a rock and a hard place


15. Practical and realistic
between a rock and a hard place
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
Down to earth
bite someone's head off


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

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17. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
be as good as one's word
put all one's eggs in one basket
My life flashed before my eyes.
Hobson's choice


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

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19. To put up with something painful or difficult
stomach (verb)
bite someone's head off
soul-searching
point of fact


20. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
step on it
soul-searching
go in for something
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall


21. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
Don't take my word for it.
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
stomach (verb)
go in for something


22. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
it's better than nothing.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
off the wall


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

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24. 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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25. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
Down to earth
run across somebody
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork


26. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
stomach (verb)
fall in love
Curiosity killed the cat.
between a rock and a hard place


27. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
My life flashed before my eyes.
burn one's boats/bridges
run out of
Down to earth


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

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29. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
Where there's a will there's a way!
between a rock and a hard place
give somebody a piece of one's mind
keep/have an open mind


30. The most important fact in a situation
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
the bottom line
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
jack of all trades - master of none


31. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
fall in love
walk a mile in someone's shoes
be as good as one's word
play down something or play something down


32. To keep a promise

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33. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
My life flashed before my eyes.
burn one's boats/bridges
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
run across somebody


34. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
it's better than nothing.
castles in the air
catch somebody off (their) guard
cook up something or cook something up


35. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
Curiosity killed the cat.
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
point of fact
go in for something


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

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37. To describe a situation in a particular way
Curiosity killed the cat.
the bottom line
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
it's better than nothing.


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

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39. To be very angry about something

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

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