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

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2. The most important fact in a situation
walk a mile in someone's shoes
off the wall
put all one's eggs in one basket
the bottom line


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

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4. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
go in for something
catch somebody off (their) guard
step on it
cook up something or cook something up


5. To want to do something and to be able to do it
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
be up for something
Where there's a will there's a way!
soul-searching


6. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
Don't take my word for it.
catch somebody off (their) guard
burn one's boats/bridges
bite someone's head off


7. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
walk a mile in someone's shoes
point of fact
burn one's boats/bridges
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


8. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
Curiosity killed the cat.
fall in love
step on it
wear somebody down


9. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
burn one's boats/bridges
point of fact
put all one's eggs in one basket
between a rock and a hard place


10. To keep a promise

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11. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
run out of
keep/have an open mind
pull someone's leg
stomach (verb)


12. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
step on it
catch somebody off (their) guard
between a rock and a hard place
run across somebody


13. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
stomach (verb)
off the wall
give somebody a piece of one's mind
castles in the air


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

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15. To put up with something painful or difficult
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
stomach (verb)
run out of
keep/have an open mind


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. To describe a situation in a particular way
step on it
off the wall
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


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

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19. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
fall in love
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
stomach (verb)
run out of


20. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
step on it
castles in the air
play down something or play something down
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears


21. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
soul-searching
cook up something or cook something up
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
My life flashed before my eyes.


22. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
go in for something
cook up something or cook something up
give somebody a piece of one's mind
run across somebody


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

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

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

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26. Practical and realistic
stomach (verb)
point of fact
Down to earth
walk a mile in someone's shoes


27. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
the bottom line
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
Where there's a will there's a way!


28. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
Curiosity killed the cat.
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
be up for something


29. 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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30. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
run out of
soul-searching
Hobson's choice
it's better than nothing.


31. Eccentric - unconventional
walk a mile in someone's shoes
Where there's a will there's a way!
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
off the wall


32. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
between a rock and a hard place
soul-searching
wear somebody down
Don't take my word for it.


33. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
catch somebody off (their) guard
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
be as good as one's word
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork


34. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
pull someone's leg
My life flashed before my eyes.
give somebody a piece of one's mind
the bottom line


35. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
run out of
Where there's a will there's a way!
a penny saved is a penny earned
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears


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

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37. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
run across somebody
Every cloud has a silver lining.
castles in the air
a penny saved is a penny earned


38. To be very angry about something

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39. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
be up for something
jack of all trades - master of none
Hobson's choice
Curiosity killed the cat.


40. 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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