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. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
Don't take my word for it.
castles in the air
Every cloud has a silver lining.
cook up something or cook something up


2. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
catch somebody off (their) guard
run out of
play down something or play something down
stomach (verb)


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

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4. To keep a promise

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5. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
put all one's eggs in one basket
point of fact
step on it
the hair of the dog (that bit you)


6. 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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7. To put up with something painful or difficult
play down something or play something down
stomach (verb)
step on it
Where there's a will there's a way!


8. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
Hobson's choice
Curiosity killed the cat.
it's better than nothing.
keep/have an open mind


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

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10. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
a penny saved is a penny earned
run across somebody
fall in love
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


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

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

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

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14. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
give somebody a piece of one's mind
it's better than nothing.
Down to earth
My life flashed before my eyes.


15. Eccentric - unconventional
play down something or play something down
be as good as one's word
between a rock and a hard place
off the wall


16. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
jack of all trades - master of none
Don't take my word for it.
run out of
give somebody a piece of one's mind


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

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18. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
fall in love
play down something or play something down
My life flashed before my eyes.
go in for something


19. The most important fact in a situation
Don't take my word for it.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Down to earth
the bottom line


20. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
be as good as one's word
wear somebody down
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
it's better than nothing.


21. To want to do something and to be able to do it
point of fact
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
run across somebody
be up for something


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

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23. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
give somebody a piece of one's mind
My life flashed before my eyes.
run across somebody


24. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
run out of
cook up something or cook something up
be up for something
point of fact


25. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
run out of
Curiosity killed the cat.
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
a penny saved is a penny earned


26. To describe a situation in a particular way
the bottom line
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
give somebody a piece of one's mind
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


27. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
it's better than nothing.
wear somebody down
keep/have an open mind


28. 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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29. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
castles in the air
walk a mile in someone's shoes
Every cloud has a silver lining.
give somebody a piece of one's mind


30. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
castles in the air
play down something or play something down
My life flashed before my eyes.
jack of all trades - master of none


31. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
Down to earth
a penny saved is a penny earned
fall in love
cook up something or cook something up


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

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33. To be very angry about something

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34. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
Down to earth
a penny saved is a penny earned
Curiosity killed the cat.
go in for something


35. Practical and realistic
Down to earth
fall in love
jack of all trades - master of none
be up for something


36. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
stomach (verb)
between a rock and a hard place
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Curiosity killed the cat.


37. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
cook up something or cook something up
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
between a rock and a hard place
soul-searching


38. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
Down to earth
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
soul-searching
be up for something


39. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
off the wall
run out of
a penny saved is a penny earned
step on it


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

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