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

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2. To put up with something painful or difficult
stomach (verb)
My life flashed before my eyes.
step on it
pull someone's leg


3. The most important fact in a situation
pull someone's leg
bite someone's head off
the bottom line
catch somebody off (their) guard


4. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
fall in love
play down something or play something down
between a rock and a hard place
point of fact


5. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
catch somebody off (their) guard
wear somebody down
stomach (verb)
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork


6. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Down to earth
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
point of fact


7. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
catch somebody off (their) guard
walk a mile in someone's shoes
fall in love
Where there's a will there's a way!


8. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
be as good as one's word
run across somebody
walk a mile in someone's shoes


9. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
jack of all trades - master of none
play down something or play something down
keep/have an open mind


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

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11. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
run out of
give somebody a piece of one's mind
Don't take my word for it.
Hobson's choice


12. Eccentric - unconventional
a penny saved is a penny earned
burn one's boats/bridges
soul-searching
off the wall


13. To want to do something and to be able to do it
fall in love
the bottom line
be up for something
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork


14. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
My life flashed before my eyes.
fall in love
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
jack of all trades - master of none


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

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16. Practical and realistic
jack of all trades - master of none
Down to earth
My life flashed before my eyes.
a penny saved is a penny earned


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

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18. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
wear somebody down
point of fact
jack of all trades - master of none


19. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
run across somebody
catch somebody off (their) guard
walk a mile in someone's shoes
point of fact


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

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21. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
cook up something or cook something up
fall in love
step on it
a penny saved is a penny earned


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

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23. To describe a situation in a particular way
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
Down to earth
step on it
between a rock and a hard place


24. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
soul-searching
step on it
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
stomach (verb)


25. To keep a promise

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26. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
give somebody a piece of one's mind
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
point of fact
walk a mile in someone's shoes


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

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

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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.
wear somebody down
put all one's eggs in one basket
cook up something or cook something up
Every cloud has a silver lining.


30. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
between a rock and a hard place
go in for something
be up for something
a penny saved is a penny earned


31. 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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32. To be very angry about something

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33. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
castles in the air
between a rock and a hard place
cook up something or cook something up
give somebody a piece of one's mind


34. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
jack of all trades - master of none
Curiosity killed the cat.
keep/have an open mind
step on it


35. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
play down something or play something down
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
fall in love
Curiosity killed the cat.


36. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
My life flashed before my eyes.
castles in the air
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
it's better than nothing.


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

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38. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
go in for something
cook up something or cook something up
Every cloud has a silver lining.
wear somebody down


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

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40. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
soul-searching
catch somebody off (their) guard
go in for something
off the wall