Sayings

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• Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Something that you say which means it is possible to do anything if you are very determined to do it

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

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3. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
run out of
a penny saved is a penny earned
the bottom line
catch somebody off (their) guard


4. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
pull someone's leg
burn one's boats/bridges
cook up something or cook something up
Hobson's choice


5. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
step on it
burn one's boats/bridges
Down to earth
wear somebody down


6. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
Don't take my word for it.
run across somebody
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
keep/have an open mind


7. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
go in for something
Down to earth
soul-searching
Where there's a will there's a way!


8. Practical and realistic
Down to earth
fall in love
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
be up for something


9. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
stomach (verb)
point of fact
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork


10. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
Down to earth
burn one's boats/bridges
keep/have an open mind
it's better than nothing.


11. Eccentric - unconventional
off the wall
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
pull someone's leg
burn one's boats/bridges


12. To describe a situation in a particular way
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
bite someone's head off
wear somebody down
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


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

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14. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
walk a mile in someone's shoes
jack of all trades - master of none
soul-searching
the hair of the dog (that bit you)


15. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
bite someone's head off
Every cloud has a silver lining.
step on it
Don't take my word for it.


16. To keep a promise

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17. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
catch somebody off (their) guard
step on it
put all one's eggs in one basket
wear somebody down


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

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

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21. The most important fact in a situation
stomach (verb)
the bottom line
point of fact
be as good as one's word


22. To put up with something painful or difficult
go in for something
keep/have an open mind
stomach (verb)
Hobson's choice


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

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

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25. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
castles in the air
My life flashed before my eyes.
Curiosity killed the cat.
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


26. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
the bottom line
castles in the air
cook up something or cook something up
fall in love


27. To want to do something and to be able to do it
fall in love
pull someone's leg
be up for something
burn one's boats/bridges


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

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29. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
play down something or play something down
fall in love
step on it
between a rock and a hard place


30. 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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31. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
walk a mile in someone's shoes


32. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
pull someone's leg
castles in the air
step on it
play down something or play something down


33. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
soul-searching
pull someone's leg
be as good as one's word
jack of all trades - master of none


34. To be very angry about something

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35. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
jack of all trades - master of none
Down to earth
it's better than nothing.
go in for something


36. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
the bottom line
put all one's eggs in one basket
a penny saved is a penny earned
give somebody a piece of one's mind


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

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38. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
run across somebody
pull someone's leg
My life flashed before my eyes.
soul-searching


39. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
fall in love
run out of
Where there's a will there's a way!
My life flashed before my eyes.


40. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
pull someone's leg
point of fact
off the wall
Curiosity killed the cat.