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 be very angry about something

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2. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
the bottom line
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
soul-searching
be as good as one's word


3. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
Where there's a will there's a way!
Down to earth
keep/have an open mind
soul-searching


4. To put up with something painful or difficult
stomach (verb)
between a rock and a hard place
play down something or play something down
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall


5. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
give somebody a piece of one's mind
keep/have an open mind
a penny saved is a penny earned
My life flashed before my eyes.


6. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
a penny saved is a penny earned
fall in love
walk a mile in someone's shoes
pull someone's leg


7. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
castles in the air
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Curiosity killed the cat.


8. To describe a situation in a particular way
My life flashed before my eyes.
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
catch somebody off (their) guard
bite someone's head off


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

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10. A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one
point of fact
jack of all trades - master of none
run across somebody
between a rock and a hard place


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

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

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13. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
step on it
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
Don't take my word for it.
jack of all trades - master of none


14. Eccentric - unconventional
between a rock and a hard place
off the wall
be as good as one's word
be up for something


15. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
wear somebody down
keep/have an open mind
Down to earth
play down something or play something down


16. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
wear somebody down
point of fact


17. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
go in for something
walk a mile in someone's shoes
Every cloud has a silver lining.


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

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19. 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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20. Be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days. People sometimes say this to comfort somebody who's having problems.
Hobson's choice
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
Curiosity killed the cat.
Every cloud has a silver lining.


21. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
run out of
be as good as one's word
run across somebody
burn one's boats/bridges


22. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
catch somebody off (their) guard
cook up something or cook something up
pull someone's leg
go in for something


23. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
burn one's boats/bridges
wear somebody down
My life flashed before my eyes.
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something


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. The most important fact in a situation
play down something or play something down
the bottom line
point of fact
put all one's eggs in one basket


26. To want to do something and to be able to do it
go in for something
bite someone's head off
be up for something
it's better than nothing.


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

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28. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
play down something or play something down
go in for something
castles in the air
the bottom line


29. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
point of fact
go in for something
the bottom line
walk a mile in someone's shoes


30. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
burn one's boats/bridges
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
castles in the air
Where there's a will there's a way!


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

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

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33. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
give somebody a piece of one's mind
Every cloud has a silver lining.
a penny saved is a penny earned


34. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
run out of
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall
Hobson's choice
step on it


35. Practical and realistic
cook up something or cook something up
keep/have an open mind
give somebody a piece of one's mind
Down to earth


36. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
wear somebody down
cook up something or cook something up
pull someone's leg
step on it


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

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38. To keep a promise

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39. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
go in for something
soul-searching
between a rock and a hard place
Where there's a will there's a way!


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

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