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. When the body confronts danger and freezes - people report seeing visual images of their lives
My life flashed before my eyes.
keep/have an open mind
be up for something
bite someone's head off


2. Deep and careful attention to private thoughts - especially about a moral problem
Curiosity killed the cat.
play down something or play something down
soul-searching
bite someone's head off


3. To appear suddenly and unexpectedly
come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork
a penny saved is a penny earned
Curiosity killed the cat.
be as good as one's word


4. To meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them; to find accidentally
run across somebody
point of fact
a penny saved is a penny earned
burn one's boats/bridges


5. To be very angry about something

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

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7. To want to do something and to be able to do it
Don't take my word for it.
be up for something
soul-searching
castles in the air


8. 1. to do something regularly - or to enjoy something 2. to take part in a competition
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
pull someone's leg
go in for something
be as good as one's word


9. Having to make a difficult decision between two things that are equally unpleasant
go in for something
castles in the air
between a rock and a hard place
bite someone's head off


10. Something that you say in order to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
Curiosity killed the cat.
pull someone's leg
the bottom line
run out of


11. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money.
a penny saved is a penny earned
be as good as one's word
the bottom line
jack of all trades - master of none


12. To be receptive to different opinions and ideas
cook up something or cook something up
keep/have an open mind
wear somebody down
point of fact


13. 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
run across somebody
Every cloud has a silver lining.
pull someone's leg


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

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

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16. To invent something - especially in a dishonest or very imaginative way
cook up something or cook something up
Where there's a will there's a way!
put all one's eggs in one basket
off the wall


17. To describe a situation in a particular way
pull someone's leg
Hobson's choice
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
bite someone's head off


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

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

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21. To catch a person at a time of carelessness
a penny saved is a penny earned
fall in love
go in for something
catch somebody off (their) guard


22. To put up with something painful or difficult
stomach (verb)
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
the bottom line
walk a mile in someone's shoes


23. To exhaust the supply of: ran out of fuel.
between a rock and a hard place
Curiosity killed the cat.
the bottom line
run out of


24. To be very attracted to someone and begin to love them
point of fact
fall in love
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
play down something or play something down


25. Eccentric - unconventional
point of fact
the bottom line
off the wall
soul-searching


26. Practical and realistic
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
put all one's eggs in one basket
Down to earth
point of fact


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

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28. Plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening
run out of
Where there's a will there's a way!
castles in the air
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears


29. Used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry
put all one's eggs in one basket
step on it
keep/have an open mind
beat/bang/rap/hit one's head against the wall


30. The most important fact in a situation
Where there's a will there's a way!
the bottom line
a penny saved is a penny earned
point of fact


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

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32. To try to make people believe that something is not very important - or that it is not likely to happen
paint a bleak/rosy etc. picture of something
run out of
keep/have an open mind
play down something or play something down


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

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34. To keep a promise

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35. A question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence
point of fact
a penny saved is a penny earned
have smoke/steam coming out of one's ears
give somebody a piece of one's mind


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


37. To make someone feel tired and less able to argue
soul-searching
step on it
wear somebody down
give somebody a piece of one's mind


38. 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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39. To waste one's time in a hopeless enterprise

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40. An alcoholic drink that you drink to cure the pain in your head that was caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before
bite someone's head off
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
Every cloud has a silver lining.
point of fact