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Pick the option that best matches Set up.

  • supporting or approving something
  • to examine or read something quickly
  • to deliberately start an argument
  • to arrange, establish, or create something
Correct answer(s):
  • to arrange, establish, or create something

Choose the correct meaning of Set out.

  • to start a journey, task, or plan
  • at the proper time
  • to think about the hopeful part of a situation
  • to return money or repay a wrong
Correct answer(s):
  • to start a journey, task, or plan

Which meaning fits the phrase Set in?

  • after some time has passed
  • to investigate or examine a problem
  • to begin and continue, especially something unpleasant
  • to be accepted as something or someone
Correct answer(s):
  • to begin and continue, especially something unpleasant

Which answer gives the closest meaning of Set aside?

  • to reserve something for a special purpose
  • responsible for managing something
  • to think someone is inferior
  • in addition to something
Correct answer(s):
  • to reserve something for a special purpose

Which option has the same general meaning as Run short of?

  • to have too little of something
  • if something happens
  • to meet expectations or standards
  • slightly unwell or upset
Correct answer(s):
  • to have too little of something

What idea does Run away with express?

  • whatever happens or anyway
  • not to mention; even less
  • to win easily or take complete control of a contest
  • not able to be reached or obtained
Correct answer(s):
  • to win easily or take complete control of a contest

Which choice gives the proper meaning of Run after?

  • to chase or pursue someone or something
  • altogether or as a total
  • to fail to take someone or something, or move ahead of them
  • complete or absolute
Correct answer(s):
  • to chase or pursue someone or something

How should a reader understand Rise and shine?

  • wake up and become active
  • before a particular time or event
  • to guide others or go first
  • very close to doing or experiencing something
Correct answer(s):
  • wake up and become active

Which answer best represents Read the room?

  • in a difficult situation with few choices
  • to establish the basic support for future success
  • the opposite is true
  • to understand the mood or situation around you
Correct answer(s):
  • to understand the mood or situation around you

Which choice shows the idiomatic meaning of Put up?

  • to provide a place for someone to stay
  • in serious difficulty or poor condition
  • to give special importance to something
  • having a friendly relationship
Correct answer(s):
  • to provide a place for someone to stay

What does the idiom Put out usually mean?

  • to delay or stop progress
  • to understand how something is done
  • to extinguish something or stop it from burning
  • nervous or anxious
Correct answer(s):
  • to extinguish something or stop it from burning

What is the correct sense of Put on airs?

  • to behave as if one is more important than others
  • to continue resisting or lasting
  • said to hope that good luck continues
  • sometimes but not regularly
Correct answer(s):
  • to behave as if one is more important than others

In common English, what is meant by Put into practice?

  • to remain true or valid
  • to stay level with others or remain informed
  • because of something
  • to apply an idea or plan in real life
Correct answer(s):
  • to apply an idea or plan in real life

What does Put in a good word suggest in everyday use?

  • to stop or prevent progress, speech, or action
  • to monitor or record something carefully
  • not official or not meant to be made public
  • to recommend or speak favorably about someone
Correct answer(s):
  • to recommend or speak favorably about someone

Select the best interpretation of Put forward.

  • with complete effort and sincerity
  • to propose or suggest something
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others
  • not at all or not nearly
Correct answer(s):
  • to propose or suggest something

Choose the meaning that matches Put aside.

  • to have an advantage over others
  • to save something or stop considering it temporarily
  • to keep something away or under control
  • not at all
Correct answer(s):
  • to save something or stop considering it temporarily

Which option correctly defines Pull through?

  • to recover or survive a difficult situation
  • to barely avoid danger or trouble
  • to remain willing to consider new ideas
  • done immediately after being mentioned
Correct answer(s):
  • to recover or survive a difficult situation

What is the figurative use of Pick a quarrel?

  • to have many duties or problems to deal with
  • considering something
  • to deliberately start an argument
  • to speak politely and avoid rude words
Correct answer(s):
  • to deliberately start an argument

The phrase Pay back is closest in meaning to which option?

  • to return money or repay a wrong
  • to be involved in many activities
  • almost at the same time, often with a contrasting idea
  • to allow space or opportunity for something else
Correct answer(s):
  • to return money or repay a wrong

Which option best explains the expression Pass for?

  • to manage without something
  • to be accepted as something or someone
  • during the time before something else happens
  • to compensate for something
Correct answer(s):
  • to be accepted as something or someone