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Which choice defines Fall back on most accurately?

  • to rely on something as a backup
  • at the proper time, not immediately
  • impossible to obtain or too difficult to achieve
  • to succeed or happen as planned
Correct answer(s):
  • to rely on something as a backup

The idiom End in smoke is closest in meaning to which option?

  • to fail or produce no result
  • threatening in words but not harmful in action
  • the hidden or implied meaning
  • to offer help or information
Correct answer(s):
  • to fail or produce no result

Choose the meaning that fits Eat humble pie.

  • to make sense or be logically correct
  • to admit that one was wrong and apologize
  • one’s husband, wife, or life partner
  • to happen
Correct answer(s):
  • to admit that one was wrong and apologize

Pick the correct interpretation of Drop a hint.

  • a constant source of annoyance or trouble
  • to suggest something indirectly
  • to finish something before a deadline
  • to see something briefly
Correct answer(s):
  • to suggest something indirectly

Select the best meaning for the phrase Drive someone up the wall.

  • the same unpleasant treatment one has given others
  • to annoy someone very much
  • to suffer the worst part of something
  • to perform or complete a task
Correct answer(s):
  • to annoy someone very much

What does Draw up mean in common English?

  • to prepare a written document, plan, or list
  • a very short distance
  • to produce good results
  • to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act
Correct answer(s):
  • to prepare a written document, plan, or list

What idea is usually expressed by Down in the dumps?

  • an accidental mistake in speaking
  • sad or unhappy
  • to be watchful and ready for danger or action
  • to cancel something
Correct answer(s):
  • sad or unhappy

Which answer gives the closest meaning of Do the trick?

  • a guess made with little information
  • to be in a difficult situation
  • to solve the problem or work successfully
  • to require or demand something
Correct answer(s):
  • to solve the problem or work successfully

Which choice best matches the idiomatic use of Do justice to?

  • a good person with an unpolished manner
  • to show or treat something as well as it deserves
  • to be overwhelmed by strong emotion
  • to make unrealistic dreams or plans
Correct answer(s):
  • to show or treat something as well as it deserves

Which option shows the proper meaning of Cut out for?

  • naturally suited for a particular role or work
  • a way to ask what someone is thinking
  • to listen with full attention
  • to finish or end something
Correct answer(s):
  • naturally suited for a particular role or work

In English usage, what is meant by Cut no ice?

  • to have no effect or influence
  • renewed energy or a fresh chance to live better
  • to support someone or confirm what they say
  • to persuade someone to agree
Correct answer(s):
  • to have no effect or influence

What is the correct sense of Cut a long story short?

  • a person cannot easily change their true character
  • to withdraw from a promise or agreement
  • to tell only the main points
  • to reveal, publish, or make something noticeable
Correct answer(s):
  • to tell only the main points

How should a reader understand Come what may?

  • a difficult or controversial issue
  • at risk or in danger of being lost
  • to move something to an earlier time or present it for discussion
  • whatever happens
Correct answer(s):
  • whatever happens

Choose the correct meaning of Come up with.

  • very different from something else
  • so worried or confused that one does not know what to do
  • to reduce or cause something to fall
  • to think of or produce an idea
Correct answer(s):
  • to think of or produce an idea

Which option has the same meaning as Come up against?

  • a welcome and refreshing change
  • easily available or ready to use
  • to face a difficulty or opposition
  • to cause something to happen
Correct answer(s):
  • to face a difficulty or opposition

Which meaning correctly matches Come round?

  • a sudden and unexpected event
  • in strong disagreement
  • to overcome a barrier or make important progress
  • to change one’s opinion or agree after some time
Correct answer(s):
  • to change one's opinion or agree after some time

What does the expression Come out mean?

  • an easy and pleasant situation
  • as something appears, without deeper questioning
  • to start suddenly
  • to be published, revealed, or become known
Correct answer(s):
  • to be published, revealed, or become known

What does the phrase Come off usually suggest?

  • to defeat or overpower someone or something
  • very slowly
  • to enter a place by force
  • to succeed or happen as planned
Correct answer(s):
  • to succeed or happen as planned

What is the figurative meaning of Come forward?

  • to remove or throw away something unwanted
  • to offer help or information
  • at a point where an important choice must be made
  • to stop working or fail to function
Correct answer(s):
  • to offer help or information

Which option best explains the idiom Come about?

  • to become involved in difficulty or punishment
  • by chance, either fortunately or unfortunately
  • to happen
  • born into a rich or privileged family
Correct answer(s):
  • to happen