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Which meaning is correct for Sleep on it?

  • to wait before making a decision
  • to sleep on a book
  • to decide immediately
  • to forget everything
Correct answer(s):
  • to wait before making a decision

When you see Short and sweet in a sentence, what does it mean?

  • long and boring
  • brief and pleasant
  • angry and loud
  • hidden and secret
Correct answer(s):
  • brief and pleasant

Which option is closest in meaning to Set your heart on?

  • to dislike something
  • to forget a goal
  • to want something very much
  • to draw a heart
Correct answer(s):
  • to want something very much

What is the best meaning for Set an example?

  • to solve a sum only
  • to hide from others
  • to break a rule
  • to show others how to behave
Correct answer(s):
  • to show others how to behave

Which answer shows the correct meaning of Second to none?

  • the best or as good as any
  • not very good
  • always second place
  • completely unknown
Correct answer(s):
  • the best or as good as any

What does someone mean by saying Save face?

  • to wash your face
  • to avoid embarrassment
  • to make a funny face
  • to lose respect openly
Correct answer(s):
  • to avoid embarrassment

How should we understand Run over?

  • to meet by chance
  • to read aloud
  • to hit or knock down with a vehicle
  • to sit down
Correct answer(s):
  • to hit or knock down with a vehicle

Which choice gives the best meaning of Run into?

  • to plan a meeting
  • to run very fast
  • to avoid someone
  • to meet someone by chance
Correct answer(s):
  • to meet someone by chance

A Grade 7 student reads Rise to the occasion. What does it mean?

  • to do well in a difficult situation
  • to avoid a challenge
  • to stand on a chair
  • to arrive late
Correct answer(s):
  • to do well in a difficult situation

What is meant by Put the cart before the horse?

  • to arrange things correctly
  • to do things in the wrong order
  • to ride a horse
  • to finish carefully
Correct answer(s):
  • to do things in the wrong order

Which option explains Put heads together?

  • to argue loudly
  • to sleep in class
  • to work together to solve something
  • to hide ideas
Correct answer(s):
  • to work together to solve something

In everyday English, what does Pull someone’s leg mean?

  • to hurt someone
  • to help someone walk
  • to run quickly
  • to tease or joke with someone
Correct answer(s):
  • to tease or joke with someone

Choose the correct meaning of Play it safe.

  • to avoid taking risks
  • to act dangerously
  • to play a game roughly
  • to ignore rules
Correct answer(s):
  • to avoid taking risks

Which meaning best matches Out of sight?

  • easy to see
  • not visible
  • very close in time
  • full of light
Correct answer(s):
  • not visible

What does the idiom or phrase Out of control mean?

  • well managed
  • very quiet
  • not able to be managed
  • neatly arranged
Correct answer(s):
  • not able to be managed

What is the correct meaning of Out of breath?

  • full of sleep
  • very calm
  • without a voice forever
  • breathing hard after effort
Correct answer(s):
  • breathing hard after effort

Which answer best describes Once and for all?

  • finally and completely
  • again and again forever
  • for a short while
  • by mistake
Correct answer(s):
  • finally and completely

Choose the option that explains On the safe side.

  • taking a big risk
  • being careful to avoid risk
  • ignoring safety
  • acting carelessly
Correct answer(s):
  • being careful to avoid risk

Which meaning would a teacher expect for On second thought?

  • without thinking
  • at the first minute
  • after thinking again
  • by following a map
Correct answer(s):
  • after thinking again

What does the expression On behalf of usually mean?

  • against everyone
  • by accident
  • for no reason
  • representing someone else
Correct answer(s):
  • representing someone else