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Which option explains Cross your fingers?

  • to feel angry
  • to hope for good luck
  • to count fingers
  • to refuse help
Correct answer(s):
  • to hope for good luck

In everyday English, what does Come to terms with mean?

  • to learn new words only
  • to make a quick joke
  • to accept a difficult truth or situation
  • to avoid a problem
Correct answer(s):
  • to accept a difficult truth or situation

Choose the correct meaning of Clear the air.

  • to clean the sky
  • to make a room colder
  • to hide the truth
  • to remove confusion or bad feelings
Correct answer(s):
  • to remove confusion or bad feelings

Which meaning best matches Catch someone’s attention?

  • to make someone notice something
  • to make someone sleep
  • to ignore someone
  • to lose an object
Correct answer(s):
  • to make someone notice something

What does the idiom or phrase Carry on mean?

  • to stop at once
  • to continue
  • to carry a box
  • to forget everything
Correct answer(s):
  • to continue

What is the correct meaning of By and large?

  • only in one case
  • not at all
  • generally or mostly
  • in a loud voice
Correct answer(s):
  • generally or mostly

Which answer best describes Burn the midnight oil?

  • to waste oil
  • to sleep early
  • to light a candle at noon
  • to study or work late at night
Correct answer(s):
  • to study or work late at night

Choose the option that explains Bring home the bacon.

  • to earn money for a family
  • to cook breakfast
  • to carry meat home
  • to waste money
Correct answer(s):
  • to earn money for a family

Which meaning would a teacher expect for Break the news?

  • to tear a newspaper
  • to tell someone important information
  • to hide a message
  • to stop a story
Correct answer(s):
  • to tell someone important information

What does the expression Break even usually mean?

  • to become very rich
  • to lose everything
  • to neither gain nor lose money
  • to break something in half
Correct answer(s):
  • to neither gain nor lose money

Which answer correctly explains Blow off steam?

  • to boil water
  • to hide feelings forever
  • to stop breathing
  • to release anger or energy
Correct answer(s):
  • to release anger or energy

What idea does Bite the bullet express?

  • to face a difficult situation bravely
  • to eat quickly
  • to avoid all work
  • to break a rule
Correct answer(s):
  • to face a difficult situation bravely

Which simple meaning fits Behind closed doors?

  • in front of everyone
  • in private
  • outside the building
  • during a public show
Correct answer(s):
  • in private

Select the meaning of Beat around the bush.

  • to speak clearly
  • to cut a tree
  • to avoid saying something directly
  • to run in a garden
Correct answer(s):
  • to avoid saying something directly

In Grade 7 English, what does Back to the drawing board mean?

  • to finish perfectly
  • to draw a picture only
  • to take a short break
  • to start planning again after a failure
Correct answer(s):
  • to start planning again after a failure

Which meaning is correct for At the drop of a hat?

  • immediately and without delay
  • after a long wait
  • with a real hat
  • by making a mistake
Correct answer(s):
  • immediately and without delay

When you see At large in a sentence, what does it mean?

  • inside a small room
  • free or not caught
  • very tiny
  • well prepared
Correct answer(s):
  • free or not caught

Which option is closest in meaning to At any rate?

  • at a fixed price
  • only in the morning
  • in any case or whatever happens
  • with great speed
Correct answer(s):
  • in any case or whatever happens

What is the best meaning for At a loss?

  • very confident
  • full of energy
  • ready to win
  • not knowing what to do or say
Correct answer(s):
  • not knowing what to do or say

Which answer shows the correct meaning of As a matter of fact?

  • actually or in fact
  • maybe later
  • in a funny way
  • without any reason
Correct answer(s):
  • actually or in fact