Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom swan song.
Correct answer(s):
- last work
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Idioms & Phrases
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What does bootleg mean?
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- smuggle
What does the idiom or phrase soft-soap mean?
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- flatter for selfish motives
Which phrase means so miserable that it cannot be described in words?
Correct answer(s):
- beggars description
In the sentence, what does in cold blood mean?
Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cold blood.
Correct answer(s):
- deliberately and without emotion
In the sentence, what does turn over a new leaf mean?
After failing the exam, he decided to turn over a new leaf and study every day.
Correct answer(s):
- make a fresh start
Which phrase contains words opposed to each other in meaning?
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- reproduction and death
What does the idiom or phrase at a low ebb mean?
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- at a low point
What does the idiom or phrase hitting below the belt mean?
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- doing something unfair in a competition
What does the idiom or phrase meet one's Waterloo mean?
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- to meet one's final defeat
What does a Machiavellian character mean?
Correct answer(s):
- a cunning person
What does the idiom or phrase apple of discord mean?
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- object of dispute
In the sentence Oh my God! What a big chair., how is Oh my God! used?
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- interjectional phrase
In the sentence Fie! You can tell a lie., how is Fie! used?
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- interjection
What does the idiom or phrase took to heart mean?
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- was deeply affected
What does the idiom or phrase heart in the right place mean?
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- means well and is kindly or sympathetic
What does the phrase coming to the front mean?
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- attaining prominence
What does the idiom or phrase thrown out of gear mean?
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- disturbed the working of
What does the phrase went home mean in idiomatic use?
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- deeply appealed to
What does the idiom or phrase coining money mean?
Correct answer(s):
- making money very rapidly