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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

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

What does No sooner said than done suggest in everyday use?

  • to begin and continue, especially something unpleasant
  • whatever happens or anyway
  • to give special importance to something
  • done immediately after being mentioned
Correct answer(s):
  • done immediately after being mentioned

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

In common English, what is meant by Not a bit?

  • to start a journey, task, or plan
  • not at all
  • if something happens
  • to establish the basic support for future success
Correct answer(s):
  • not at all

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 correct sense of Not by a long shot?

  • to arrange, establish, or create something
  • responsible for managing something
  • to guide others or go first
  • not at all or not nearly
Correct answer(s):
  • not at all or not nearly

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

What does the idiom Off the record usually mean?

  • to complete or survive something difficult
  • after some time has passed
  • not official or not meant to be made public
  • to fail to take someone or something, or move ahead of them
Correct answer(s):
  • not official or not meant to be made public

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

Which choice shows the idiomatic meaning of On account of?

  • because of something
  • to stop resisting and accept something
  • at the proper time
  • not to mention; even less
Correct answer(s):
  • because of something

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

Which answer best represents On and off?

  • sometimes but not regularly
  • to cause something to happen
  • supporting or approving something
  • to meet expectations or standards
Correct answer(s):
  • sometimes but not regularly

How should a reader understand On edge?

  • to oppose or act contrary to something
  • in agreement or harmony with something
  • to think someone is inferior
  • nervous or anxious
Correct answer(s):
  • nervous or anxious

Which meaning fits the phrase Look on the bright side?

  • to behave as if one is more important than others
  • with complete effort and sincerity
  • to think about the hopeful part of a situation
  • almost at the same time, often with a contrasting idea
Correct answer(s):
  • to think about the hopeful part of a situation

Choose the correct meaning of Look through.

  • to extinguish something or stop it from burning
  • to examine or read something quickly
  • to stop or prevent progress, speech, or action
  • considering something
Correct answer(s):
  • to examine or read something quickly

Pick the option that best matches Make allowances for.

  • to consider difficulties or special circumstances
  • to provide a place for someone to stay
  • to remain true or valid
  • to remain willing to consider new ideas
Correct answer(s):
  • to consider difficulties or special circumstances

Which option best explains the expression Make light of?

  • to understand the mood or situation around you
  • to continue resisting or lasting
  • to treat something as less serious than it is
  • to keep something away or under control
Correct answer(s):
  • to treat something as less serious than it is

The phrase Make out is closest in meaning to which option?

  • wake up and become active
  • to delay or stop progress
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others
  • to understand or see something with difficulty
Correct answer(s):
  • to understand or see something with difficulty

What does Keep up with suggest in everyday use?

  • to stay level with others or remain informed
  • not able to be reached or obtained
  • to break a promise or fail to keep one’s word
  • at the proper time
Correct answer(s):
  • to stay level with others or remain informed