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Which choice gives the best meaning of Keep a straight face?

  • to avoid laughing or showing emotion
  • to smile brightly
  • to speak very loudly
  • to look away
Correct answer(s):
  • to avoid laughing or showing emotion

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

How should we understand Keep your word?

  • to write a word neatly
  • to forget a promise
  • to speak quietly
  • to do what you promised
Correct answer(s):
  • to do what you promised

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

What does someone mean by saying Learn the ropes?

  • to climb a rope
  • to forget the rules
  • to learn how to do a job or activity
  • to tie a knot only
Correct answer(s):
  • to learn how to do a job or activity

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

Which answer shows the correct meaning of Leave no stone unturned?

  • to give up early
  • to try every possible way
  • to collect stones
  • to hide the answer
Correct answer(s):
  • to try every possible way

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 is the best meaning for Let bygones be bygones?

  • to forget past problems and move on
  • to repeat old arguments
  • to remember every mistake
  • to stop talking forever
Correct answer(s):
  • to forget past problems and move on

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 option is closest in meaning to Make a difference?

  • to make a mistake
  • to compare two colors
  • to do nothing
  • to have a useful or important effect
Correct answer(s):
  • to have a useful or important effect

When you see Make both ends meet in a sentence, what does it mean?

  • to tie two ropes
  • to earn too much money
  • to manage money carefully enough to live
  • to waste savings
Correct answer(s):
  • to manage money carefully enough to live

Which meaning is correct for Make sense?

  • to smell nice
  • to be clear or logical
  • to become loud
  • to disappear
Correct answer(s):
  • to be clear or logical

In Grade 7 English, what does Mind your own business mean?

  • to not interfere in someone else’s matters
  • to start a shop
  • to ask for help politely
  • to share a secret
Correct answer(s):
  • to not interfere in someone else's matters

What does the idiom or phrase In one piece mean?

  • broken into many parts
  • written in one paragraph
  • hidden from everyone
  • safe, whole, or not damaged
Correct answer(s):
  • safe, whole, or not damaged

Select the meaning of Move heaven and earth.

  • to study the sky
  • to move furniture
  • to wait without effort
  • to try extremely hard to achieve something
Correct answer(s):
  • to try extremely hard to achieve something

Which meaning best matches In the dark?

  • standing in a dark room only
  • very happy about news
  • not knowing important information
  • speaking loudly
Correct answer(s):
  • not knowing important information

Which simple meaning fits No doubt?

  • with many questions
  • not likely
  • certainly or without question
  • by mistake
Correct answer(s):
  • certainly or without question

Choose the correct meaning of In the long run.

  • for one minute only
  • over a long period of time
  • before anything starts
  • inside a race track
Correct answer(s):
  • over a long period of time

What idea does Off and on express?

  • all the time
  • sometimes, not continuously
  • never at all
  • only once
Correct answer(s):
  • sometimes, not continuously