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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

Which answer correctly explains Take into account?

  • to forget a detail
  • to open a bank account
  • to count loudly
  • to consider something
Correct answer(s):
  • to consider something

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

What does the expression Take the lead usually mean?

  • to follow silently
  • to lose a race
  • to become the leader or move ahead
  • to stop working
Correct answer(s):
  • to become the leader or move ahead

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 meaning would a teacher expect for Take your time?

  • to hurry quickly
  • to not rush
  • to waste all day
  • to stop forever
Correct answer(s):
  • to not rush

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

Choose the option that explains The last straw.

  • the final problem that makes someone upset
  • the first happy event
  • a piece of dry grass
  • a small prize
Correct answer(s):
  • the final problem that makes someone upset

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

Which answer best describes The tip of the iceberg?

  • the whole problem
  • a cold mountain top only
  • a finished task
  • a small visible part of a much bigger problem
Correct answer(s):
  • a small visible part of a much bigger problem

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

What is the correct meaning of Think twice?

  • to act without thinking
  • to count to two
  • to consider carefully before acting
  • to repeat a word
Correct answer(s):
  • to consider carefully before acting

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

In everyday English, what does In the nick of time mean?

  • just before it is too late
  • many hours early
  • after everything is over
  • without any reason
Correct answer(s):
  • just before it is too late

Which answer correctly explains On a roll?

  • having a series of successes
  • falling behind
  • sleeping deeply
  • walking downhill
Correct answer(s):
  • having a series of successes

Which option explains In the spotlight?

  • standing in a dark corner
  • missing from the group
  • working in secret
  • getting a lot of attention
Correct answer(s):
  • getting a lot of attention

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

What is meant by It rings a bell?

  • it is completely new
  • it makes someone angry
  • it sounds familiar
  • it is very expensive
Correct answer(s):
  • it sounds familiar

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