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In the sentence, what does for good mean?
When he left, he was extremely disappointed. I think he’s gone for good.

  • permanently
  • to a good place
  • to seek good fortune
  • to a foreign country
Correct answer(s):
  • permanently

In the sentence, what does wild goose chase mean?
Their attempt to get back the stolen necklace became a wild goose chase.

  • timely action
  • useless search
  • delayed action
  • wise decision
Correct answer(s):
  • useless search

What does the phrase a close-fisted person mean?

  • a miser
  • a close friend
  • a cowardly person
  • a powerful person
Correct answer(s):
  • a miser

In the sentence, what does in a nutshell mean?
I want to tell you in a nutshell: lust for money and power ruined her life.

  • in detail
  • confidentially
  • in a brief manner
  • as objectively as possible
Correct answer(s):
  • in a brief manner

In the sentence, what does other fish to fry mean?
Please be as brief as you can; I have other fish to fry.

  • to cook food
  • to take a rest
  • to meet friends
  • some important work to attend to
Correct answer(s):
  • some important work to attend to

In the sentence, what does eat like a horse mean?
Despite the doctor’s advice, he still eats like a horse.

  • eats a lot of food
  • eats slowly
  • swallows food without chewing
  • does not like to eat
Correct answer(s):
  • eats a lot of food

In the sentence, what does get down to business mean?
After getting a severe scolding from his mother, Karim got down to business.

  • joined his father’s business
  • began to work seriously
  • became businesslike
  • started a business
Correct answer(s):
  • began to work seriously

What does the idiom or phrase a close shave mean?

  • stubble
  • hairless skin
  • very short hair
  • a narrow escape from danger
Correct answer(s):
  • a narrow escape from danger

In the sentence, what does see eye to eye mean?
I do not see eye to eye with you in this matter.

  • to have the same eyesight
  • to give a correct decision
  • to have the same opinion
  • to receive suitable punishment
Correct answer(s):
  • to have the same opinion

In the sentence, what does maiden speech mean?
He spoke well though it was his maiden speech.

  • first speech
  • long speech
  • brief speech
  • emotional speech
Correct answer(s):
  • first speech

In the sentence, what does in no time mean?
He will come in no time.

  • very soon
  • never in the future
  • not in the future
  • not ever
Correct answer(s):
  • very soon

What does the expression bottom line mean?

  • the essential point
  • the end of a road
  • the last line of a book
  • a line at the bottom of a page
Correct answer(s):
  • the essential point

What does the idiom or phrase a round dozen mean?

  • a little more than a dozen
  • about a dozen
  • a full dozen
  • a little less than a dozen
Correct answer(s):
  • a full dozen

What does the idiom or phrase dog days mean?

  • a carefree period
  • a period of youthful adventures
  • a period of misfortune
  • hot weather
Correct answer(s):
  • hot weather

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.

  • create a new history
  • begin a new civilization
  • create a sensation
  • make a fresh start
Correct answer(s):
  • make a fresh start

What does the phrase maiden speech mean?

  • first speech
  • middle speech
  • maidservant’s speech
  • final speech
Correct answer(s):
  • first speech

What does the phrase pros and cons mean?

  • advantage only
  • disadvantage only
  • strongly
  • merits and demerits
Correct answer(s):
  • merits and demerits

What does the idiom or phrase cry wolf mean?

  • show anger
  • give a false alarm
  • clear a road
  • bare one’s teeth
Correct answer(s):
  • give a false alarm

Which phrase contains words opposed to each other in meaning?

  • hopes and aspirations
  • heat and warmth
  • reproduction and death
  • bullets and bayonets
Correct answer(s):
  • reproduction and death