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Which answer explains In a class of one’s own correctly?

To begin to understand or deal with a difficult matter
Very severe competition in which people may act ruthlessly
A general practical method based on experience rather than exact calculation
Much better than others of the same type

Correct answer(s):

Much better than others of the same type

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What does the phrase Have a vested interest in mean in standard English?

To hurt, wound, or make a successful attack in argument
To have a personal stake or benefit in something
To demand an explanation or hold someone responsible
Through spoken recommendation or information
Central to the main issue or problem

Correct answer(s):

To have a personal stake or benefit in something

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Choose the correct meaning of Have feet of clay.

To obey or be controlled by someone else
To have a hidden weakness despite an admirable image
To harm or criticize someone who helps or supports you
To become no longer popular or common

Correct answer(s):

To have a hidden weakness despite an admirable image

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In English grammar, how should Have one’s back to the wall be understood?

To be in a difficult situation with very few choices
A clear practical example or warning
An issue based on a moral rule or firm belief
A mysterious quality or feeling

Correct answer(s):

To be in a difficult situation with very few choices

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Which option gives the closest meaning of Have the courage of one’s convictions?

To act according to one’s beliefs despite pressure
To avoid discussing or hide something unpleasant
After taking all facts and circumstances into account
To fail completely or produce no result
An urgent effort to finish something before a deadline

Correct answer(s):

To act according to one's beliefs despite pressure

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For HSC English, what is the meaning of Hold a brief for?

To have a natural talent for something
To support or defend a person, idea, or cause
To be received very successfully or enthusiastically
A small and unimportant part of a large system

Correct answer(s):

To support or defend a person, idea, or cause

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Identify the correct meaning of the expression Hold in abeyance.

A difficult and complicated problem
A very large and sudden improvement or change
To stop supporting a group and act independently
To suspend or postpone something temporarily

Correct answer(s):

To suspend or postpone something temporarily

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What idea is expressed by Hold one’s breath?

A collection of false statements
To wait anxiously or expectantly
As an extra addition
To begin to understand or deal with a difficult matter
To emphasize a point strongly and repeatedly

Correct answer(s):

To wait anxiously or expectantly

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Select the best explanation of Hold sway.

A disapproving or negative opinion about something
Because of someone’s request or order
To have power, control, or influence
To apply influence or force to make someone act

Correct answer(s):

To have power, control, or influence

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What idea is expressed by Fall into line?

At the beginning or edge of a new stage
To conform or agree with rules, orders, or a group
To act honestly, sincerely, and with fair intention
An issue based on a moral rule or firm belief
During the most intense or advanced stage of something

Correct answer(s):

To conform or agree with rules, orders, or a group

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In English grammar, how should Go against the tide be understood?

A practical, realistic, and sensible way of dealing with something
To demand an explanation or hold someone responsible
To fail to continue or be abandoned
To oppose the usual opinion, trend, or direction

Correct answer(s):

To oppose the usual opinion, trend, or direction

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Select the best explanation of Fathom out.

To become successful or real after effort
To understand something after thought or investigation
Between two equally dangerous or difficult choices
A victory that brings little satisfaction or real benefit

Correct answer(s):

To understand something after thought or investigation

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Which option gives the closest meaning of Go by the board?

Unable to continue, work, or succeed
To be abandoned, lost, or ignored
A small mistake made while writing
A connected sequence of ideas in the mind

Correct answer(s):

To be abandoned, lost, or ignored

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Which answer explains Feel the pinch correctly?

To suffer because of lack of money or resources
By a large amount; not nearly close
A general practical method based on experience rather than exact calculation
To reach a stage where one’s ability or value is fully shown

Correct answer(s):

To suffer because of lack of money or resources

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For HSC English, what is the meaning of Go down a storm?

To hurt, wound, or make a successful attack in argument
Very seriously ill or near death
To support or defend a person, idea, or cause
To be received very successfully or enthusiastically
Through spoken recommendation or information

Correct answer(s):

To be received very successfully or enthusiastically

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Which meaning best matches the idiom Fight shy of?

To provide evidence or proof of something
A result that is certain before it happens
A cause of disagreement or argument
To avoid something because of fear, reluctance, or dislike
Very seriously ill or near death

Correct answer(s):

To avoid something because of fear, reluctance, or dislike

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Identify the correct meaning of the expression Go out of fashion.

So honest or respectable that no one is likely to suspect wrongdoing
Automatically because no other choice is made
To become no longer popular or common
To have a hidden weakness despite an admirable image

Correct answer(s):

To become no longer popular or common

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What does the phrase Fill the bill mean in standard English?

Hidden from public view or not openly known
To be suitable for a need or purpose
To avoid something because of fear, reluctance, or dislike
To try any small hope when desperate

Correct answer(s):

To be suitable for a need or purpose

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What idea is expressed by Go the way of all flesh?

To understand something after thought or investigation
To die or disappear like all living things
A starting point for discussion, study, or change
By honest or dishonest methods

Correct answer(s):

To die or disappear like all living things

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Choose the correct meaning of Follow in someone’s footsteps.

Because of the request or command of someone
A general practical method based on experience rather than exact calculation
Basically or fundamentally
To do the same work or follow the same path as someone else

Correct answer(s):

To do the same work or follow the same path as someone else

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