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For HSC English, what is the meaning of At first blush?

  • A cause of disagreement or argument
  • On first impression
  • In effect; almost completely
  • A change in method, plan, or direction
Correct answer(s):
  • On first impression

Which meaning best matches the idiom An object lesson?

  • By any possible means
  • To be suitable for a need or purpose
  • Having nothing useful to do or feeling unsettled
  • A clear practical example or warning
Correct answer(s):
  • A clear practical example or warning

Identify the correct meaning of the expression At loggerheads with.

  • From very near or in close contact
  • To expose a hidden scandal, secret, or truth
  • An urgent effort to finish something before a deadline
  • To act according to one’s beliefs despite pressure
  • In strong disagreement with someone
Correct answer(s):
  • In strong disagreement with someone

What does the phrase As a consequence of mean in standard English?

  • Trouble, conflict, or danger is developing
  • As a result of something
  • To act according to one’s beliefs despite pressure
  • A difficult and complicated problem
  • To reach a stage where one’s ability or value is fully shown
Correct answer(s):
  • As a result of something

What idea is expressed by At loose ends?

  • Having nothing useful to do or feeling unsettled
  • A harmful cycle in which one problem causes another and makes the first worse
  • A large amount or quantity of something
  • In a less favorable or weaker position
Correct answer(s):
  • Having nothing useful to do or feeling unsettled

Choose the correct meaning of As a rule of thumb.

  • To provide evidence or proof of something
  • A small and unimportant part of a large system
  • As a general practical guide, not an exact rule
  • A connected sequence of ideas in the mind
Correct answer(s):
  • As a general practical guide, not an exact rule

Select the best explanation of At no great length.

  • To discuss a point hypothetically
  • A situation likely to lead to failure, danger, or serious trouble
  • Briefly and without much detail
  • Hidden from public view or not openly known
Correct answer(s):
  • Briefly and without much detail

In English grammar, how should As clear as day be understood?

  • Very severe competition in which people may act ruthlessly
  • To demand an explanation or hold someone responsible
  • Unfair treatment
  • Very obvious or easy to understand
Correct answer(s):
  • Very obvious or easy to understand

Which answer explains At one’s behest correctly?

  • Because of someone’s request or order
  • To understand something after thought or investigation
  • To conform or agree with rules, orders, or a group
  • With serious risk to oneself
  • After taking all facts and circumstances into account
Correct answer(s):
  • Because of someone's request or order

Which option gives the closest meaning of At a critical juncture?

  • At an important point when a decision or change is needed
  • Fixed and not open to change
  • A very large and sudden improvement or change
  • With serious risk to oneself
  • To hurt, wound, or make a successful attack in argument
Correct answer(s):
  • At an important point when a decision or change is needed

Which meaning best matches the idiom At one’s peril?

  • A decisive moment that tests a person, plan, or situation
  • With serious risk to oneself
  • With general agreement
  • To conform or agree with rules, orders, or a group
Correct answer(s):
  • With serious risk to oneself

For HSC English, what is the meaning of At a disadvantage?

  • In a less favorable or weaker position
  • With serious risk to oneself
  • If necessary, especially in a difficult situation
  • So honest or respectable that no one is likely to suspect wrongdoing
Correct answer(s):
  • In a less favorable or weaker position

Identify the correct meaning of the expression At a glance.

  • Advice that accepts failure and offers no real hope
  • To become no longer popular or common
  • After a quick look
  • To act honestly, sincerely, and with fair intention
Correct answer(s):
  • After a quick look

What idea is expressed by At a moment’s notice?

  • To support or defend a person, idea, or cause
  • With very little warning or preparation time
  • By honest or dishonest methods
  • To have a lasting and powerful influence
  • To understand something after thought or investigation
Correct answer(s):
  • With very little warning or preparation time

Select the best explanation of At a pinch.

  • To transform something completely
  • To receive unfair or worse treatment
  • Much better than others of the same type
  • If necessary, especially in a difficult situation
Correct answer(s):
  • If necessary, especially in a difficult situation

Which answer explains At arm’s length correctly?

  • At a distance, especially to avoid close involvement
  • On first impression
  • Very seriously ill or near death
  • By honest or dishonest methods
Correct answer(s):
  • At a distance, especially to avoid close involvement

Which meaning best matches the idiom At bottom?

  • To wait anxiously or expectantly
  • A very small distance, difference, or margin
  • To become successful or real after effort
  • Basically or fundamentally
  • A career marked by both successes and failures or controversies
Correct answer(s):
  • Basically or fundamentally

What does the phrase At close quarters mean in standard English?

  • A result that is certain before it happens
  • Having nothing useful to do or feeling unsettled
  • To become no longer popular or common
  • From very near or in close contact
Correct answer(s):
  • From very near or in close contact

Identify the correct meaning of the expression Act in good faith.

  • To have a personal stake or benefit in something
  • To act honestly, sincerely, and with fair intention
  • To provide evidence or proof of something
  • An unpleasant fact or result that is difficult to accept
Correct answer(s):
  • To act honestly, sincerely, and with fair intention

Choose the correct meaning of At cross purposes with.

  • An unpleasant fact or result that is difficult to accept
  • Having different aims or misunderstanding each other
  • To receive unfair or worse treatment
  • To fail to continue or be abandoned
Correct answer(s):
  • Having different aims or misunderstanding each other