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Which option gives the closest meaning of For good measure?

  • An act that breaks confidence, honesty, or responsibility
  • An urgent effort to finish something before a deadline
  • As an extra addition
  • A victory that brings little satisfaction or real benefit
Correct answer(s):
  • As an extra addition

What does the phrase Change the face of mean in standard English?

  • By honest or dishonest methods
  • A difficult and complicated problem
  • During the most intense or advanced stage of something
  • To transform something completely
Correct answer(s):
  • To transform something completely

Choose the correct meaning of Bite the hand that feeds you.

  • To become no longer popular or common
  • In a less favorable or weaker position
  • A loud public protest or strong complaint
  • To harm or criticize someone who helps or supports you
Correct answer(s):
  • To harm or criticize someone who helps or supports you

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

For HSC English, what is the meaning of A slap in the face?

  • An insult, rejection, or painful disappointment
  • To have a personal stake or benefit in something
  • To be in a difficult situation with very few choices
  • Through spoken recommendation or information
Correct answer(s):
  • An insult, rejection, or painful disappointment

What idea is expressed by A creature of habit?

  • A person who prefers fixed routines and familiar ways
  • To make something very clear and noticeable
  • As an extra addition
  • A collection of false statements
Correct answer(s):
  • A person who prefers fixed routines and familiar ways

Which option gives the correct meaning of Keep one’s nose clean?

  • Uncertain and depending on what happens next
  • Avoid attracting attention
  • Avoid trouble or wrongdoing
  • Very cheerful and happy
Correct answer(s):
  • Avoid trouble or wrongdoing

What is the figurative meaning of Have one’s hands full?

  • Deliberately and without emotion
  • Be very busy
  • Stopped gradually or completely
  • Do something without real interest or effort
  • Make a process easier or faster
Correct answer(s):
  • Be very busy

Choose the best interpretation of Good riddance.

  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Go to bed
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone
  • Mostly; generally
Correct answer(s):
  • Relief that someone or something unwanted is gone

Which answer best defines Hand in glove?

  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully
  • Go to bed
  • Begin discussing the most important practical details
  • Working very closely together, often secretly
Correct answer(s):
  • Working very closely together, often secretly

Which option gives the correct meaning of From hand to mouth?

  • With just enough money or food to survive
  • Fail to remember or find something
  • Avoid someone or something
  • From one place or person to another without success
Correct answer(s):
  • With just enough money or food to survive

Which meaning matches the phrase Do more harm than good?

  • Without money, work, or hope
  • Do the same thing as someone else
  • Refuse to change one’s mind
  • Cause more damage than benefit
Correct answer(s):
  • Cause more damage than benefit

What idea does Catch someone red-handed usually express?

  • Make someone remember something
  • Change financial records dishonestly
  • Catch someone while doing something wrong
  • Speak directly and honestly
  • Already decided and not likely to change
Correct answer(s):
  • Catch someone while doing something wrong

What does the phrase Change hands suggest?

  • Pass from one owner to another
  • Receive strong criticism
  • Remove someone’s support or advantage
  • Speak directly and honestly
  • By means of hard effort or a particular method
Correct answer(s):
  • Pass from one owner to another

What does the idiom Close at hand mean?

  • Have effects on both sides
  • Control a difficult situation
  • Use force, influence, knowledge, or pressure effectively
  • Very near in time or place
  • Suddenly begin to cry
Correct answer(s):
  • Very near in time or place

In English, what is meant by Come clean?

  • Force someone to obey or submit
  • Suddenly begin to cry
  • Receive strong criticism
  • Tell the truth after hiding it
Correct answer(s):
  • Tell the truth after hiding it

Select the option that best explains Blue in the face.

  • Exhausted from arguing or trying without success
  • Make progress by doing something original
  • Angry or bitter feelings between people
  • Returning to simple and important principles
  • Create excitement, surprise, or public discussion
Correct answer(s):
  • Exhausted from arguing or trying without success

Pick the correct meaning of the expression An old hand.

  • Not knowing what to do or having nothing useful to do
  • A private reason for being involved, often selfish
  • When one has free time
  • A person with a lot of experience
Correct answer(s):
  • A person with a lot of experience

In English, what is meant by As good as one’s word?

  • A difficult task or demand
  • An obstacle that makes progress difficult
  • Available for someone to use
  • Keeping a promise
Correct answer(s):
  • Keeping a promise

Which explanation is closest to A safe pair of hands?

  • A question that is debatable or no longer important
  • Something that has both good and bad effects
  • A reliable person who can be trusted with responsibility
  • Not knowing what to do or having nothing useful to do
Correct answer(s):
  • A reliable person who can be trusted with responsibility