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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

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

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

Pick the correct meaning of the expression Fit as a fiddle.

  • Be ignored
  • Very healthy and strong
  • Start behaving badly or losing control
  • Mutual compromise
Correct answer(s):
  • Very healthy and strong

What does the idiom As a last resort mean?

  • Something that makes someone understand the truth
  • An offer of peace
  • At the beginning
  • Only when all other choices have failed
  • When one has free time
Correct answer(s):
  • Only when all other choices have failed

Choose the correct meaning of As a matter of course.

  • The main point being discussed or disputed
  • As a normal or expected thing
  • Different methods can lead to the same result
  • A normal part of one’s duty or job
Correct answer(s):
  • As a normal or expected thing

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 option best explains the idiom As fit as a fiddle?

  • very healthy and strong
  • to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act
  • to be tricked by something
  • very different from something else
Correct answer(s):
  • very healthy and strong

What is the figurative meaning of As luck would have it?

  • to perform or complete a task
  • to quarrel or stop being friendly
  • by chance, either fortunately or unfortunately
  • a difficult or controversial issue
Correct answer(s):
  • by chance, either fortunately or unfortunately

In everyday English, what does As far as I know mean?

  • without knowing anything
  • based on what I know
  • according to a secret
  • as far as I can run
Correct answer(s):
  • based on what I know

Which answer shows the correct meaning of As a matter of fact?

  • actually or in fact
  • maybe later
  • in a funny way
  • without any reason
Correct answer(s):
  • actually or in fact

What is the correct meaning of As fresh as a daisy?

  • very tired
  • full of energy and freshness
  • very old
Correct answer(s):
  • full of energy and freshness

What does the idiom or phrase As good as gold mean?

  • very well-behaved
  • very greedy
  • very confused
Correct answer(s):
  • very well-behaved

Which meaning would a teacher expect for As clear as crystal?

  • very dark
  • very clear and easy to understand
  • very noisy
Correct answer(s):
  • very clear and easy to understand