Contextual Meaning

The idiom End in smoke is closest in meaning to which option?

• to fail or produce no result
• threatening in words but not harmful in action
• the hidden or implied meaning
• to offer help or information

What does Get at mean in common English?

• to listen with full attention
• to require or demand something
• to admit that one was wrong and apologize
• to mean or suggest indirectly

Which choice defines Fall back on most accurately?

• to rely on something as a backup
• at the proper time, not immediately
• impossible to obtain or too difficult to achieve
• to succeed or happen as planned

Select the best meaning for the phrase Get down to.

• to be overwhelmed by strong emotion
• to cancel something
• to start doing something seriously
• to fail or produce no result

Which option best explains the idiom Fall flat?

• disorganized or scattered everywhere
• to fail to impress or succeed
• to boast about one’s own achievements
• to be published, revealed, or become known

Pick the correct interpretation of Get in touch with.

• to be in a difficult situation
• to ask someone to speak, answer, visit, or act
• to rely on something as a backup
• to contact someone

What is the figurative meaning of Fall for?

• to be tricked by something
• someone who criticizes without practical experience
• to have something as the main point or result
• to change one’s opinion or agree after some time

What does the phrase Fall out usually suggest?

• to quarrel or stop being friendly
• a very difficult job or challenge
• born into a rich or privileged family
• to face a difficulty or opposition

What does the expression Fall short of mean?

• very healthy and strong
• to stop working or fail to function
• to fail to reach a standard or amount
• to think of or produce an idea

Which option has the same meaning as Fight tooth and nail?

• at a point where an important choice must be made
• to fight or try very hard
• to start suddenly
• to tell only the main points

Choose the correct meaning of Find one's feet.

• very slowly
• to overcome a barrier or make important progress
• to have no effect or influence
• to become confident in a new situation

Which choice best matches the idiomatic use of Do justice to?

• a good person with an unpolished manner
• to show or treat something as well as it deserves
• to be overwhelmed by strong emotion
• to make unrealistic dreams or plans

How should a reader understand Fit in?

• as something appears, without deeper questioning
• to belong or be accepted in a group
• to cause something to happen
• naturally suited for a particular role or work

Which answer gives the closest meaning of Do the trick?

• a guess made with little information
• to be in a difficult situation
• to solve the problem or work successfully
• to require or demand something

In English usage, what is meant by From scratch?

• from the very beginning
• easily available or ready to use
• to move something to an earlier time or present it for discussion
• to solve the problem or work successfully

The idiom Carry out is closest in meaning to which option?

• to start doing something seriously
• to perform or complete a task
• a very difficult job or challenge
• to boast about one’s own achievements

Which choice defines Catch sight of most accurately?

• to contact someone
• very healthy and strong
• to see something briefly
• to have something as the main point or result