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Contextual Meaning

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How should a reader understand At one's wit's end?

  • to change one’s opinion or agree after some time
  • temporarily
  • an accidental mistake in speaking
  • so worried or confused that one does not know what to do
Correct answer(s):
  • so worried or confused that one does not know what to do

What does the expression Born with a silver spoon mean?

  • born into a rich or privileged family
  • to fail to impress or succeed
  • a difficult or controversial issue
  • easily available or ready to use
Correct answer(s):
  • born into a rich or privileged family

What is the correct sense of At stake?

  • to face a difficulty or opposition
  • from the very beginning
  • at risk or in danger of being lost
  • a very short distance
Correct answer(s):
  • at risk or in danger of being lost

Which meaning correctly matches Break down?

  • to be tricked by something
  • a person cannot easily change their true character
  • to stop working or fail to function
  • so worried or confused that one does not know what to do
Correct answer(s):
  • to stop working or fail to function

In English usage, what is meant by Back out?

  • to think of or produce an idea
  • to withdraw from a promise or agreement
  • to hurry or start moving faster
  • the same unpleasant treatment one has given others
Correct answer(s):
  • to withdraw from a promise or agreement

Which option has the same meaning as Break into?

  • to enter a place by force
  • to quarrel or stop being friendly
  • renewed energy or a fresh chance to live better
  • at risk or in danger of being lost
Correct answer(s):
  • to enter a place by force

Which option shows the proper meaning of Back someone up?

  • to support someone or confirm what they say
  • whatever happens
  • to communicate an idea clearly
  • a constant source of annoyance or trouble
Correct answer(s):
  • to support someone or confirm what they say

Select the best meaning for the phrase All bark and no bite.

  • to persuade someone to agree
  • to suggest something indirectly
  • threatening in words but not harmful in action
  • to remove or throw away something unwanted
Correct answer(s):
  • threatening in words but not harmful in action

Which option best explains the idiom A bed of roses?

  • to finish something before a deadline
  • to offer help or information
  • an easy and pleasant situation
  • to fail to reach a standard or amount
Correct answer(s):
  • an easy and pleasant situation

Pick the correct interpretation of All in good time.

  • to finish or end something
  • at the proper time, not immediately
  • to admit that one was wrong and apologize
  • to defeat or overpower someone or something
Correct answer(s):
  • at the proper time, not immediately

What is the figurative meaning of A bolt from the blue?

  • one’s husband, wife, or life partner
  • to succeed or happen as planned
  • to feel sad
  • a sudden and unexpected event
Correct answer(s):
  • a sudden and unexpected event

Choose the meaning that fits All over the place.

  • to make unrealistic dreams or plans
  • to fail or produce no result
  • an easy and pleasant situation
  • disorganized or scattered everywhere
Correct answer(s):
  • disorganized or scattered everywhere

What does the phrase A breath of fresh air usually suggest?

  • the hidden or implied meaning
  • a welcome and refreshing change
  • to be published, revealed, or become known
  • to fight or try very hard
Correct answer(s):
  • a welcome and refreshing change

The idiom An armchair critic is closest in meaning to which option?

  • to require or demand something
  • someone who criticizes without practical experience
  • to rely on something as a backup
  • a sudden and unexpected event
Correct answer(s):
  • someone who criticizes without practical experience

What does the expression A far cry from mean?

  • impossible to obtain or too difficult to achieve
  • to change one’s opinion or agree after some time
  • to become confident in a new situation
  • very different from something else
Correct answer(s):
  • very different from something else

Which choice defines An uphill task most accurately?

  • to cancel something
  • to fail to impress or succeed
  • a very difficult job or challenge
  • a welcome and refreshing change
Correct answer(s):
  • a very difficult job or challenge

Which meaning correctly matches A hot potato?

  • to boast about one’s own achievements
  • a difficult or controversial issue
  • to face a difficulty or opposition
  • to belong or be accepted in a group
Correct answer(s):
  • a difficult or controversial issue

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

Which option has the same meaning as A leopard cannot change its spots?

  • a person cannot easily change their true character
  • to have something as the main point or result
  • to think of or produce an idea
  • temporarily
Correct answer(s):
  • a person cannot easily change their true character

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