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What is the figurative use of Keep an open mind?

  • having a friendly relationship
  • to stop resisting and accept something
  • to remain willing to consider new ideas
  • whatever happens or anyway
Correct answer(s):
  • to remain willing to consider new ideas

In common English, what is meant by In charge of?

  • to examine or read something quickly
  • to recommend or speak favorably about someone
  • responsible for managing something
  • to review or examine carefully
Correct answer(s):
  • responsible for managing something

Which option correctly defines Keep at bay?

  • the opposite is true
  • to cause something to happen
  • if something happens
  • to keep something away or under control
Correct answer(s):
  • to keep something away or under control

What is the correct sense of In course of time?

  • after some time has passed
  • to consider difficulties or special circumstances
  • to apply an idea or plan in real life
  • to manage without something
Correct answer(s):
  • after some time has passed

Choose the meaning that matches Keep pace with.

  • very close to doing or experiencing something
  • to oppose or act contrary to something
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others
  • responsible for managing something
Correct answer(s):
  • to move or progress at the same speed as others

What does the idiom In due course usually mean?

  • to treat something as less serious than it is
  • at the proper time
  • to behave as if one is more important than others
  • to be involved in many activities
Correct answer(s):
  • at the proper time

Select the best interpretation of Keep track of.

  • complete or absolute
  • to agree with or support an idea
  • to monitor or record something carefully
  • after some time has passed
Correct answer(s):
  • to monitor or record something carefully

Which choice shows the idiomatic meaning of In favor of?

  • supporting or approving something
  • to understand or see something with difficulty
  • to extinguish something or stop it from burning
  • to have many duties or problems to deal with
Correct answer(s):
  • supporting or approving something

Which answer best represents In keeping with?

  • in agreement or harmony with something
  • to use a difficult situation as well as possible
  • to provide a place for someone to stay
  • to barely avoid danger or trouble
Correct answer(s):
  • in agreement or harmony with something

How should a reader understand In memory of?

  • to honor someone who has died
  • to compensate for something
  • to understand the mood or situation around you
  • to have an advantage over others
Correct answer(s):
  • to honor someone who has died

Which choice gives the proper meaning of In no way?

  • to allow space or opportunity for something else
  • wake up and become active
  • not at all
  • with complete effort and sincerity
Correct answer(s):
  • not at all

What idea does In order to express?

  • to speak politely and avoid rude words
  • to chase or pursue someone or something
  • for the purpose of doing something
  • to stop or prevent progress, speech, or action
Correct answer(s):
  • for the purpose of doing something

Which option has the same general meaning as In place of?

  • instead of someone or something
  • done immediately after being mentioned
  • to win easily or take complete control of a contest
  • to remain true or valid
Correct answer(s):
  • instead of someone or something

Which option best explains the expression Hold up?

  • to delay or stop progress
  • to guide others or go first
  • in addition to something
  • to oppose or act contrary to something
Correct answer(s):
  • to delay or stop progress

The phrase In a bad way is closest in meaning to which option?

  • to fail to take someone or something, or move ahead of them
  • to be accepted as something or someone
  • in serious difficulty or poor condition
  • to agree with or support an idea
Correct answer(s):
  • in serious difficulty or poor condition

What is the figurative use of In a tight corner?

  • not to mention; even less
  • in a difficult situation with few choices
  • to return money or repay a wrong
  • to break a promise or fail to keep one’s word
Correct answer(s):
  • in a difficult situation with few choices

In common English, what is meant by Go for?

  • despite difficulty, danger, or opposition
  • to choose, try for, or support something
  • done immediately after being mentioned
  • to provide a place for someone to stay
Correct answer(s):
  • to choose, try for, or support something

Which option correctly defines In advance?

  • to meet expectations or standards
  • to deliberately start an argument
  • before a particular time or event
  • to be remembered as important in the future
Correct answer(s):
  • before a particular time or event

What is the correct sense of Go off?

  • during the time before something else happens
  • not at all
  • to make a sudden loud noise or explode
  • to understand the mood or situation around you
Correct answer(s):
  • to make a sudden loud noise or explode

Choose the meaning that matches In all.

  • to think someone is inferior
  • to recover or survive a difficult situation
  • altogether or as a total
  • to choose, try for, or support something
Correct answer(s):
  • altogether or as a total