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In English, what is meant by Have a field day?

  • Try any possible solution when hope is low
  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully
  • Risk everything to try to succeed
  • Be wasted or lost
Correct answer(s):
  • Enjoy a chance to do something freely or successfully

What is the figurative meaning of Gain ground?

  • Most importantly
  • Become more accepted or successful
  • Rare and not happening often
  • For a future time of need
  • From one place or person to another without success
Correct answer(s):
  • Become more accepted or successful

How should we understand Get wind of in a sentence?

  • From one place or person to another without success
  • Start behaving badly or losing control
  • Hear about something secret or private
  • Be very busy
Correct answer(s):
  • Hear about something secret or private

Pick the correct meaning of the expression Drive a hard bargain.

  • Complain about something that cannot be changed
  • In all practical ways
  • Negotiate strongly to get a good deal
  • An unfairly high price
Correct answer(s):
  • Negotiate strongly to get a good deal

What does the idiom For a rainy day mean?

  • Mutual compromise
  • For a future time of need
  • A very enthusiastic and hardworking person
  • Begin discussing the most important practical details
  • Do the same thing as someone else
Correct answer(s):
  • For a future time of need

In English, what is meant by For better or worse?

  • Whether the result is good or bad
  • Trust someone when the truth is uncertain
  • Honestly and according to the rules
  • Very healthy and strong
Correct answer(s):
  • Whether the result is good or bad

In English, what is meant by Daylight robbery?

  • An unfairly high price
  • Make great progress
  • False or insincere sadness
  • Bring something to an end
Correct answer(s):
  • An unfairly high price

Select the option that best explains Dead set against.

  • Bravery gained from drinking alcohol
  • Most importantly
  • Admit that what one said was wrong
  • Rare and not happening often
  • Strongly opposed to something
Correct answer(s):
  • Strongly opposed to something

What idea does Dog days usually express?

  • Rare and not happening often
  • Very healthy and strong
  • The hottest or most tiring days of a period
  • Have effects on both sides
  • Very near in time or place
Correct answer(s):
  • The hottest or most tiring days of a period

What is the figurative meaning of Carry the day?

  • Pass from one owner to another
  • Win or succeed in a contest or argument
  • Stop oneself from saying something
  • Fail or end badly
  • Not relevant to the matter being discussed
Correct answer(s):
  • Win or succeed in a contest or argument

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

What is the figurative meaning of Against the grain?

  • A question that is debatable or no longer important
  • Opposite to what is usual or natural
  • Something that makes someone understand the truth
  • Something that distracts attention from the real issue
  • Using all one’s strength, effort, or resources
Correct answer(s):
  • Opposite to what is usual or natural

Choose the best interpretation of All in a day’s work.

  • Available for someone to use
  • A normal part of one’s duty or job
  • A short-lived interest
  • Using all one’s strength, effort, or resources
Correct answer(s):
  • A normal part of one's duty or job

What is the figurative meaning of A close shave?

  • A kind person who helps someone in trouble
  • A completely different matter
  • An unpleasant fact that is difficult to accept
  • A narrow escape from danger or trouble
  • A person who is highly educated and skilled in literature
Correct answer(s):
  • A narrow escape from danger or trouble

Which option gives the correct meaning of A golden opportunity?

  • A weak plan or system that can easily fail
  • A very good chance to do something valuable
  • A small amount of truth
  • A warning or request that nobody listens to
Correct answer(s):
  • A very good chance to do something valuable