Do you know the English expression to know (something) inside out? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Terry: I need help with my science homework.
Gill: Why don’t you ask Sarah? She knows the subject inside out. She has a degree in chemistry.
Does it mean:
a) know something very well
b) know a little about something
c) not know anything
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Answer: a) know something very well
Can you complete this English expression?
……. someone’s life
a) help
b) save
c) rescue
d) encourage
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Answer: b) save
save someone’s life!
Can you complete this expression?
……a complaint
a) do
b) say
c) tell
d) make
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Answer: d) make
make a complaint!
Do you know the English expression “to break even“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Jim: How is your business going?
Ian: It’s OK. We’ll break even this year. So not good, but not bad.
Does it mean
a) make a loss
b) make a profit
c) go bankrupt
d) have no profit or loss
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Answer: d) have no profit or loss
Can you complete this English expression?
…..a joke
a) say
b) tell
c) do
d) speak
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Answer: b) tell
tell a joke
Can you complete this expression? It means to lead a meeting, or to act as the head of the meeting.
…..a meeting
a) give
b) top
c) chair
d) make
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Answer: c) chair
Can you complete this phrase? It means to suggest something.
….. a suggestion
a) do
b) tell
c) say
d) make
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Answer: d) make
make a suggestion
Do you know the English idiom “to get the green light“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Oliver: Have you started that new marketing project yet?
Ella: I’m going to start today. I just got the green light from the boss this morning.
Does it mean:
a) get permission to do something
b) get money to do something
c) get a loan to do something
d) be asked to do something
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Answer: a) get permission to do something
Do you know the English expression “to make (someone’s) day“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Michelle: Did you enjoy your birthday?
Kate: Yes. My sister brought her kids to see me. That really made my day!
Does it mean:
a) enjoy a birthday
b) make someone feel happy
c) plan someone’s day for them
d) visit someone
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Answer: b) make someone feel happy
Do you know the English expression “to play with fire“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Kate: I’ve decided to take a loan from that loan company which advertises on TV.
Dean: I think you are playing with fire. That company has a terrible reputation.
Does it mean:
a) make a fire
b) do something risky
c) do something illegal
d) do something bad
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Answer: b) do something risky
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