Do you know the English expression “to stop over”? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Lewis: How was your trip to Germany?

Vera: It was good. We stopped over in Rome on the way.

Does it mean:

a) avoid somewhere

b) stay somewhere for a short time

c) stay somewhere for a long time

d) meet someone somewhere

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Answer: b) stay somewhere for a short time

Do you know the English expression “to catch sight of (something/someone)“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Terry: Have you seen my dog? She escaped this morning.

Bob: I caught sight of a dog running down the road this morning. It was running very fast, so I couldn’t catch it.

Does it mean:

a) catch something/someone

b) not catch something/someone

c) see something/someone for a moment

d) see something/someone for a long time

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Answer: c) see something/someone for a moment

Can you complete this English expression?

……a chat

a) have

b) make

c) do

d) give

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Answer: a) have

have a chat

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to start running”.

….. into a run

a) go

b) run

c) make

d) break

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Answer: d) break

break into a run

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to visit someone”.

……someone a visit

a) make

b) pay

c) give

d) do

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Answer: b) pay

pay someone a visit

Do you know the English expression “search me“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Elizabeth: Where is James?

Bill: Search me. I haven’t seen him for weeks.

Does it mean:

a) I don’t know

b) check my bags

c) don’t ask me

d) don’t talk to me

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Answer: a) I don’t know

Do you know the English expression “to be on the rocks“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Mike: Is Dave OK? He seems miserable lately.

Rina: His marriage is on the rocks. I think he’s worried about that.

Does it mean:

a) to not be going well

b) to be going well

c) to fall over

d) to break up

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Answer: a) to not be going well

Do you know the English expression “to be brilliant at (something)“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Collette: I saw your son’s artwork at the exhibition yesterday. He’s brilliant at drawing.

Carlos: Thanks. He wants to be an artist when he’s older.

Does it mean:

a) be bad at something

b) be mediocre at something

c) be excellent at something

d) be average at something

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Answer: c) be excellent at something