Can you complete this English expression? It means “to become completely exhausted”.

Hit the ……

a) door

b) end

c) wall

d) field

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Answer: c) wall

Hit the wall!

Example: “I hit the wall in the marathon after 10 miles.”

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to react in an unreasonable or childish way”.

Throw a ……..

a) tantrum

b) fury

c) dare

d) funnel

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Answer: a) tantrum

Throw a tantrum!

Example: “The boy threw a tantrum in the shop when his mother wouldn’t buy him some chocolate.”

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to have a lot of courage”. It is usually heard in the UK.

Have a lot of …….

a) bold

b) standing

c) height

d) bottle

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Answer: d) bottle

Have a lot of bottle!

Example: “You told the boss he was wrong? You have a lot of bottle!”

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to stand in front of people who are standing in line instead of standing behind them”.

……. the queue

a) start

b) jump

c) break

d) interrupt

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Answer: b) jump

Jump the queue!

Example: “We were all annoyed when the woman jumped the queue in the supermarket.”

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to no longer be good at something”.

Lose (one’s) ……

a) touch

b) hand

c) thought

d) brain

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Answer: a) touch

Lose (one’s) touch!

Example: “I lost the tennis match today. I must be losing my touch.”

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