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Proverbs and Sayings

Pull it ……

December 26, 2020December 17, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “succeed in doing something difficult”.

Pull it ……

a) off

b) out

c) over

d) on

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) off

Pull it off!

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Get the ball ………

December 23, 2020December 17, 2020 / italkyoutalk

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

Get the ball ……..

a) throwing

b) moving

c) rolling

d) catching

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) rolling

Get the ball rolling!

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…… to (something)

December 22, 2020December 11, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be unable to stop watching (something)”.

Usually, “something” is “the TV”.

…….. to (something)

a) glued

b) watching

c) continuing

c) adhesion

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) glued

Glued to (something)! Eg. I was glued to the TV!

By I Talk You Talk Press – Easy English Reading

All …… of (something)

December 21, 2020December 10, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “many different types of (something)”.

All …….. of (something)

a) run

b) collection

c) spread

d) manner

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) manner

All manner of (something)!

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On the edge of (one’s) ……

December 20, 2020December 10, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very excited”.

On the edge of (one’s) ……

a) seat

b) nerves

c) panic

d) mind

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) seat

On the edge of (one’s) seat

Have a…… in (one’s) …….

December 19, 2020December 10, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to keep talking about something because it is important to you”.

Have a……… in (one’s) ……..

a) fly / soup

b) frown / face

c) bee / bonnet

d) frog / throat

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) bee / bonnet

Have a bee in (one’s) bonnet!

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Get your …… around (something)

December 18, 2020December 10, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to understand (something)”.

Get your …… around (something)

a) mind

b) head

c) hand

d) ear

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) head

Get your head around (something)!

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Up to ……

December 17, 2020December 10, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to have all the latest information about something”.

Up to ……..

a) news

b) knowledge

c) know

d) speed

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) speed

Up to speed!

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Get out of …..

December 16, 2020December 10, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to become difficult to control”.

Get out of …….

a) body

b) hand

c) wild

d) calm

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) hand

Get out of hand!

By I Talk You Talk Press – Easy English Reading

The time is …..

December 15, 2020December 4, 2020 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “it is the right time (to do something)”.

The time is …….

a) ready

b) on time

c) punctual

d) ripe

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) ripe

The time is ripe!

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