Can you complete this English expression? It means “it is very boring!”

It’s like watching ……. dry!

a) walls

b) fences

c) clothes

d) paint

The answer is below!↓

Answer: d) paint

It’s like watching paint dry!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “refuse to change one’s opinion, or refuse to give in when having an argument”.

Stand (one’s) ……

a) feet

b) ground

c) heart

d) mind

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Answer: b) ground

Stand (one’s) ground!

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

Hold (one’s) ……

a) hand

b) head

c) mouth

d) tongue

The answer is below!↓

Answer: d) tongue

Hold (one’s) tongue!

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It’s Halloween, so here is a scary idiom! Can you complete this expression? It means “to frighten (scare) someone a lot”.

Frighten/Scare the …… out of (someone)

a) heart

b) mind

c) life

d) surprise

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Answer: c) life

Frighten/Scare the life out of (someone)!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “stop it!”

…… it out!

a) stop

b) cut

c) punch

d) hand

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Answer: b) cut

Cut it out!

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

Get out of …….

a) hand

b) arm

c) mind

d) heart

The answer is below!↓

Answer: a) hand

Get out of hand!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be in a bad mood”.

Get out of bed on the …….. side

a) right

b) left

c) other

d) wrong

The answer is below!↓

Answer: d) wrong

Get out of bed on the wrong side!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “choose from a number of options”.

Take your ……

a) choice

b) given

c) optional

d) pick

The answer is below!↓

Answer: d) pick

Take your pick!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means to laugh a lot and loudly.

Laugh (one’s) …….. ………

a) eyes out

b) mouth out

c) head off

d) shoulders off

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Answer: c) head off

Laugh (one’s) head off!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to read a lot about something”

Read …… on (something)

a) out

b) up

c) over

d) into

The answer is below!↓

Answer: b) up

Read up on (something)!

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