Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be proficient at (something)”.
Have a ……. for (something)
a) turn
b) score
c) knack
d) capable
The answer is below!
Answer: c) knack
Have a knack for (something)!
Example: “Gina has a knack for playing the trombone. She’s great!”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to hear about (something)”.
Get ……. of (something)
a) ear
b) wind
c) nose
d) sound
The answer is below!
Answer: b) wind
Get wind of (something)!
Example: “The press got wind of the politician’s affair.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “very few” or “very rare”.
Few and far ……..
a) between
b) over
c) down
d) under
The answer is below!
Answer: a) between
Few and far between!
Example: “Good houses to rent are few and far between around here.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to learn something through a bad experience”.
Learn (one’s) ……..
a) mind
b) pain
c) lesson
d) bad
The answer is below!
Answer: c) lesson
Learn (one’s) lesson!
Example: “I have learnt my lesson about drinking too much. My head really hurts.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “I politely disagree”.
I ……. to disagree
a) think
b) beg
c) even
d) differ
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Answer: b) beg
I beg to disagree!
Example: “Sorry Sir, I beg to disagree. The products in this shop are cheaper than those in others.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to suddenly start crying.”
……. into tears
a) burst
b) fall
c) drop
d) move
The answer is below!
Answer: a) burst
Burst into tears!
Example: “The child burst into tears when a boy took her sweets.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to cause someone worry”.
…… on (one’s) mind
a) form
b) stay
c) work
d) prey
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Answer: d) prey
Prey on (one’s) mind!
Example: “My test next week is preying on my mind. I’m looking forward to getting it over with.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “a lucky happening”.
A …….. of luck
a) pack
b) parcel
c) shout
d) stroke
The answer is below!
Answer: d) stroke
A stroke of luck!
Example: “Meeting my future husband in the restaurant was a stroke of luck.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to start a conversation”.
…….. up a conversation
a) begin
b) initiate
c) strike
d) convert
The answer is below!
Answer: c) strike
Strike up a conversation!
Example: “I’m going to strike up a conversation with Sarah to practice my English.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to start to understand something”.
Begin to see the ……
a) sign
b) light
c) road
d) star
The answer is below!
Answer: b) light
Begin to see the light!
Example: “Maths class was difficult for me, but I began to see the light after George explained everything to me.”
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