Do you know the English expression “to pass out“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Rob: It’s too hot to hold the sports competition today. People will be passing out because of the heat.
Claire: I know. A few people passed out just walking down the road!
Does it mean:
a) faint
b) die
c) run
d) lie down
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Answer: a) faint
Can you complete this English expression? It means “through good times and bad times”.
Through……and……..
a) thick/thin
b) hard/soft
c) big/small
d) tall/small
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Answer: a) thick/thin
Through thick and thin
Can you complete this English expression? It means “Sleep well!”
Sleep
a) lightly
b) hard
c) snooze
d) tight
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Answer: d) tight
Sleep tight!
Do you know the English expression “to slack off“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Dave: How is the new guy at work?
Lisa: Not very good. He’s always slacking off when we are really busy.
Does it mean:
a) not do one’s work
b) take a nap
c) go somewhere else
d) complain
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Answer: a) not do one’s work
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to pay too much” for something.
Pay through the….
a) nose
b) eye
c) mouth
d) ear
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Answer: a) nose
Pay through the nose
Do you know the English expression “to carry out (something)“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Jake: What are you going to do this year?
Stephanie: I’m going to carry out my business plan and start my own company.
Does it mean:
a) think about something
b) watch something carefully
c) perform or implement something
d) change something
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Answer: c) perform or implement something
Can you complete this English expression? It means “the truth or something will only be known in the future”.
Only time will….
a) say
b) tell
c) show
d) announce
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Answer: b) tell
Only time will tell
Do you know the English expression “to be highly strung”? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Lucy: You are so highly strung. Why don’t you relax a bit?
Martin: I can’t, I have my exam tomorrow!
Does it mean:
a) exciting
b) nervous and easily upset
c) crying
d) furious
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Answer: b) nervous and easily upset
Do you know the English expression “like a bat out of hell“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
April: I didn’t see Steve at the end of the exam.
Marcy: He left the building like a bat out of hell. He had to get to work.
Does it mean:
a) very fast
b) very slowly
c) fly
d) run
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Answer: a) very fast
Can you complete this English expression? It means to be crazy.
………… of your mind
a) in
b) off
c) on
d) out
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Answer: d) out
Out of your mind
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