Can you complete this English expression? It means “to live within a tight budget”.
Live on a ……
a) meal
b) miserly
c) shoestring
d) cloth
The answer is below!
Answer: c) shoestring
Live on a shoestring!
Example: “I was living on a shoestring when I was a student.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “the area where (one) lives”.
…… of the woods
a) town
b) village
c) range
d) neck
The answer is below!
Answer: d) neck
Neck of the woods!
Example: “Is there a post office in your neck of the woods?”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to not do anything wrong or make any mistakes.”
Not put a …… wrong
a) foot
b) toe
c) hand
d) finger
The answer is below!
Answer: a) foot
Not put a foot wrong!
Example: “Judy didn’t put a foot wrong in the presentation at work.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to not appreciate (someone/something)”.
Take (someone/something) for ……
a) advantage
b) granted
c) nothing
d) worse
The answer is below!
Answer: b) granted
Take (someone/something) for granted!
Example: “The boss always takes us for granted. He never says thank you.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “right in front of (one)”.
……. (one’s) eyes
a) before
b) front
c) opening
d) around
The answer is below!
Answer: a) before
Before (one’s) eyes!
Example: “The magician made the rabbit disappear before my eyes.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to win by a large margin”.
Win by a …….
a) space
b) square
c) landslide
d) show
The answer is below!
Answer: c) landslide
Win by a landslide!
Example: “The mayor won the election by a landslide.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to have more important things to do”.
Have other fish to …….
a) grill
b) burn
c) eat
d) fry
The answer is below!
Answer: d) fry
Have other fish to fry!
Example: “I can’t stay until the end of the meeting. I have other fish to fry.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to cause someone to cry”.
……. (one) to tears
a) reduce
b) make
c) finish
d) lose
The answer is below!
Answer: a) reduce
Reduce (one) to tears!
Example: “My friend’s wedding was so emotional that it reduced me to tears.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to waste something in small amounts”.
…….. away
a) spend
b) dispose
c) empty
d) fritter
The answer is below!
Answer: d) fritter
Fritter away!
Example: “Chris frittered away his savings and ended up broke.”
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to take the attention away from someone else”.
Steal the ……
a) stage
b) seat
c) spotlight
d) lamp
The answer is below!
Answer: c) spotlight
Steal the spotlight!
Example: “Jonathan always steals the spotlight at parties with his jokes.”
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