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Proverbs and Sayings

….. (one’s) eyes out

October 5, 2022September 27, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to cry uncontrollably”.

…… (one’s) eyes out

a) bawl

b) push

c) pull

d) take

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) bawl

Bawl (one’s) eyes out!

Example: The baby bawled his eyes out until he was fed.

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Drop the …..

October 4, 2022September 27, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to make a mistake”.

Drop the …..

a) head

b) stick

c) pipe

d) ball

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) ball

Drop the ball!

Example: I dropped the ball at work and had to fix my mistakes.

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…… in traffic

October 3, 2022September 27, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be caught in a traffic jam”.

……. in traffic

a) stop

b) rest

c) move

d) stuck

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) stuck

Stuck in traffic!

Example: Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in traffic.

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Stare into …….

October 2, 2022September 27, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to stare ahead, looking at nothing in particular”.

Stare into …..

a) vague

b) space

c) mind

d) sound

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) space

Stare into space!

Example: Liam was staring into space at work today. I wonder what he was thinking.

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Grit (one’s) ……

October 1, 2022September 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to endure or accept a difficult situation”.

Grit (one’s) …….

a) head

b) nose

c) mouth

d) teeth

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) teeth

Grit (one’s) teeth!

Example: This job is hard, but we will just have to grit our teeth and get on with it.

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Sweat …….

September 30, 2022September 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to sweat a lot”.

Sweat …….

a) dishes

b) cups

c) buckets

d) bottles

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) buckets

Sweat buckets!

Example: We were sweating buckets after playing tennis in the hot weather.

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Show (someone) the ……

September 29, 2022September 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to teach someone how to do something”.

Show (someone) the …….

a) clues

b) ropes

c) rules

d) details

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) ropes

Show (someone) the ropes

Example: My boss showed me the ropes in my new job.

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Ignorance is ……

September 28, 2022September 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “not knowing something is better than worrying about it”.

Ignorance is ……

a) tame

b) bliss

c) knowledge

d) unknown

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) bliss

Ignorance is bliss!

Example: Don’t tell George about the mistake. Ignorance is bliss.

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Rant and ……

September 27, 2022September 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to shout angrily”.

Rant and ……..

a) fury

b) furious

c) anger

d) rave

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) rave

Rant and rave!

Example: The boss was ranting and raving when she heard about our mistake.

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In the ……. seat

September 26, 2022September 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be in control”.

In the ……. seat

a) driver’s

b) pilot’s

c) soldier’s

d) boss’s

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) driver’s

In the driver’s seat!

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