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Proverbs and Sayings

It gets on my …….!

July 26, 2022July 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “it annoys me”.

It gets on my ……..!

a) nerves

b) head

c) hands

d) mind

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Answer: a) nerves

“It gets on my nerves!”

Example: “I don’t like Sean’s way of speaking to me. It gets on my nerves!”

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Cost an arm and a ……

July 25, 2022July 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very expensive”.

Cost an arm and a …….

a) finger

b) hand

c) nail

d) leg

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Answer: d) leg

Cost an arm and a leg!

Example: “I like your new car, but it must have cost an arm and a leg!”

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Go into the ….

July 24, 2022July 20, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to go into debt”.

Go into the ……

a) black

b) red

c) ground

d) bank

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Answer: b) red

Go into the red!

Example: “Many companies went into the red because of COVID19.”

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Pour fuel on the …..

July 23, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to make a bad situation worse”.

Pour fuel on the ……

a) fire

b) oil

c) engine

d) car

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Answer: a) fire

Pour fuel on the fire!

Example: Don’t shout at Evan when he’s angry. That’s like pouring fuel on the fire.

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Drive (one) to …….

July 22, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to frustrate someone”.

Drive (one) to ……

a) annoy

b) the road

c) despair

d) anger

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) despair

Drive (one) to despair!

Example: This job drives me to despair! I can’t wait to get a new one!

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Be worried …..

July 21, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very worried”.

Be worried ……

a) out

b) over

c) big

d) sick

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) sick

Be worried sick!

Example: I was worried sick when my son didn’t come home from school on time.

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Bring to ……

July 20, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to reveal something to the public”.

Bring to ……

a) mind

b) light

c) front

d) wall

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Answer: b) light

Bring to light!

Example: The check brought to light some problems in the company.

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Drive (one) ……

July 19, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to annoy or frustrate someone”.

Drive (one) …….

a) alive

b) insane

c) counter

d) eager

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Answer: b) insane

Drive (one) insane!

Example: This heavy traffic is driving me insane!

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I’m not ….. of money

July 18, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “I don’t have a lot of money”.

I’m not …… of money

a) made

b) built

c) flush

d) wide

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) made

I’m not made of money!

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It’s not my cup of …..

July 17, 2022July 14, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “I don’t like it”.

It’s not my cup of ……

a) coffee

b) cocoa

c) milk

d) tea

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) tea

It’s not my cup of tea!

Example: I don’t want to watch TV. It’s not my cup of tea.

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