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Proverbs and Sayings

A ….. of good luck

June 26, 2022June 23, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “a series of lucky events”.

A ……. of good luck

a) streak

b) site

c) continuing

d) stray

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Answer: a) streak

A streak of good luck!

Example: “We’ve had a streak of good luck at work. We have won many contracts.”

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Make (one’s) head …..

June 25, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to make someone dazed or confused”.

Make (one’s) head …..

a) turn

b) move

c) spin

d) round

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Answer: c) spin

Make (one’s) head spin!

Example: This financial report is making my head spin! I need a break!

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Go …….

June 24, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to become very angry”.

Go …….

a) fury

b) rational

c) ballistic

d) angrier

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Answer: c) ballistic

Go ballistic!

Example: My friend went ballistic when I told her I had lost her dog.

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Things are ……. up

June 23, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “things are getting better”.

Things are …… up

a) seeming

b) watching

c) looking

d) high

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) looking

Things are looking up!

Example: Things are looking up! We made a lot of sales this month.

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Frighten (one) to …..

June 22, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to frighten (one) severely”.

Frighten (one) to …..

a) hype

b) death

c) scare

d) wit

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) death

Frighten (one) to death!

Example: Vera frightened me to death when she came to my house in her Halloween costume.

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….. a lock

June 21, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to open a lock without a key”.

….. a lock

a) hand

b) open

c) twist

d) pick

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) pick

Pick a lock!

Example: Dave didn’t have his key, so he picked the lock with a paperclip.

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Bring (one) up to …..

June 20, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to inform (someone) of the latest details”.

Bring (one) up to ….

a) speed

b) news

c) current

d) affairs

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) speed

Bring (one) up to speed!

Example: Can you bring us up to speed on the latest project?

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Keep (someone) in the ……

June 19, 2022June 15, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to not tell (someone) about something”.

Keep (someone) in the …..

a) hide

b) dark

c) mist

d) covered

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) dark

Keep (someone) in the dark!

Example: We kept Nina in the dark about the surprise party.

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The …… share

June 18, 2022June 8, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “the largest portion of something”.

The …… share

a) elephant’s

b) tiger’s

c) giraffe’s

d) lion’s

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Answer: d) lion’s

The lion’s share!

Example: My brother got the lion’s share of the cake.

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Rant and ……

June 17, 2022June 8, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to shout angrily about something for a long time”.

Rant and ……

a) rave

b) hit

c) force

d) annoy

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) rave

Rant and rave!

Example: Jules was ranting and raving about the bad service in the restaurant.

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