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Proverbs and Sayings

Pick (one’s) …….

March 8, 2022March 2, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to get ideas from other people”.

Pick (one’s) …….

a) brain

b) mind

c) heart

d) soul

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) brain

Pick (one’s) brain!

Example: “Let me pick your brain about the figures on this spreadsheet.”

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Be in ….. of tears

March 7, 2022March 2, 2022 / italkyoutalk

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

Be in ……. of tears

a) break

b) rivers

c) harsh

d) floods

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) floods

Be in floods of tears.

Example: I was in floods of tears when my dog died.

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Make (one’s) ……

March 6, 2022March 2, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to make (one) feel very happy”.

Make (one’s) ……

a) time

b) day

c) highlight

d) smile

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) day

Make (one’s) day!

Example: Getting a promotion really made my day.

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Read (someone) like a …..

March 5, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

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

Read (someone) like a ……

a) newspaper

b) magazine

c) article

d) book

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) book

Read (someone) like a book!

Example: I know what you are thinking. I can read you like a book.

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Vanish without a ……

March 4, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to completely disappear”.

Vanish without a ……..

a) trace

b) sign

c) word

d) signal

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) trace

Vanish without a trace!

Example: My cat vanished without a trace.

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Be in …..

March 3, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be fit and healthy”.

Be in …..

a) turn

b) shape

c) fit

d) robust

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) shape

Be in shape!

Example: Jessica is in shape because she runs 10km every morning.

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The …… in the room

March 2, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “something that is obvious, but everyone is ignoring it.”

The ……. in the room

a) elephant

b) tiger

c) giraffe

d) lion

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) elephant

The elephant in the room!

Example: Angela’s mistake was the elephant in the room. No one talked about it.

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Go out of ……

March 1, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to no longer be fashionable”

Go out of ……

a) time

b) era

c) look

d) style

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) style

Example: I don’t wear these jean anymore, because they have gone out of style.

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Live under a …..

February 28, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be ignorant of something”.

Live under a ……

a) tent

b) rock

c) ground

d) earth

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) rock

Live under a rock!

Example: Haven’t you heard of the scandal? Have you been living under a rock?

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….. to the eye

February 27, 2022February 24, 2022 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “attractive”.

……. to the eye

a) pleasure

b) nice

c) pretty

d) pleasing

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: d) pleasing

Pleasing to the eye!

Example: This park is pleasing to the eye.

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