Can you complete this English expression? It means “to look for negative information about someone”.

Dig up …..

a) hiding

b) soil

c) clay

d) dirt

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Answer: d) dirt

Dig up dirt!

Example: “The journalists are always digging up dirt on that politician.”

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to do what you advise others to do”.

Practice what you ……

a) tell

b) preach

c) hold

d) show

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Answer: b) preach

Practice what you preach!

Example: “You should practice what you preach. If you tell others to help, then you should help too.”

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to calculate numerical data”.

……. the numbers

a) catch

b) figure

c) stand

d) crunch

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Answer: d) crunch

Crunch the numbers!

Example: “I have to crunch the numbers before the next meeting.”

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

You’ve …… me

a) distraught

b) lost

c) estranged

d) tangled

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Answer: b) lost

“You’ve lost me!”

Example: “Sorry to interrupt, but you’ve lost me. Can you say that again?”

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

A ……. state of affairs

a) dark

b) wrong

c) worry

d) pretty

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Answer: d) pretty

A pretty state of affairs!

Example: “When the police came, the situation turned into a pretty state of affairs.”

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