Do you know the English expression “Don’t go there“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Catherine: How was your job interview? Did it go well?
Eric: Don’t go there! It was not good at all!
Does it mean
a) You shouldn’t go to a place
b) I don’t want to go back to a place
c) Something didn’t go well
d) I don’t want to talk about that
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: d) I don’t want to talk about that
Can you complete this English saying? It means safe and secure.
As safe as…
a) houses
b) banks
c) shops
d) libraries
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: a) houses
As safe as houses!
Can you complete this English saying? It means “very easy”.
As easy as….
a) cake
b) pancake
c) pie
d) dessert
The answer is below!
Answer: c) pie
As easy as pie!
Can you complete this English expression? It means “actually”.
As a matter of….
a) actual
b) actually
c) certainty
d) fact
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: d) fact
As a matter of fact!
Can you complete this English expression? It means “I am joking with you” or “I am teasing you”.
I’m pulling your
a) arm
b) ear
c) finger
d) leg
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: d) leg
I’m pulling your leg!
Can you complete this English expression? It means to be very light!
Light as a…..
a) bird
b) piece of paper
c) feather
d) scale
The answer is below!↓
Answer: c) feather
Light as a feather!
Do you know the English expression “to lose sleep over (something)“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Harry: My daughter has started spending all her spare time in her room on her computer. What do you think?
Rachel: It sounds like normal teenager behaviour. I wouldn’t lose sleep over it if I were you.
Does it mean:
a) don’t sleep
b) worry about something
c) stay awake
d) wait for something
The answer is below!↓
Answer: b) worry about something
Do you know the English expression “to be jam-packed“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Kumiko: Jane is late this morning. I wonder what’s happened.
Tim: I’m not surprised. The roads are jam-packed. I think there was an accident on the highway.
Does it mean:
a) blocked by an accident
b) covered in jam
c) very crowded
d) narrow
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: c) very crowded
Do you know the English expression “slip (one’s) mind“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Jay: Did you take the money to the bank this morning?
Fiona: I planned to, but it slipped my mind. I’ll do it tomorrow morning.
Does it mean:
a) be forgotten
b) be remembered
c) be memorized
d) be cancelled
The answer is below!↓
Answer: a) be forgotten
Do you know the English expression “to leave no stone unturned“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Sasha: Did you find the documents you were looking for?
Mike: I’m still looking. But don’t worry, I will leave no stone unturned.
Does it mean:
a) do everything you can to find something or solve a problem
b) do everything you can to prove that someone stole something
c) turn over stones in the garden
d) uncover secrets
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: a) do everything you can to find something or solve a problem
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