Do you know the English expression “to be all set“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Emily: Are you prepared for your move abroad next week?
Bill: Yes, I’m all set! I have packed my suitcases and I have my visa!
Does it mean:
a) to be settled
b) to be ready
c) to be nervous
d) to prepare documents
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Answer: b) to be ready
Do you know the English expression “to leave (something/someone) out“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Rose: Did you tell your parents everything about the party last night?
Sandra: No, I left some things out. I didn’t tell them that I drank alcohol.
Does it mean:
a) forget something/someone
b) talk about something/someone
c) tell lies
d) not include something/someone
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Answer: d) not include something/someone
Do you know the English expression “to leave (someone/something) behind“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Tracey: Did you bring your textbook home from school?
Julie: No, it was too heavy so I left it behind.
Does it mean:
a) not take something/someone with you when you leave a place
b) put something/someone behind you
c) arrange for something/someone to arrive later
d) take something/someone with you
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Answer: a) not take something/someone with you when you leave a place
Do you know the English expression “a bad egg“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Abby: Did you hear about George? He got fired for stealing money from the company.
Brenda: I thought he was a bad egg. I was right.
Does it mean:
a) a nice person
b) a bad person
c) a person who looks like an egg
d) a guilty person
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Answer: b) a bad person
Do you know the English expression “to go back to the drawing board“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Eddie: How is the marketing project going?
Robert: Terrible. We will have to go back to the drawing board.
Eddie: That’s too bad. We spent a lot of money on it.
Does it mean
a) go and draw something
b) buy some drawing boards
c) start something again because it failed
d) make a new plan on a drawing board
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Answer: c) start something again because it failed
Do you know the English expression “by the skin of (one’s) teeth“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Lloyd: Did you pass your maths test?
Steve: By the skin of my teeth! The pass mark was 60, and I got 61!
Does it mean:
a) be nervous
b) have skin on (one’s) teeth
c) by a narrow margin
d) by a wide gap
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Answer: c) by a narrow margin
Do you know the English expression “to go from rags to riches“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Sue: I love that singer. She had a hard life for many years, but now she is very successful.
Marcy: I heard she went from rags to riches within five years. Amazing!
Does it mean:
a) to go from being a bad singer to a good singer
b) to go from being poor to being rich
c) to wear rags even though you are rich
d) to pretend one is rich
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Answer: b) to go from being poor to being rich
Do you know the English expression “to be on the fence“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Peter: Where are you going on your vacation – Paris or Rome?
Dean: I’m on the fence. I’d like to go to both places, but I don’t have the money.
Does it mean:
a) to be sitting on a fence
b) to not have any money
c) to be undecided
d) to make a decision
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Answer: c) to be undecided
Do you know the English expression “to bite (one’s) tongue“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Sara: The boss gave us the wrong sales data in the meeting.
Mandy: Did you tell her?
Sara: No, she was in a bad mood so I bit my tongue.
Does it mean:
a) physically bite one’s tongue
b) laugh
c) lie
d) not say anything
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Answer: d) not say anything
Do you know the English expression “to pull the plug”? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Kate: Is the city government going to build a new swimming pool?
Steve: No, the new mayor pulled the plug on it. He said it was too expensive.
Does it mean:
a) stop or cancel something
b) pull out the plug in a pool or bath
c) promote something
d) make something cheaper
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Answer: a) stop or cancel something
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