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Win by a ……..

June 15, 2023June 5, 2023 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to win by a large margin”.

Win by a …….

a) space

b) square

c) landslide

d) show

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Answer: c) landslide

Win by a landslide!

Example: “The mayor won the election by a landslide.”

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June 14, 2023 / italkyoutalk

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Have other fish to ……

June 14, 2023June 5, 2023 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to have more important things to do”.

Have other fish to …….

a) grill

b) burn

c) eat

d) fry

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Answer: d) fry

Have other fish to fry!

Example: “I can’t stay until the end of the meeting. I have other fish to fry.”

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June 13, 2023 / italkyoutalk

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…… (one) to tears

June 13, 2023June 5, 2023 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to cause someone to cry”.

……. (one) to tears

a) reduce

b) make

c) finish

d) lose

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Answer: a) reduce

Reduce (one) to tears!

Example: “My friend’s wedding was so emotional that it reduced me to tears.”

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……. away

June 12, 2023June 5, 2023 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to waste something in small amounts”.

…….. away

a) spend

b) dispose

c) empty

d) fritter

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Answer: d) fritter

Fritter away!

Example: “Chris frittered away his savings and ended up broke.”

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Steal the …….

June 11, 2023June 4, 2023 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to take the attention away from someone else”.

Steal the ……

a) stage

b) seat

c) spotlight

d) lamp

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Answer: c) spotlight

Steal the spotlight!

Example: “Jonathan always steals the spotlight at parties with his jokes.”

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June 11, 2023 / italkyoutalk

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Drink like a …….

June 10, 2023June 4, 2023 / italkyoutalk

Can you complete this English expression? It means “to drink a lot of alcohol often”.

Drink like a ……

a) horse

b) fish

c) bird

d) turtle

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Answer: b) fish

Drink like a fish!

Example: “Suzy drinks like a fish. She is always drunk!”

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June 9, 2023 / italkyoutalk

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