Do you know the English expression “to nail it“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
June: How was your daughter’s driving test?
Nelly: She nailed it!
June: That’s great!
Does it mean:
a) do something well
b) do something badly
c) put a nail in something
d) persevere
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Answer: a) do something well
Do you know the English expression “to know (something) inside out“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Fatima: I need help marketing my business.
Dennis: You should ask Lisa. She studied it at university. She knows marketing inside out.
Does it mean:
a) have secret knowledge of something
b) have detailed knowledge of something
c) only know the theory of something
d) know the history of something
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Answer: b) have detailed knowledge of something
Do you know the English expression “in broad daylight“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
William: Did you hear about the bank robbery?
Claire: No. When did it happen?
William: At around 2 in the afternoon. The bank was robbed in broad daylight!
Does it mean
a) in the afternoon
b) during the day
c) with a light
d) broadly
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Answer: b) during the day
Can you complete this English expression? It means “actually”.
As a matter of….
a) actual
b) actually
c) certainty
d) fact
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Answer: d) fact
As a matter of fact!
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
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Answer: c) feather
Light as a feather!
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
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Answer: c) very crowded
Do you know the English expression “to brush up on (something)“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Eva: Are you looking forward to your trip to Spain?
Harry: Yes, I’m really excited. But I need to brush up on my Spanish before I go. I haven’t used it for a few years.
Does it mean:
a) find something
b) brush something
c) start learning a skill
d) review a skill
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Answer: d) review a skill
Can you complete this English saying? It means that if you know about something before it happens, you can prepare for it.
Forewarned is…
a) useful
b) helpful
c) forearmed
d) foretold
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Answer: c) forearmed
Forewarned is forearmed.
Can you complete this English proverb?
A picture paints…
a) a lot of things
b) a thousand words
c) more than words
d) colours
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Answer: b) A picture paints a thousand words.
It means that a picture can tell a story or give more information than a lot of words.
Do you know the English expression “easy does it“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
David: We are going to be late for the concert. Why is there so much traffic on the road?
John: Easy does it. We don’t want to have an accident. Just take your time.
Does it mean:
a) do something carefully and slowly
b) do something easily
c) do something difficult
d) do something dangerous
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Answer: a) do something carefully and slowly
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