Can you complete this English expression? It means “to lose energy or motivation to do something”.

Run out of …….

a) steam

b) miles

c) kilometres

d) dash

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Answer: a) steam

Run out of steam!

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to make a lot of money”.

Make a ……..

a) mine

b) gold

c) mountain

d) killing

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Answer: d) killing

Make a killing!

Example: Lisa made a killing on the stock market.

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to gradually fall asleep”.

…….. off

a) move

b) drift

c) fall

d) slide

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Answer: b) drift

Drift off!

Example: I drifted off when I was reading a book.

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to talk a lot”.

Talk (one’s) ……. off

a) mouth

b) teeth

c) head

d) nose

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Answer: c) head

Talk (one’s) head off!

Example: David talked his head off in the meeting.

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to write something down quickly”.

…… (something) down

a) draw

b) run

c) haste

d) jot

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Answer: ) jot

Jot (something) down!

Example: You should jot this number down so you don’t forget it.

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Can you complete this English expression? It means “to have a short temper, or to get angry easily.”

Have a short ……

a) anger

b) socket

c) fuse

d) fury

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Answer: c) fuse

Have a short fuse!

Example: “My father has a short fuse. He gets angry over the smallest things.”

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