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What does the idiom "play with fire" mean?

A take a dangerous risk
B keep secret
C do things in the wrong order
D a past matter no longer worth arguing

Which interpretation best matches "put the cart before the horse"?

A do things in the wrong order
B make a bad situation worse
C stop working for the day
D just before it is too late

Choose the meaning of the expression "put two and two together".

A withdraw from fear
B offer something valuable to someone unable to appreciate it
C very easy
D infer from clues

In context, what does "save for a rainy day" convey?

A face something difficult bravely
B cause an unexpected problem
C save for future difficulty
D two incompatible advantages cannot both be kept

What does the idiom "skeleton in the cupboard" mean?

A hidden embarrassing secret
B reverse the advantage
C be in charge
D two incompatible advantages cannot both be kept

Which interpretation best matches "take to heart"?

A return to the starting point
B unacceptable
C be deeply affected
D provided free

Choose the meaning of the expression "whole nine yards".

A in clear written form
B last possible moment
C do something completely
D everything possible

In context, what does "throw caution to the wind" convey?

A act without considering risks
B most important result
C give up
D out of danger

What does the idiom "tighten your belt" mean?

A take credit for another person's idea
B slow or stop
C keep informed
D spend less

Which interpretation best matches "turn over a new leaf"?

A decide
B I do not know either
C through good and bad times
D begin behaving differently

Choose the meaning of the expression "weather the storm".

A start again after failure
B do things in the wrong order
C offer something valuable to someone unable to appreciate it
D survive a difficult period

In context, what does "wild goose chase" convey?

A pointless search
B cause an unexpected problem
C work late into the night
D join a popular trend

What does the idiom "zero in on" mean?

A focus closely
B everything possible
C win or remove everything
D cause an unexpected problem

Which interpretation best matches "hot potato"?

A benefits of two alternatives
B the final problem that makes a situation intolerable
C in serious trouble
D sensitive controversial issue

Choose the meaning of the expression "eleventh hour".

A last possible moment
B briefly
C give up
D a small visible part of a larger issue

In context, what does "bent out of shape" convey?

A deal decisively with a problem
B receive the treatment you gave others
C take credit for another person's idea
D upset or annoyed

What does the idiom "by leaps and bounds" mean?

A immediately
B very rapidly
C delay
D whatever happens

Which interpretation best matches "come out of one's shell"?

A abandon without help
B briefly
C understand one's situation
D become more sociable

Choose the meaning of the expression "cut to the chase".

A get to the main point
B lose energy
C work late into the night
D I do not know either

In context, what does "down in the dumps" convey?

A it is your turn to act
B sad
C unacceptable
D copy a useful practice

What does the idiom "drop a hint" mean?

A tease someone
B very rapidly
C give an indirect suggestion
D save for future difficulty

Which interpretation best matches "for the time being"?

A pointless search
B never
C benefits of two alternatives
D temporarily

Choose the meaning of the expression "get your act together".

A most important result
B organise yourself properly
C briefly
D start a conversation or reduce awkwardness

In context, what does "give it a shot" convey?

A practical and realistic
B manage financially
C try
D not to my liking

What does the idiom "go from strength to strength" mean?

A become more sociable
B keep secret
C work late into the night
D continue to improve