IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION 7 TET AND DSC

 





IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION 7 TET AND DSC πŸ‘‡


1. What does “a piece of cake” mean?

  • A dessert item
  • Something difficult
  • Something boring
  • Something very easy

2. What does “bread and butter” mean?

  • A bakery shop
  • Basic means of living
  • Rich food
  • A special meal

3. What does “butter someone up” mean?

  • Ignore someone
  • Flatter someone for a favour
  • Blame someone
  • Cook with butter

4. What does “spill the beans” mean?

  • Forget everything
  • Cook food
  • Reveal a secret
  • Make a mistake

5. What does “in hot water” mean?

  • In trouble
  • Having a bath
  • Relaxing
  • Drinking tea

6. What does “full of beans” mean?

  • Lazy
  • Hungry
  • Tired
  • Very energetic

7. What does “salt of the earth” mean?

  • An angry person
  • A very good and honest person
  • A salty food
  • A careless person

8. What does “apple of one’s eye” mean?

  • Something to eat
  • Someone very dear
  • A stranger
  • A teacher

9. What does “have bigger fish to fry” mean?

  • Have more important things to do
  • Have nothing to do
  • Cook food
  • Be hungry

10. What does “the icing on the cake” mean?

  • A bakery item
  • An added advantage
  • A disappointment
  • A problem

11. What does “take it with a pinch of salt” mean?

  • Eat slowly
  • Don’t believe completely
  • Trust fully
  • Believe blindly

12. What does “out of the frying pan into the fire” mean?

  • Go from a bad situation to a worse one
  • Cook something
  • Avoid danger
  • Be safe

13. What does “bring home the bacon” mean?

  • Return home early
  • Earn a living
  • Spend carelessly
  • Cook food

14. What does “make ends meet” mean?

  • Finish early
  • Manage with limited money
  • Earn extra income
  • Meet relatives

15. What does “money doesn’t grow on trees” mean?

  • Money is easy to get
  • Money comes from nature
  • Money is hard to earn
  • Money is useless

16. What does “born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth” mean?

  • Born poor
  • Born in hospital
  • Born into a rich family
  • Born under a lucky star

17. What does “tighten one’s belt” mean?

  • Earn more
  • Spend less money
  • Lose weight
  • Dress neatly

18. What does “in the red” mean?

  • Wearing red clothes
  • Losing money
  • Earning profit
  • Being lucky

19. What does “on the house” mean?

  • Paid by customer
  • Free of cost
  • For staff only
  • Half price

20. What does “foot the bill” mean?

  • Avoid payment
  • Complain loudly
  • Refuse to pay
  • Pay the total amount

21. What does “nest egg” mean?

  • A bird’s egg
  • A new business
  • Unexpected loss
  • Savings for future use

22. What does “cut corners” mean?

  • Work slowly
  • Do something cheaply or carelessly
  • Take extra care
  • Be perfect

23. What does “hit the jackpot” mean?

  • Spend money
  • Win or achieve great success
  • Start a new job
  • Lose everything

24. What does “hand-to-mouth existence” mean?

  • Earning a lot
  • Living with just enough money
  • Being lazy
  • Living in luxury

25. What does “cash cow” mean?

  • A charity fund
  • An expensive item
  • A farm animal
  • A product or business that gives steady profit

26. What does “in black and white” mean?

  • Written clearly and officially
  • Drawn with colour
  • Hidden secretly
  • Seen on TV

27. What does “work one’s fingers to the bone” mean?

  • Rest a lot
  • Work carelessly
  • Do no work
  • Work extremely hard

28. What does “burn the midnight oil” mean?

  • Work late into the night
  • Light a lamp
  • Sleep early
  • Take a break

29. What does “call it a day” mean?

  • Work overtime
  • Complain about work
  • Start working
  • Stop working for the day

30. What does “back to the drawing board” mean?

  • Start again after failure
  • Celebrate success
  • Continue without change
  • End everything

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