Flashcards: Idioms, Roots, and Affixes Wk. 18-22

Front

The phrase 'once in a blue moon' means something that ______.

Back

doesn’t happen very often

Front

beat around the bush

Back

Avoiding talking about the truth

Front

'Hit the nail on the head'

Back

To get something exactly right

Front

Fill in the blank: When someone is feeling _______, they might say they are 'on top of the world.'

Back

Extremely happy

Front

Idiom: 'hit the books'

Back

Study very hard.

Front

Root “chrono”

Back

time

Front

Root "mega"

Back

big

Front

Root 'vac'

Back

empty

Front

What does the root "cert" mean?

Back

sure

Front

Root 'domin'

Back

master