Clichés

Poll

How do you feel about Subject-Verb agreement so far?

• Good

• Bad

• I have a question

Multiple Choice

What does "in the nick of time" mean?

• A nickel worth of time.

• Just in time.

• A small amount of time.

• To come at a later time.

Multiple Choice

What does "at the speed of light" mean?

• To happen really fast

• A light flash

• To be done with something

• To pass by

Multiple Choice

What does "as old as the hills" mean?

• A very long story

• Slang for hillside

• A measure of time

• Older than I know

Multiple Choice

What does "fit as a fiddle" mean?

• To be okay with something

• Plays beautiful music

• In great shape

• Deeply out of touch

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"These practices are absolutely essential."

• practices

• absolutely

• essential

• these

• are

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"We will circle around to that in a moment."

• around

• that

• circle

• moment

• will

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"We're doing this for the help and benefit of everyone."

• everyone

• of

• help

• and

• benefit

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"These demands are basic and fundamental."

• demands

• are

• basic

• fundamental

• and

Poll

How do you feel about clichés/redundancy so far?

• Good

• Bad

• I have a question

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"Here's a free gift on the house."

• free

• house

• gift

• here's

• on

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"Your contract is null and void."

• null

• your

• contract

• void

• and

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"The end result is always the same."

• always

• same

• end

• result

• the

Multiple Select

Redundancy: What two words are redundant when used together?

"Can you give me an advance warning next time?"

• give

• warning

• advance

• next

• time

Multiple Choice

What does "bitter end" mean?

• An uncertainty

• To end with regret

• The edge

• A disaster

Multiple Choice

What does "a can of worms" mean?

• A long story

• Many regrets

• A disaster

• Something gross

Multiple Choice

What does "a bad egg" mean?

• Hard to be around

• A bad influence

• Smells rotten

• Annoying