Speak English Like an American 1/2

You`d better.......... to your father carefully. After all, you don't want him to get heart attack.

• give the ax

• tell

• break the news

• give the creeps

Jim worked many......... jobs before finally deciding to start his own business.

• live-end

• dead-end

• dead

• top dollar

The company was in trouble after its new product was.......

• a real flop

• a success

• successful

You want to climb Mount Everest !!!! ........................

• Thank goodness

• that is very esay

• Easier said than done

Juan's.............. helps him make all the decisions.

• right- hand man

• right- heart man

• right- leg man

• enemy

To live from hand to mouth. This phrase means...

• to have a lot of friends

• to have a good job

• to have a lot of money

• to barely have enough money to survive

To make ends meet. This phrase means....

• to have a lot of money

• to have enough money to live

• to meet someone

Jill and George were very close friends until Jill........................ by stealing his girlfriend.

• made ends meet

• offered him a present

• stabbed him in the back

When George showed up for the chemistry class a half an hour late, his teacher really....................

• thought big

• thanked goodness

• told him off

• Made ends meet

When pigs fly! This idiom means.....

• sometimes

• never

• may be

• always