Idioms

The______time was a charm for Korea’s Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic bid committee.

• third

• first

• second

• forth

He is one of those rare employees who has remained with the organization through thick and______.

• fat

• thin

• small

• obese

The placement agency took hundreds of people for a ______ by promising non-existent jobs

• consideration

• granted

• ride

• account

Let me set the record______on all the talk in the media about my business relationship with the key accused in the scandal.

• long

• horizontal

• straight

• still

Despite being an underdog, Division B team gave the best team of the tournament run for their______.

• money

• heritage

• cost

• price

This year, we’ll get a ______ start on the “green movement” by encouraging more people to take part in planting trees.

• shoulder

• hand

• neck

• head

That’s an amazing deal you’re getting. Don’t wait.______while the iron is hot, or else it’ll be gone.

• cross

• enter

• strike

• occur

The business has started to gain momentum after months of struggle. We finally see light at the end of______.

• mountain

• hole

• tunnel

• street

When he exceeded his brief to take charge of the project, the boss______ him in his place.

• let

• put

• puts

• lets

The government says that the economy is robust, but if you look at employment data and______further between the lines, you realize that the situation isn’t that rosy.

• make

• do

• watch

• read