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X: I want to be a movie star when I grow up.

Y: Film industry looks good from the distance, but it has its own problems. Remember, all that glitters is not gold.

"All that glitters is not gold" means ...

• Try as hard as you can or give your best.

• It is easier to show or explain something through a picture than through words.

• Things that look good outwardly may not be as valuable or good.

• To do things in the easiest possible way.

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You need to put your best foot forward in the interview if you want to land that job.

"Put your best foot forward" means ...

• Try as hard as you can or give your best.

• It is easier to show or explain something through a picture than through words.

• Things that look good outwardly may not be as valuable or good.

• To do things in the easiest possible way

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My friends invited me for the picnic on Sunday, but I have to go to my cousin’s birthday instead. Blood is thicker than water, isn’t it?

"Blood is thicker than water" means ...

• A person’s character, intellect, and other inner qualities are more important than his/ her physical beauty.

• Relationships with family (or blood relatives) is stronger than other relationships.

• If you carry out your plans boldly, the luck is more likely to favor you.

• Don’t take more responsibility than you can handle.

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That gorgeous actress behaved so rudely with the driver – beauty is skin deep, after all.

"Beauty is only skin deep" means ...

• Relationships with family (or blood relatives) is stronger than other relationships.

• Try as hard as you can or give your best.

• It is easier to show or explain something through a picture than through words.

• A person’s character, intellect, and other inner qualities are more important than his/ her physical beauty.

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I don't think Annabelle's new design is that attractive, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means ...

• Actions are a better reflection of one’s character because it’s easy to say things, but difficult to act on them and follow through.

• Beauty cannot be judged objectively, for what one person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal to another.

• Things that look good outwardly may not be as valuable or good.

• A person’s character, intellect, and other inner qualities are more important than his/ her physical beauty.

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My dentist always goes the extra mile, offering free back massages at the end of a stressful tooth extraction.

The idiom go the extra mile means ...

• To go far away

• To do much better

• To make an extra effort

• To give extra money

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Idioms

My last exam was a piece of cake.

The idiom a piece of cake means ...

• something that is very easy to do

• eat a cake

• something that is very hard to do

• have a piece of cake

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Idioms

You have a competition tomorrow, break a leg!

The idiom break a leg means ...

• To break our own leg

• Wishing someone luck

• To break someone's leg

• Wishing someone bad luck

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I've been feeling under the weather this week.

The idiom under the weather means ...

• To be soaked in a rain

• To be under the cloud

• To feel ill and sick

• To feel great and happy

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I don't see eye to eye with my brother on anything.

The idiom see eye to eye means ...

• Run away

• Feel worried

• See each other's eyes

• Agree with each other

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