Idioms

If someone tells you to "pull yourself together" they want you to...

• go to sleep

• calm down

• start over

• don't give up

What does it mean if something is "a blessing in disguise"?

• Something is common.

• Something is good luck.

• Something seems bad at first but turns out to be good.

• Something that needs to be done again.

What does it mean if before a performance, a friend told you to "break a leg"?

• She wants you to hurt yourself.

• She wants you to slow down.

• She wants you to be wild.

• She wants to wish you good luck.

What does it mean if someone told you that the situation is "getting out of hand"?

• The situation is getting out of control.

• The situation is slowing down.

• The situation is good luck.

• The situation is common.

What does it mean if someone tells you to stop "beating around the bush"?

• They want you to lie to them.

• They want you to stop talking.

• They want you to emphasize a point.

• They want you to be straight forward and honest.

What does it mean if someone says it's "raining cats and dogs"?

• It's raining out of sudden.

• It's raining but the sky is clear.

• It's raining very heavily.

• It's raining and snowing.

I hope you __________________ on your class presentation.

I don't want to go out because it is still ___________________ outside.

The situation is _________________ because he cannot handle all the problems.

Just ___________________ ! There's no point crying about it.