idioms

I was just pulling your leg. The dish tastes awesome.

• making a person to fall down by pulling the leg

• teasing by telling something that is not true

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All newspapers have carried Mr Martins’ story from rags to riches.

• from one place to another

• from being very poor to being very wealthy

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Amit was driving extremely fast. I told him it is better to be safe than sorry.

• If you are curious you will be killed.

• It is better to be careful than to do something you will later regret.

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Brad was accusing us of stealing his phone until he found it, and now he’s trying to sweep it under the rug.

• a. Brad thinks that his phone will be safer if he hides it under the rug.

• b. Brad wants to do something to make up for his mistake.

• c. Brad is trying to locate a signal for his phone so that he can use it.

• d. Brad wants to pretend that the incident never happened.

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It's a piece of cake

• It's vanilla cake

• It's difficult

• It's chocolate cake

• It's easy

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Hang in there

• Let's hang out

• Let's hold hands

• I am giving up

• Don't give up

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What is an idiom?

• a verb and the rest of the sentence

• a phrase that is funny

• a phrase with a meaning that can’t be interpreted literally

• a word that connects two main ideas

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Once in a blue moon we go out to watch a movie.

• Something that happens as a routine

• Something that doesn’t happen very often

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If you are over the moon,

• you become serious about something

• you are very pleased about something

• you are very angry with someone

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What does the idiom "be on the ball" mean?

• it is up to you to make the next decision or step

• when something seems familiar

• able to think or react very quickly

• very close to getting into trouble

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