Idiom 10

Luggage may be placed here _______the owner’s risk.

• at
• by
• under
• with

The police are ___________certain who the culprit is.

• in some ways
• here and there
• more or less
• by and by

Don’t quote me. what I am about to say is _________ the record.

• on
• above
• off
• without

I’ve been doing my best to reduce the backlog, but I must admit that I’ve hardly put __________ in the problem so far.

• a foot
• a dent
• a brave face
• damper

We may win, we may lose - it’s just the luck of the __________.

• draw
• odd
• fate
• chance

They are having serious problems. Their relationship is on the__________.

• rocks
• cliffs
• stones
• grass

Unemployment threat has been _____________for a while now.

• daunting on the lookout
• intimidating on the air
• overwhelming on the wing
• looming on the horizon

I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have to, I’m afraid I’ve got far too much _____________ at the moment.

• on my plate
• in effect
• on my mind
• up my sleeve

William is an authority ___________ medieval tapestries.

• on
• with
• about
• in

My grandfather can’t remember anything about his life because he has lost his _____________.

• head
• brain
• memory
• mind