COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS CL 11 26.07.24

What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?

• To initiate a conversation or social interaction in a situation where there is tension or awkwardness

• To make a situation more tense and awkward

• To stop a conversation abruptly

• To break something made of ice

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'hit the nail on the head'

• To avoid addressing the main issue

• To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem

• To miss the target completely

• To hit a person on the head with a nail

What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

• Very expensive or costly

• Referring to physical injury

• Affordable and cheap

• Costing a finger and a toe

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree'

• Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action

• Barking at the right tree

• Digging in the right garden

• Chasing the right squirrel

What does the idiom 'piece of cake' mean?

• A literal piece of cake

• Something that requires a lot of effort

• Extremely difficult to do

• Very easy to do

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'raining cats and dogs'

• raining fish and birds

• raining heavily

• raining sunshine and rainbows

• raining puppies and kittens

What does the idiom 'hit the sack' mean?

• to go to bed or to go to sleep

• to take a nap in the park

• to go for a run before bed

• to hit someone with a sack

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'burn the midnight oil'

• to work late into the night

• to take a break from work

• to work in the morning

• to sleep early and wake up late

What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

• feeling on top of the world

• enjoying perfect health

• feeling energetic and lively

• feeling unwell or sick

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'call it a day'

• To work all night

• To stop working on something for the rest of the day

• To take a break and then continue working

• To celebrate the end of the day