J.K.Rowling Story -- Idioms

Joanne says that she was barely able "to keep the lights on". What does she mean?

• That she struggled to survive

• That she had huge electricity bills

• That she was enjoying her life

"Being a bookworm" means that...

• ... somebody likes to destroy books

• ...somebody prefers reading to other activities

• ... somebody builds castles from books

"To follow your heart" means...

• to do heroic things

• to count your heart rate

• to do things you love to do, even if this is not easy

To be a "drifter" means...

• to sail on a fishing boat

• to be a person who moves from one job to another without any real purpose

• to be dizzy

To "have (something) in store" for somebody means that...

• somebody can buy things in a store

• something is planned or destined for one's future

• there is no deficit of goods

To "be a failure" means

• to trip over and fall

• to experience the opposite of success

• to be very sad

"My head was barely above water" means that...

• Joanne was very successful

• Joanne managed to survive but wasn't doing well

• Joanne was drowning

A "day job" means...

• a full-time, regular job bringing you money for living

• a job you can do only during day hours

• a contract job for one day

"In a dark place" means...

• to have no electricity

• being in a bad situation and/or feeling awful

• to go somewhere late at night