1. As usual he left it to the last moment and as a
consequence he "missed the boat ".
(a) didn't take advantage of the situation
(b) didn't take
advantage of the opportunity
(c) didn't take advantage of the fare
(d) didn't take advantage of the date
2. I'm sorry to tell you that " you've burnt your boats "
now and so you won't be able to go back.
(a) your current situation cannot be reversed
(b) your current
situation cannot be repeated
(c) your current situation cannot be retaken
(d) your current situation cannot be restyled
3. I told her I understood exactly what she was feeling as
we were both after all " in the same boat ".
(a) in a similar case
(b) in a similar find
(c) in a similar take
(d) in a similar situation
4. No matter how smoothly things are running, you can always
rely on Charlie to " rock the boat ".
(a) spoil something (b) spoil anything (c) spoil everything
(d) spoil nothing
5. We were all a bit worried about the new manager because
we heard that she liked to " run a tight
ship ".
(a) be well organized (b) be well disposed (c) be well
received (d) be well placed
6. Although they were a couple well into their 80's
everything in their house was always "shipshape".
(a) very old (b) very neat (c) very fresh (d) very clean
7. Everybody imagined that there was a big romance between
the two of them but it turned out they
were merely " ships that pass in the
night ".
(a) strangers meeting quietly
(b) strangers meeting
softly
(c) strangers meeting once
(d) strangers meeting nightly
8. Sadly it never happened but she was absolutely sure "her
ship would come in" one day and she
could buy that house in the country.
(a) she would be famous (b) she would be free (c) she would
be happy (d) she would be rich
9. In view of his change in fortune he decided to "push
the boat out " and hold a big party.
(a) spend a lot of money
(b) spend a lot of
time
(c) spend a lot of effort
(d) spend a lot of energy
10. Once you've read the instruction book, you'll probably
find it's " plain sailing ".
(a)
accurate (b) active (c) straightforward (d)
intelligent
answers
1.
(b) didn't take advantage of the opportunity
2.
(a) your current situation cannot be reversed
3.
(d) in a similar situation
4.
(c) spoil everything
5.
(a) be well organized
6.
(b) very neat
7.(c)
strangers meeting once
8.(d)
she would be rich
9.
(a) spend a lot of money
10.
(c) straightforward
English Idioms and Expressions
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April 23, 2018
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