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32. To "dash off" means _____.

A) to do, make, or draw something quickly
B) to be deeply asleep
C) to be precise

33. "Dead tired" means _____.

A) no longer living
B) very tired
C) someone doesn't have long to live

34. To be in "deep water" means _____.

A) to be lazy

B) to be in serious trouble

C) to not care about things

35. If something "dies down", it means it _____.

A) falls over

B) dies quickly

C) fades away

36. To "die out" means _____.

A) to fail

B) to die quickly

C) to disappear slowly

37. A "dime a dozen" means _____.

A) it is expensive

B) something is unusual

C) something is easy to get

38. To "dish out" means _____.

A) to serve

B) to gossip

C) to make

39. To "do away with" something means _____.

A) to treat something

B) to stop something

C) to hide something

40. If someone is "down to earth", he is _____.

A) strange

B) practical

C) shy

41. "Easy does it" means _____.

A) let's do it later

B) let's do it carefully

C) let's do it quickly

42. To "eat your words" means _____.

A) to apologize

B) to shout loudly

C) to be quiet

43. To "eat out" means _____.

A) to rot away

B) to eat in a restaurant

C) to eat everything

44. To "edge out" means _____.

A) to move in slowly
B) with the narrow side outwards
C) to force out

45. To "eke out" means _____.

A) to rush out

B) to do with difficulty

C) to make easily

46. "En masse" means _____.

A) one by one

B) nobody

C) as a group

47. If you "keep an eye out" it means _____.

A) watch carefully

B) you are in charge

C) you don't pay attention

48. To "eat like a horse" means _____.

A) to eat noisily

B) to eat a little

C) to eat a lot

49. To "egg on" means _____.

A) to eat enough

B) to encourage

C) to annoy

50. To "ease up" means _____.

A) to make less nervous

B) to increase pressure

C) to go faster

51. To "face the music" means _____.

A) accept your punishment

B) listen carefully

C) ask a lot of questions

52. When it's "fair and square" it's _____.

A) unusual

B) confused

C) honest

53. To "fall behind" means to _____.

A) not keep up

B) hurt yourself

C) get angry

54. If something "falls through" it _____.

A) happens perfectly

B) explodes

C) fails to happen

55. "Far and wide" means _____.

A) in a limited area

B) everywhere

C) at one time

56. "Fat chance" means _____.

A) very lucky

B) no possibility

C) unlucky

57. "If it's a "feather in your cap" it means it's _____.

A) a problem

B) cowardly

C) an honor

58. If you are "fed up" you have _____.

A) had enough

B) eaten enough

C) drunk too much

59. If you "feel like" something you _____.

A) want to touch something

B) don't like something

C) want to do something

60. To "feel out" means to _____.

A) test and idea

B) tell a secret

C) hide something

61. To "gather in" means to _____.

A) collect

B) give out

C) organize

62. The "gift of the gab" means you are _____.

A) experienced

B) very intelligent

C) skilled in talking

63. To "gloss over" means to _____.

A) encourage

B) praise

C) try to hide

64. "To go like clockwork" means to _____.

A) run smoothly

B) go crazy

C) cost a lot of money

65. A "golf widow" is a woman who is _____.

A) left at home when her husband plays golf
B) in charge of the house
C) not married

Book 3

Idioms