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202. If you are "up front", you are _____.

A) bold

B) sincere

C) brave

203. "Under wraps" means _____.

A) in secret

B) with difficulty

C) in a small space

204. If you are "up tight", you are _____.

A) rich

B) worried

C) an executive

205. "Very well" can mean the same as _____.

A) no

B)  later

C) giving consent

206. To "vote down" is to _____ something.

A) accept

B) defeat

C) propose

207. To "veg out" means to _____.

A) get angry

B) get excited

C) relax

208. If someone talks about "vibes", they are talking about _____.

A) feelings

B) experiences

C) desires

209. If you "walk off with" something, you _____ it.

A) steal

B) forget

C) borrow

210. "Walking on air" means you are _____.

A) happy

B)  depressed

C) upset

211. To "walk all over" someone is to _____ them.

A) mislead

B) aggravate

C) impose on

212. "Watch  out" means _____.

A) be careful

B) relax

C) hurry up

213. "Water down" means to _____.

A) make stronger

B) have a beer

C) weaken

214. The "way the wind blows" is _____.

A) how things were
B) the way things are
C) how things are going to be

215. To "wear on" someone is to _____ them.

A) agree with

B) annoy

C) ignore

216. To say "word for word" means to _____.

A) condense it

B) change what was said

C) say it exactly the same

217. To "wet one's whistle" is to _____.

A) be happy

B) have a problem

C) have a drink

218. If you are "yellow bellied", you are _____.

A) brave

B) conceited

C) cowardly

219. "You bet" means _____.

A) no

B)  certainly

C) if I can

220. "You don't say" shows _____.

A) disbelief

B) annoyance

C) surprise

221. "You  tell them" _____ someone.

A) encourages

B) disciplines

C) corrects

222. "Year in, year out" means _____.

A) never

B) constantly

C) eventually

223. "You can say that again" shows _____.

A) condemnation

B) acceptance

C) agreement

224. If you are a "yes man" you always _____.

A) argue

B) agree

C) question

225. If something is "yummy", it's _____.

A) delicious

B) horrible

C) frightening

226. To "zonk-out" is to _____.

A) daydream

B) get excited

C) fall asleep quickly

227. To "zip your lip" is to _____.

A) shut up
B) be loud
C) talk about things you don't know

228. To "zero in on" is to _____ something.

A) aim for

B) adjust

C) alter

Idioms

Book 3

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400 questions in English Grammar

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