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Idioms From War Sport The SeaSet 1

1Contrary to the outcome of our last successful skirmishwith the enemy, we were knocked off this time like sitting ducks.

2When neither side can gain land or victory during a war

3I do want to go somewhere quiet to relax from the ..... of Boston, but I have so much work to do that it's only a dream at the moment.

4A/an ..... is a sudden overthrow of the government.

5Which of these idioms have to do a lot with manipulating ships in the 17th century?

6When neither side is gaining an advantage during war it is considered a .....

7To set the Thames on fire

8In "Three Strikes You In," what is the "In" Ice Cube is referring to?

9A war in which a country uses all its resources to win.

10What was a war hawk?

11A ribbon marking the end of the race

12The instruction from the tower 'Vacate Runway left' means,

13What was the land between two enemy lines called?

14What might the following idiom mean?To be in deep water?

15In the song, what are you supposed to do when you "Deck the Halls"?

16To go "back to square one" means

17Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?

18..... the goalposts

19Payment to a ship owner for carrying one's cargo is

20I bought the ingredients and all the appliances are here. When are you going to start preparing the meals? Now the ball is in your .....

21Match each idiom to its meaning. The phrase "hook, line, and sinker" corresponds to which meaning?

22After a year of vicious fighting, the war had become a ..... or situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory.

23What was the land between the trenches called during WWI?

24Choose the place where motor racing takes place:

25The phrase bread and circuses described-

26In both of the stories we had short phrases like "sea of strangers," "butterflies in her stomach," and "start off on the right foot." What are these phrases called?

27What is the word use to refer to the sense of brotherhood and close bonds formed between the men while fighting?

28Boot camps are

29On the way, Hercules met ..... of the Forest.

30After Pearl Harbor, it was said that Japan had .....

31Even though they had a nasty fight, they decided to "bury the hatchet and move on".

32In what game is the word love used?

33Lightning war

34A large, destructive, unstoppable force is:

35By hook or by crook

36What does the phrase 'Let the chips fall where they may' mean?

37What was the name given to the air to air combat between pilots?

38The ball is in your ..... -It's up to you-It's your decision to make

39Accused submerged in boiling hot water and grabs stone from bottom of cauldron.

40The army was ..... and ready to defend their positions against any form of attack.

41The poet was referring to what when he mentioned 'risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss'?

42'Lift off' refers to:

43Cloth to catch wind

44A war based on wearing the other side down by constant combat is called .....

45A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

46When Hercules found Atlas, he was holding the .....

47Term Chinaman is related to which sports?

48Which of the following is the meaning of the line " ..... laugh a wild sea down"?

49"No taxation without representation" was a protest against

50What does this idiom mean?On the ball

51When an alliance is formed between two nations, it means that .....

52If it is "par for the course", it is ..... A) typical B) very goodC) terrible

53I was ..... when he started discussing quantum physics during dinner.

54When Sport fishing, what happens to the fish?

55Disease soldiers developed from standing in wet trenches without changing into dry boots

56What is the meaning of 'running water'?

57Merchant ships escorted by warships, trawlers, and planes were collectively known as?

58What does "free solo" mean in the context of Honnold's climb?

59What did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt call December 7, 1941, in his speech to Congress?

60What is '0' points called in tennis?

61Idioms Test 22. After Michael missed three shots in a row and passed the ball to a player on the other team, they boys were only up by two and they suspected that Michael would be the Achilles' heel of the team.