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Idioms Related To Communication SpeechSet 16

1You can't sit on the fence any longer.what is the meaning of " sit on the fence" ?

2Here are the results .....

3I can't stand Mr. Brian. He's always blowing his own ..... telling everyone how good he is at everything.

4"to keep your shirt on"

5I don't trust him anymore; he already ..... once before.

6I do not like his habit of mincing matters.

7The internet has created an ..... where everyone is connected.

8My father is undoubtedly an arm chair critic.

9Apostles were able to do this after being filled with the Holy Spirit.

10Get some of sbdy's ideas

11Finish the saying: Don't judge a book by its .....

12Review: To speak or write evasively

13What is the literal meaning of "you don't have to bite my head off" ?

14Start big but go smaller

15"Raise awareness (of)" means .....

16The idiom "lionize a person" means .....

17All in all, the characters in the book were very entertaining.

18Finally, we are able to speak! We've been ..... all morning.

19The bookworms are always in the library.

20With FDR, congress would approve just about anything he suggested; because of this, congress was called FDR's what?

21Giving someone more details than they can remember or understand.

22Look at theat boy over there. He's .....

23Pour cold water on

24In a meeting, what does it mean if everyone is "on the same page"?

25Can I just get a ..... of hands for people who are under thirty?

26If I wanted to make my writing sound more descriptive, I could use which idiom to describe me telling someone something a bunch of times.

27An aggressive and bold confrontation is described as:

28Tell me who break the vase. I'm .....

29Unlimited authority to do something; free license

30....., I need some space.

31You've twisted my arm

32If someone leads you on, they ..... you to do something, especially by pretending that something is true.

33What is the meaning of 'bump into'?

34Crying wolf

35Stop ..... It is not good for anyone.

36What did "Fifty-four forty or fight" refer to?

37To whisper sweet nothings

38I'm sorry, Mimi, I'm just too exhausted to go out tonight. Could I .....?

39Choose the word or phrases which best complete the sentence:You can't expect me to work overtime ..... such .....! I need to be told at least two days in advance.

40John Hancock is often used to refer to .....

41Pull someone's leg means:

42Select the most appropriate context to use "Slide into someone's DMs."

43Which one is an idiom?

44The new recruits were ..... regarding the issue of salary.

45A particular attitude/opinion towards something

46"If you want to ask me, just ask; don't beat ..... the bush."a. forb. aroundc. roundd. towards

47Correct idiom: Which means to end a quarrel?

48Hit me up means

49What is the meaning of "lose touch with someone"?

50Uncle Mike arrived completely out of the blue. What is the best definition for this phrase?

51The idiom 'Actions speak louder than words' means:

52Just joking

53What does the idiom "See eye to eye" mean?

54Read the sentence from the selection. I would march around the New York apartment, wearing pink-flowered pajamas and his major's cap, and he would laugh and tell me I was the best floor show in town.

55We'll never see eye to eye on this issue. What does 'see eye to eye' mean?

56What does "to sum up" mean?

57"No taxation without ..... "

58"I'm glad we see eye to eye on this",means .....

59Which example best illustrates a "heart-to-heart talk"?

60If an author wanted to show a character was avoiding a difficult topic, which sentence would be most effective?

61Identify the idiom in the following sentence: 'After the argument, they decided to bury the hatchet.'