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Idioms Related To Communication SpeechSet 20

1The children were [ ..... ] when Granny told them stories.
2Stop working on something
3"It won't be pushed under the .....
4Select the correct meaning of the following international idiom:To let a frog out of your mouth (Finnish)
5I'm in a train station, and it's very noisy. I can'thear you very well. Can you "SPEAK UP?"
6Which of the following sentences correctly uses the idiom "comply with a request"?
7The teacher said, "I need you to be all ears." What does "to be all ears" mean?
8Someone suggested that we play a party game to .....
9"Jump on the bandwagon" means to:
10True or False?Idioms and humor are rarely affected by cultural gaps in translation
11If you do someone ....., they are much more likely to help you out in the future.
12To hatch a plan is to
13A MAJOR CONCERN
14It is best to start the orientation with a fun activity to break the ice.
15A show of hands means .....
16I am always tongue-tied when the teacher asks me a question. What is the meaning of this idiom?
17What does "Lavar a roupa suja" mean?
18Why should one learn different idioms?
19Not going straight to the point or topic.
20I can't lift this table on my own.
21Practice what you
22TheaterWhich of the following phrases best describes the author's experience in the theater?
23"I'd like to think about it." means:
24Frida Kahlo's story was compared to "a game of telephone" because.
25Please ..... and come to the point.
26Alma throws a ..... at the locked door.
27People always judge a book by its ..... This is why having a quality design on your website is a must in order to attract customers.
28I can't stand Mr Bryant. He's always blowing his own ..... -telling everyone how good he is at everything.
29The place in a cinema where you can buy tickets
30"Break the ice" is .....
31We all need to be ..... before we try to present this complex idea to the boss
32Don't beat around the bush
33Which phrase means "make an opportunity for something to happen" ?
34On second thought
35What does it mean if two people are arguing and they are "splitting hairs"?
36If Reiko "breaks the ice," it means she
37Heard it on the grapevine means
38In flagrante delicto means .....?
39Joanna won't speak to me. Why is she giving me the ..... shoulder?
40Which of the following uses an idiom correctly?
41Don't trust what you hear on the grapevine. It's best to hear it straight from the ..... mouth so you know it's true.
42I stumbled across this expression while reading the last page.
43If someone is pulling my leg it means that
44What does "carry out" mean in the sentence: "The scientists will carry out the experiment next week"?
45Please keep me ..... about the project updates.
46Choose the correct meaning of "pull someone's leg"
47To join others in supporting or doing something that has become popular or widely accepted
48If you "have a quick word with someone," what are you doing?
49What does it mean to "Go fly a kite"?
50Hablando del rey de Roma / Speaking of the .....
51My boss and I are just not on the same .....
52There was a ..... with our tickets-we were charged for one-way tickets and not a round trip.
53An abusive, condemnatory speech
54It was just a ..... of the tongue, but she still gave me a lower mark for the speaking test.
55Before he left home, he had dropped his parent ..... A. a letter B. a word C. the news D. a line
56To speak in a teasing way
57"Behind the scenes" means ..... A) in a different place B) privatelyC) in a difficult position
58My friend gave me a kind word as consolation after I lost the race.
59Read the idioms and choose the correct meaning. What's the meaning of-all eyes on me?
60When a motion is open to discussion it is said to be .....
61To make clean breast of