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Idioms Related To Communication SpeechSet 28

1Written words can yield more power than brute force or action.

2"Monday Morning Quarterback" rarely act surprised about the outcome of the weekend football games. This tendency to believe they knew how the game would turn out is best explained by which psychological principle?

3"Laura didn't go to the meeting. Could you send her a summary of the discussion to bring her up to speed?"

4Choose the phrase meaning "accept what someone says even though you think they may be wrong or lying."

5Deeds and atrocities can dissapear from accounts, or be made to appear minor, while fantasies and fabrications can be made to look like hard facts.

6Choose the correct answer for each question.This film is a ..... Everyone is talking about it, and you shouldn't miss it!

7Don't get so worked up, buddy. She's only pulling your leg. What is the meaning of this idiom?

8A settlement of differences by mutual understandings

9Like a broken record

10To turn a deaf ear

11She is familiar enough with the data. Give us the information off the ..... of her head.

12To talk about something briefly

13Ask around

14Instead of accepting the job, he took the opportunity to ..... and quit

15Choose the correct meaning of "your guess is as good as mine"

16To end work for the day.

17Determine the meaning of the idiom. Keisha got up a started yelling at Ronnie and threatening him but Ronnie didn't even flinch because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite.

18According to his teachers, Harry often has ..... at school. That's really annoying!

19"My brother's room smells like a pile of dirty socks" means .....

20Adam Smith compared the forces of supply and demand in a free market to

21The phrase 'to think on one's feet' is to .....

22Think straight

23In a nutshell means to say something .....

24Mang Bert is an active member of the Sangguniang Barangay. He fights corruption in the government system. He helps without hesitation and does not expect anything in return from people he helps. Mang Manny is an example of one who:

25Something hinted at or suggested, but not said directly

26I said something that I should not have.

27To forgive someone and be friendly with them again after a fight.

28When he said he wanted to help, I thought he was being kind, but actually he was just trying to pull a fast one. What does "pull a fast one" mean?

29What does the idiom "play it by ear" mean?

30See eye to eye

31What does 'speak out' mean?

32Doesn't click

33Choose the correct inconsiderate behaviour to complete the statement. It bugs me when people ..... This morning I was waiting for a taxi and a man just stepped right in front of me!

34The trekking expedition on Mount Scott has been ..... as snow has been forecast for the weekend.

35I can't stand Mr. Brian. He's always blowing his own ..... -telling everyone how good he is at everything.A. balloon B. breath C. mind D. trumpet

36Which of the following is an expression Marisa and her friends might use to say good-bye after a party?

37A level ..... field

38Even after you leave the company, I hope we can keep in ..... for future opportunities.

39Complete the sentence:He talked so much that no one .....

40To cut the cackle

41Channel or medium can be face to ..... interaction, or through telephone, email, etc.

42What did one of the banners at the strikes and mass protests of socialists say?

43Behaviors that try to make others feel that they are less valuable than you are

44Jenny commented that the idea of morality today has evolved from how it is 20 years ago. "You can say that again," Andrew responded. What does his response mean?

45I've bought my husband an electric shaver in the hope that he'll get the ..... about his awful beard.

46What is the correct expression when a video, meme or photo becomes very popular on the Social Media?

47To be in agreement or have a shared understanding.

48An agreement in which both sides give up something.

49You'll just have to make a decision. You can't have it both ways.

50The teenager did not whale on his little brother.

51Managers were trying to silence potential. ..... by promoting or relocating them.A. con artistsB. industrial spiesC. whistle-blowersD. fraudsters

52It is imperative for communicating processes to reach consistent recovery points to avoid the ..... effect, with backward error recovery mechanism.

53Last night, I met Sara for a pep talk because I had my interview the very next day. Select the best answer for 'pep talk'.

54We can meet you halfway.

55Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning for the given idioms/phrases.Question: Muddy the waters

56What does 'get the point' mean?

57Use context clues to determine the meaning of the red idiom.I was so speechless that my mom asked me if the cat got my tongue.

58After I spent a couple of hours picking his brain, his scheme started to make sense.

59"Speak softly and carry ..... "

60She described the problem perfectly. She really ..... the nail on the head.

61What is a term for a situation or piece of information that seems doubtful or suspicious?