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Idioms Related To Communication SpeechSet 4

1If your friends are explaining something that is very confusing to you, you can say:

2Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "To throw down the gauntlet".

3What do you do when you "shake hands"?

4"I'm sure we'll win the match easily!" - "Hmm, ..... "

5What came out of an egg?

6Vietnam's Got Talent is the game show that has taken the audience .....

7The brother and sister were ..... over who would get to inherit the beach house.

8"Under your breath" means to ..... A) whisper B) tell a secretC) hesitate

9Which idiom means you should carefully watch him?

10Which phrase could be used to ask someone to tell you the details/ gossip about something?

11Polish the apple

12Drivers on the M6 motorway have been given the ..... following an accident earlier today.

13What's the meaning of "dream up" ?

14When a Sargent says, "I need all boots on the ground." He is referring to his .....

15It's not enough to be ..... the customer

16Which of the following is an idiom rather than a simple collocation?

17It'll be difficult to fill Jane's ..... She did her job very well.

18"Budding journalists" also means .....

19What does "in the presence of" mean?

20Which idiom means to reject a proposal outright?

21Every Saturday my sister becomes a couch potato; once she watched 15 episodes of Breaking Bad.

22Averted the scene

23The story about the singer's car crash ..... yesterday. It's on the front page of every newspaper in Britain.

24Idioms/PhrasesThanks for taking a rain check means:

25Things that you have heard from another person but do not (definitely) know to be true

26Senator Daniel Webster debated against the nullification of the Protective Tariff stating that our country is to separated, but to be .....

27Give someone the benefit of the doubt

28If you go by the book .....

29Translate the following phraseological units-On everybody's lips.

30Don't worry-I'm just "pulling your leg" . What does this idiom mean?

31What does hang out mean in a holiday story?

32We are in the same boat

33Be a good sport

34Did you hear about Jake and Anna? Apparently he popped the question!

35Stumble across

36..... that you're getting married next month? OMG! Finally you're going to settle down.

37He is a COUCH POTATOE

38If you "strike up a conversation," what are you doing?

39What does this idiom mean:Carter brought in brownies to "butter up" the teachers.

40To say "I do!"

41Tell us what happen between Lisa and Mary. We're all ears.

42A real page-turner =

43To receive ..... review = to get good review

44The good news came .....

45The counselor will call my parents whenever I see her and spill the tea.

46The way I see or think about something:

47On the other hand means:

48A person who investigates and reports corruption in government and other problems of society

49What is the meaning of this idiom, adage or proverb?She was beating around the bush.

50"SOMETHING DOESN'T SPEAK TO ME" means

51Stay in touch with someone

52Zip your lips

53Imagine Scarlett is trying to solve a mystery, but she finds a clue that "gives no clue." What does that mean for her investigation?

54"When a citizen of a government we are in conflict with secretly gives us information about that enemy, we label it a "brave" and "courageous" act. When someone in our country tells our secrets to that same enemy, we indict that person as a "traitor."

55What's all that racket outside the window?

56MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY is .....

57A job offer came ....., just when I needed it most.

58Amber has great negotiation skills. She is good at:

59If someone argues about unimportant details, they:

60What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

61If you're going to "bad-mouth" someone, you're going to .....