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Idioms Related To Danger RiskSet 4

1Smell a rat

2Go for broke means which choice?

3A small fish is often the ..... for a bigger fish or a bird.

4If you spill salt,

5Leap into the dark means:

6Resort to violence

7Give the meaning of the idiom 'come hell or high water'.

8The opposition leader landed himself in a whole load of hot water after making several vulgar comments.

9I'm going to stick my neck out and ask my teacher for extra days to complete the assignment. What does stick my neck out mean?

10You will get into hot water when going out for no particular reason.

11He or she may be sizing you up

12"to their detriment" means:

13A serious situation when we need to do things fast.

14The rats were agents of ecological warfare. What does "agents of ecological warfare" mean?

15You are on thin ice!

16What does the expression 'cry wolf' mean?

17"Bite the bullet" means to:

18Despite being afraid, the soldier decided to bite the bullet during the mission. What does the idiom mean?

19Don't do anything/just leave things as they areso that you won't have any other troubles

20Fight Fire with Fire.

21Complete the sentence:I got into hot water the other day .....

22The boy escaped death by a hair's breadth. This means he escaped

23A situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

24At the station, we often see the sigh " ..... for pickpockets".

25TO LIVE IN THE FAST LANE means

26They are in hot water.

27The sixth time he called me at night was the .....

28Which expression names an aggressive group attack on someone?

29Watch out(for)

30Tight corners

31The new tax laws could spell ..... for some small businesses.

32"Out on a limb" suggests what?

33Go out on a limb

34To take a risk is to take

35A friend is walking with you along the pavement. You see he is about to step in a puddle of water and say, " ..... "

36What does Donalbain mean when they says to his brother, "Where we are,/There's daggers in men's smiles" after their father is killed?

37Complete the sentence.A dead end street is one that .....

38A person who attacks and robs someone in a public place

39Accused walked a certain number of paces over hot stones to prove their innocence.

40Which idiom means "to cause trouble?"

41Behind the eight ball

42Dystopian people always have .....

43In which sentence the idiom "stumbling block" is correct?

44What is a common name for a situation where an assailant attempts to force a responding officer to shoot them?

45The phrase 'Off guard' is used to describe a situation where someone is:

46To take a risk

47Choose the correct meaning of "on thin ice"

48Play with fire means .....

49For generations, malaria was known as the scourge of the disease in many Italian provinces. The phrase "the scourge of the disease" is closest in meaning to:

50Tied and thrown into a body of water (river).

51Alex thought the handsome stranger was gentle and kind, but Peter suspected he was a ..... in ..... clothing.

52In the sentence 'He's in hot water with his parents', what does the idiom 'in hot water' mean?

53I didn't realize the hot water I would be in by accepting the Schwa's invitation. What does this idiom mean?

54Knock out

55While driving through that development, we had to watch out for the little children playing in the street.

56Remember if you go into that meeting without being prepared with some answers, you will simply be a sitting duck.A. a bird with no wings B. a ready target C. a steady aim D. a sick animal

57What is the meaning of " hanging by a thread" in the sentence?His academic performance was hanging by a thread due to his lack of motivation.

58The police ..... when he said he wasn't involved in the crime. Someone fitting his description had been seen in the area.

59Idiom that means to make a bad situation worse.

60I was saved by the bell and at the last minute I didn't need to go to the meeting for which I wasn't prepared.

61What does "behind the eight ball" mean?