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Idioms Related To Effort Hard WorkSet 4

1Getting the second wind

2"The exam was not hard. It was ..... "

3Sinta: "I'm not sure if I should sign up for the marathon. I don't think I can finish it." Riko: "Come on, don't ..... before you even try! You can do it!"

4To do something that is very easy.

5Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.A. do B. let C. delay D. leave

6Jump through hoops

7If you needed to study for a test, what might you say?

8Nikki was ready to throw in the towel. She had been trying for days to get her best friend to go to a scary movie with her. Her friend hated scary movies, and told her she absolutely would not do it. It was hopeless. What does "throw in the towel"

9Cook up a storm

10Don't throw in the towel now! The game isn't over yet.

11He forgot to complete his homework, so he has to .....

12The weather is awful here but we are trying to ..... our holiday.

13Do something difficult or painful

14Getting the kids to clean their rooms in like pulling teeth!

15"This project is an uphill road" means:

16She said designing a dress is a piece of cake. She really means

17Fend for oneself

18If someone says they need to "brush up on" their Spanish, what do they mean?

19Our English exam was so easy! It .....

20Someone who has many responsibilities at once is .....

21My friend promised to leave no stone unturned as he looked for the book he borrowed from me. Leave no stone unturned means he .....

22Alan's mother inspected his bedroom with a fine-toothed comb.

23If someone swims across a long river it is .....

24Nobody prepared me properly for the job, they just .....

25..... dribs and drabs

26We started to feel we could not walk any further but when we saw the town in the distance we got our .....

27Although I'm learning the ....., I believe the quality of your relationship with your teenage child depends on how strict you are with them.

28It was like finding a needle in a haystack.

29Review or relearn something you already know

30TO BE THROWN IN THE DEEP END

31"That math test was a piece of cake! I know I got every answer correct," Emma exclaimed.

32He dragged me, kicking and screaming

33If I say "I'm going to hit the books now" ,

34Choosing the cheapest ways and skipping quality steps is called what?

35Which of the options best represents the meaning "relax one's efforts" ?

36World renowned alternative rock band, The Script can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat.

37From the given options select the meaning of the given idioms/phrases.Herculean task

38To learn the hard way

39I'm not surprised that Tom is ill. He's been ..... for a long time. It was bound to affect his health sooner or later.

40Read the idiomatic expression and determine the meaning.After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

41What does 'Swim upstream' mean?

42The math test was so easy; it was a .....

43Complete the sentences with the correct form of these expressions.1. Jenny shares a flat with two other university students and they all ..... to keep the place clean and tidy; no one does more or less than anyone else.

44Match the idiom with the meaning. Choose the meaning that best corresponds to the idiom. Idiom: like shooting fish in a barrel

45Mowing the lawn is a piece of cake.

46The actors in this play go all out in every performance.

47When Kelvin accepted the job offer even though he was still in school, his mom thought he might be biting off more than he could chew.

48The homework is a mountain to climb.

49The exam was a piece of cake (this idiom means?)

50I want Frank to help me with this project, but he claims he ..... right now.

51When a book is intricate and complex, making it hard to understand, it is often referred to as:

52Beating a dead horse means

53To those students whose scores are not so good, please consider hitting the books so hard next time.

54What is it called when we put off until tomorrow what you could do today?

55To do sth that you don't have to do and that involves making a special effort

56Easier said than .....

57Which idiom would fit best?Doing the laundry is easy! Even my little brother can do it, and he is only 9.

58Beat a dead horse

59Pick the low-hanging fruit

60Helping around the house is just a piece of cake.

61What is the weapon of the weak?