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Idioms Related To Effort Hard WorkSet 7

1To crank out a paper means .....

2The idiom "hit the books" means:

3'Officials were scrambling' means:

4Which phrase means "stop trying"?

5Sorry, I can't come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

6Piece of Cake

7The researchers at the renowned MIT have a long history of pushing the envelope in regards to computer science.

8Try everything possible

9After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of $^{}$bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

10Tie up any remaining loose ends

11To contribute or help in a shared effort

12To "ease up" means ..... A) to make less nervous B) to increase pressureC) to go faster

13Which of the following uses the phrase 'tried (his) hand' correctly?

14To start again.

15He worked hard to feather his nest.

16What does 'Belajar dengan giat' mean?

17If something "Goes hard," it means it is: (SSC Stenographer 2024)

18Danny was in danger of failing, so before his last math test he left the show early to go home and .....

19An easy task

20The builders are gIving final .....

21If you go the extra mile .....

22Delays at the airport are ..... these days.

23Using English idioms in context: Use the idiom 'piece of cake' in a sentence.

24To work very hard

25Tough time means:

26To "go the whole hog" means:

27Mess around means

28What does Tall Order means?

29Fill in the blank with the correct idiom: Losing weight by starting an exercise program is .....

30To go "through thick or thin" is to ..... A) lose a lot of weightB) get marriedC) have many kinds of experiences

31I tried to convince her to go out but all of my efforts were .....

32What does "laze around" mean?

33The football club management should stop barking up the wrong tree and instead, acknowledge that the lack of rest is the real cause of the athletes' recent poor performance.

34It's my dream to be a professional piano player, but I've had to put my dream ..... while I focus on my studies.

35Leave no stone unturned

36Slack off

37John is the perfect person to take on this difficult job. He's a really hard- ..... and won't stand for any nonsense

38I've got to accept the fact that it's going to take more than seven years of school if I want to become a doctor. After all, Rome wasn't built in a day.

39I can't ..... irregular verbs.

40What does the expression 'a piece of cake' mean when David describes the test?

41"Drop in the bucket" refers to something:

42Hit the .....

43I finished my homework in five minutes, it was a piece of cake.

44The detective found the case to be ....., as there were too many clues and not enough evidence to solve it easily.

45GPS doesn't work well in downtown Montreal I usally find myself going on ..... trying to find the address I am looking for.

46If someone is not pulling their weight it means they are being lazy

47Choose the meaning of the idiom "At the drop of a hat"

48I've told you ..... not to touch my computer.

49Lazybones means:

50What does "play truant" mean?

51Translate the idiom "Piece of cake" into Spanish using oblique translation.

52Doing something by fits and starts means?To do something .....

53Bogged down

54What does this idiom mean?To learn the hard way

55Reinvent the wheel

56If you have an easy assignment to do, you might say it is a breeze.

57'Learning a new skill is always hard at first." Yes, but we'll soon get the ..... of it.'

58Walking around a museum all day really ..... you .....

59The runner had to ..... before he continues to run another mile.

60The phrase "burning the candle at both ends" in the line 9 is closest in meaning to .....

61After the company went bankrupt, they tried to ..... and rebuild.