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Idioms Related To Effort Hard WorkSet 9

1Her dedication and hard work were so extraordinary that she was able to ..... in her community, achieving what others thought was impossible.

2In her first year in business, my aunt came ..... more problems than she had expected.a. up with

3Working in a record shop was pretty much a .....

4/ Bear the burden refers to avoiding responsibilities.

5GO DOWN THE DRAIN

6A belief in working hard

7He skips class very often so he is ..... his classmate now.

8If you are learning a complicated dance and have only just learned the first two steps, you can say:

9Learning to ride a bike was ..... for her; she did it in one day.

10Something that is very easy to do.

11Fill in the missing verbTo ..... a miracle

12The idiom that means ' to take special trouble' is .....

13To study in a determined way.Which idiom does this connect to?

14Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

15I've been doing my best to reduce the backlog, but I must admit that I've hardly put ..... in the problem so far

16The idiom "He will bend over backwards to help you." means

17To do to much of a particular activity: .....

18To spend time lazily

19You have to work hard in order to see results

20This expression means "very easy"

21You might belabor a topic that you feel strongly about.

22What does the idiom 'Dead weight' mean?

23What does the idiom mean? Uphill battle

24Herculean task

25I'll spend the weekends hitting the books as I have final exams next week.

26"a breeze"

27Fill in the blank: To start working hard is to .....

28'Bog down someone/something' Meaning

29Roll up your sleeves means .....

30The boy tried to finish the race at any cost.

31I entered the school science fair and spent all weekend working on my project for it. I almost gave up, when my mom said "Rome wasn't built in a day" and told me not give up.

32Find the meaning of the words in bold:It's a rough and ready movie, made on a small budget, but the director put her heart and soul into it.

33We could go and see the long .....

34Learn the hard .....

35Loaded for bear

36You can take the horse to the water but you can't make him .....

37If a researcher belabors a point, they:

38Fill in the blank with the correct idiom: Rapunzel thought that the test was going to be difficult, but .....! (Meaning: very easy)

39Explore all avenues

40Some folks can look at you and tell if you're even talking about ..... off, they'll add some work to you faster than you can say Jack Robinson.

41It's no good asking anybody in that shop to help you because they won't lift a finger.

42What does 'if you kick the books' suggest?

43The phrase "push at the boundaries" means:

44..... I did very well in the exam it was a piece of cake a piece of cake means

45Don't challenge Mike to a dance off unless you are ready because he will get in a dance battle at the drop of a hat. What is the meaning of the idiom?

46To beat a dead horse

47She has kept up a "punishing schedule" of public appearances. The phrase "punishing schedule" is closest to:

48He has been hitting the books.

49Is this phrase literal or nonliteral?I bit off more than I can chew.

50High-maintenance

51A labor of love

52Despite an injury, she stayed the ..... to save the match for her team.

53Super strong man who was given 12 nearly impossible tasks:

54He's holding down two jobs and attending school. He's really burning the candle at both ends.

55Which idiom means as hard or as long as one possibly can?

56Driving is ..... for Jamil as he has driven a bus for more than 20 years.

57Building things with Worn-out tools means-

58A sloppy or botched job

59They asked me for fresh ideas, so I ....., but couldn't come up with anything.

60The US government encouraged citizens to grow these.

61His sister's success acted as a(n) ..... to him and made him work hard in order to keep up with her.