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Idioms Related To Success FailureSet 17

1They really ..... in 2023 with their first album.

2That sort of joke never makes people laugh and on this occasion it went down like a lead balloon.A. very quickly B. very soundly C. very noisily D. very badly

3Her hard work will eventually .....

4OpenAI AI has been ahead of the curve with its development in recent years, and this can be seen in its increasing capacity to generate human-like responses and understand complex concepts.

5I really missed the boat when I turned down the chance to work after school.

6To have more important things to do

7When I failed to finish college, I missed my ..... to prepare myself for a good job.

8The best of both worlds.

9"To make a bad situation worse" means to .....

10They could've used their bonus to buy a new motorcycle, but they decided to ..... instead.

11What does "throw in the towel" mean?

12He always finds something good even in bad situations-truly, .....

13Break a ..... on your test!

14When one door shuts, another one opens.

15To do something wrong

16Frank started off as an errand boy in the company, but he slowly worked his way up to the .....

17I am not going to a throw in a towel just because it's hard to do so.

18The interview was horrible, I definitely .....

19This new fashion is strange. I don't think it will ever ......

20" For the second month running there has been a ..... in the sales figures," said the director. "I want to see an improvement this month."

21Kill two birds with one .....

22After months of hard work, the project went off without problems-it was smooth sailing.

23The candidate who is ahead or who they think will win is called the .....

24Idiom.A man of straw

25Get down to brass tacks

26What does "carry through" mean in: "Her determination will carry her through the challenges"?

27It's a piece of cake, really means?

28I'm sure the situation will improve. It will .....

29Leonardo da Vinci is considered the ultimate ..... due to his many accomplishments as an artist, an architect, an inventor, an engineer, and a scientist.

30KEEP OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER

31The top five students were seen as ..... because they always received the best grades in the class.

32Identify the idiom in the following sentence: "After years of hard work, he finally found his pot of gold."

33What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The actor was told to "break a leg" before entering onto the stage.

34"The car looked so new and shiny I had no way of knowing I was buying a ..... "

35Have your wits about you .....

36Before going on stage for the talent show, Maria told her friend, "Just go out there and break a leg!" What did Maria mean?

37Alan was excited when he found out that he would have his own front row parking spot at the university, but that was just the icing on the cake. What is the meaning of this idiom?

38During the math test, Nora found the first question to be a piece of cake. What does 'piece of cake' means?

39Aiden said My baseball team is suffering a dry spell.

40In the end, things happened for the best.

41Which expression means something is absolutely certain?

42A drop in the ocean (n)

43Which rhetorical device best matches the following example?"In order to succeed in our project, we need go the extra mile."

44Although the situation was hard, he knew there was somehting positive about that. He thought:

45Kelly had worked hard and did really well on her math test. "You knocked it out of the park," her brother beamed, as he patted her on the back. He had helped her practice a lot, so he thought part of her grade was due to his help. What does "Knock it out of the park" mean?

46An activity continued for life

47After the band had a meeting with this famous music producer, they became an overnight success. That meeting for them was their .....

48Which one of the following best describes an expert person

49Failure to repay a loan according to the terms on the contract

50Heart surgery is a serious procedure-a doctor and patient evaluate what before it is carried out?

51To "iron out" means to ..... A) complete small details B) make problemsC) plan ahead

52What does it mean to 'be ahead of the curve'?

53A competitive edge in a school sale means your group does what?

54Which idiom is used to describe someone who keeps their promise?

55Which expression means "stop going to classes before finishing one's studies"?

56People who take calculated risks often:

57TO BE SECOND TO NONE means to be the best

58Volunteer work can ..... to the lives of many people.

59(Woman) How's your research project coming, Mike?(Man) So far, so good.(Narrator) What does Mike mean?

60We thought that our neighbor's, the Jones family, were rich beyond our wildest dreams, but it turns out that we're all in the same boat. What is the meaning of this idiom?

61I'm ready. I can go to airport .....