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Idioms Related To Success FailureSet 21

1"It was the oldest trick in the book-one man distracted me while another stole my wallet. I can't believe I fell for it."

2Choose the correct word to complete the phrase: give / lose a game or match

3He always keeps his word, meaning he .....

4Sadly, their success was nothing more than a ..... in the pan.

5Choose the best options to fill in the blanks.The boy showed his talent for playing the piano at the age of five, so he was considered an .....

6Elena blames Juan for the breakup of their marriage, but it takes two to .....

7If I don't finish this report by noon, .....!

8Which idiom expresses having two advantages simultaneously?

9If an exam was 'a piece of cake', how was it?

10Which of the following sentences contains a correctly used idiom?

11To follow someone's example

12Choose the sentence uses correctly the idiom a pie in the sky

13STEEP LEARNING CURVE

14Castle in the air

15They worked hard to make ..... for the damage they caused.

16To meet ..... you need to get 825 in EmSAT.

17Don't worry about the project; it's in my ..... hands.

18After the failure, he decided to throw in the towel. What does it mean?

19My uncle told my sister to break a leg when it was her turn to go out and dance in front of everyone.

20Choose the best meaning of "a Pyrrhic victory."

21Which of the idioms below means "the best".

22Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. If you don't do your coursework this weekend, you're going to .....

23Hold elective office is a .....

24What does the idiom "a head start" mean?

25Living in luxury is expressed by the idiom:

26The ..... of defeat.

27Poor track records refers to: (a)

28During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover

29"Below the belt" means ..... A) good B) secretlyC) unfairly

30He could taste blood(?) after the first day of the trial.

31I am afraid that I can't do this. It's way .....

32It sounds too good to be true.

33I decided to accept the job offer I had rather than wait for a better one. After all, .....

34Teething problems are .....

35THOSE LACKING SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE BEING GUIDED WITH EQUALLY INEPT INDIVIDUALS

36Become popular

37What does "on track" mean?

38Let someone off the hookWhat is the meaning of this idiom?

39She decided to ..... the bullet and tell her boss about the mistake she made.

40WHAT IS THE DEFINITION TO THIS COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSION. Crowning achievement

41What does "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." mean?

42They hoped that the tax cuts would ..... the wheels of the economy.

43Piece of a cake-Meaning

44To use something, especially a form of financial support, when other things have failed:

45The Olympic athlete plans to ..... by setting a new World Record for her sport.

46Choose the option that best explains the phrasal verb/idiom in the sentence. He was asked to step down after the audit.

47I can go back to the drawing board by .....

48Close but no cigar is used when someone:

49I'm going to PASS WITH FLYING COLORS because I studied a lot last night.This is an example of:

50As soon as mom saw her, she hit the nail on the head and solved the mystery.

51A person's weakness .....

52Man: I was 15 minutes late for class todayWoman: Better late than neverNarrator: what does the woman mean?

53Last year, the company went ..... up after the one of its senior executives offered his resignation.

54"My seminary was a epic fail."What epic fail means?

55TO GO DOWN SWINGING

56Which expression matches the English meaning "from being very poor to very rich"?

57I wanted to be a major league football player like Messi, but I knew it was probably .....

58"When pigs fly" is said to mean

59What gets broken without being held?

60The customer decided to leave the team and stop trying.

61She is not quite ..... the job as a teacher. Sheknows her stuff but can not keep control of the class.