2-Familiar-Words-New-Meaning

Question 1

crawl (v) (of a vehicle)

Answer 1

if a vehicle crawls, it moves forward very slowly
crawl by/along etc
e.g.
The traffic was crawling along.
I’m crawling along the highway.

Question 2

have second thoughts

Answer 2

to start having doubts about a decision you have made
e.g.
You’re not having second thoughts, are you?
She’d had second thoughts about the whole project.

Question 3

be of two minds (about something) (Am)
be in two minds (about something) (Br)

Answer 3

to be unable to decide what to do, or what you think about something
e.g.
I was of two minds about whether to go with him.

Question 4

tied up

Answer 4

busy
e.g.
I’m tied up on this weekend.

Question 5

strike sb that … (of a thought or idea)

Answer 5

suddenly comes into sb’s mind
e.g.
It struck me that maybe she didn’t want to go out with me.

Question 6

be the last thing on sb’s mind

Answer 6

be the thing that sb is least likely to be thinking about
e.g.
Getting married is the last thing on my mind right now.

Question 7

get out of sth

Answer 7

avoid doing sth
e.g.
I’ve promised her to teach her how to drive and I can’t get out of this.

Question 8

You’re not gonna believe this.

Answer 8

used to introduce surprising and often unwelcome news