Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

blow one’s top

Answer 1

become extremely angry.

Question 2

bushed:

Answer 2

very tired; exhausted.

Question 3

a cinch:

Answer 3

something that’s very easy to do.

Question 4

crash course:

Answer 4

short course designed to give a lot of knowledge/information in a very short time.

Question 5

dicey:

Answer 5

uncertain; taking too much of a chance.

Question 6

do a bang-up job:

Answer 6

do a very good job; do very well at something.

Question 7

Easy does it!:

Answer 7

Be very careful! / Don’t do anything too fast or too hard!

Question 8

• an egghead:

Answer 8

a very intelligent person

Question 9

elbow grease:

Answer 9

hard work; effort.

Question 10

feel puny:

Answer 10

feel unwell, ill.

Question 11

get a move on

Answer 11

hurry

Question 12

get one’s wires crossed: be confused or mistaken about something.

Answer 12

get one’s wires crossed: be confused or mistaken about something.

Question 13

green

Answer 13

inexperienced.

Question 14

have something down pat:

Answer 14

know/understand something completely and thoroughly.

Question 15

head honcho:

Answer 15

person in charge; top boss.

Question 16

‘jump all over someone:

Answer 16

severely criticize / find fault with someone.

Question 17

keep one’s nose to the grindstone

Answer 17

stay diligent; steadily work hard,

Question 18

a klutz

Answer 18

an awkward, uncoordinated person.

Question 19

Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 19

Don’t cause problems by doing something when it isn’t necessary.

Question 20

live from hand to mouth

Answer 20

survive on very little money;

Question 21

nosh

Answer 21

snack.

Question 22

nuke

Answer 22

heat in a microwave

Question 23

pay the piper

Answer 23

face the consequences for something you’ve done.

Question 24

pull someone’s leg:

Answer 24

tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something

Question 25

a quick study

Answer 25

someone who learns new things quickly and easily.

Question 26

. schmooze:

Answer 26

make relaxed, casual conversation.

Question 27

shoot the breeze:

Answer 27

make relaxed, casual conversation.

Question 28

Someone’s made his/her own bed; now let him/her lie in it

Answer 28

Someone has causedhis/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.

Question 29

Step on it!

Answer 29

Hurry up!

Question 30

‘tight-fisted:

Answer 30

very frugal; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.

Question 31

a tightwad

Answer 31

someone who is very frugal and unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.

Question 32

until hell freezes over

Answer 32

forever. Note:This expression is used to describe something that will not

Question 33

until you’re blue in the face:

Answer 33

Forever Note:This expression is used to describe something that will not

Question 34

wet behind the ears:

Answer 34

inexperienced and naive.

Question 35

‘wishy-washy:

Answer 35

:uncommitted; without an opinion of one’s own.

Question 36

with bells on:.

Answer 36

very eagerly; with the feeling that one will have a very good time.

Question 37

would (‘d) just as soon:

Answer 37

would (‘d) rather; prefer.

Question 38

You don’t say!:

Answer 38

Really? / Is that really true?

Question 39

zilch:

Answer 39

nothing.

Question 40

. Pull some strings

Answer 40

ใช้เส้นสาย

Question 41

Eyes are bigger than one’s stomach

Answer 41

หิวตาโต (ตัก/สั่งอาหารมามากจนกินไม่หมด)

Question 42

Fit like a glove

Answer 42

พอดีเป๊ะ

Question 43

Use your noodle

Answer 43

ใช้สมอง

Question 44

Out of the woods

Answer 44

พ้นอันตราย