C.L. Exam 141-160

Question 0

141.

What does it mean in Latin?

Answer 0

From Latin meaning “by form “.

Question 1

141.

What does pro forma mean?

Answer 1

Doing something pro forma means satisfying only the minimum requirements of a task and doing it in a short way.

Question 2

142.

What does quid pro quo mean?

Answer 2

A fair exchange, mostly used in diplomacy.

Question 3

142.

What does it mean in Latin?

Answer 3

That which was to be demonstrated

Question 4

143.

What does it mean to play Russian roulette?

Answer 4

To gamble foolishly on a risky or potentially ruinous business.

Question 5

143.

What is an example?

Answer 5

If you drink and drive, you are playing Russian roulette with your lives and others.

Question 6

144.

What does it mean to sail under false colors?

Answer 6

To behave deceptively.

Question 7

144.

What is an example of false colors?

Answer 7

It turned out that the door-to-door salesman was sailing under false colors and was actually a swindler.

Question 8

145.

What doe second wind mean?

Answer 8

A new surge of energy after a period of mental or physical exhaustion.

Question 9

145.

What does second wind refer to?

Answer 9

To the fact that a persons metabolism changes to a more efficient mode during prolonged exercise.

Question 10

146.

What is Semper Fidelis?

Answer 10

It’s Latin for always faithful.

Question 11

146.

Wat does it mean in the U.S. coast guard?

Answer 11

Always prepared.

Question 12

147.

What does sink or swim mean?

Answer 12

We must save ourselves by own means or else fail.

Question 13

147.

What is the image?

Answer 13

That of a person thrown into the water without a life preserver; he or she must swim or drown.

Question 14

148.

What does sit the fence mean?

Answer 14

To remain neutral, refuse to take sides in a dispute; used in a derogatory way about someone who is then to lack the courage to decide.

Question 15

148.

What kind of way is it used in?

Answer 15

Derogatory way.

Question 16

149.

What does sitting duck mean?

Answer 16

A very easy target.

Question 17

149.

What does sitting duck come from?

Answer 17

The term comes from hunting where it is much easier to hit ducks when they are sitting on the water than when they are in flight.

Question 18

150.

What does skeleton in the closet mean?

Answer 18

A potentially embarrassing secret.

Question 19

150.

What is an example of it?

Answer 19

” Before nominating the new judge the committee asked him if he had any skeletons in the closet.”

Question 20

151.

What does skin of ones teeth mean?

Answer 20

Manage to get it accomplished.

Question 21

151.

what is an example?

Answer 21

” I never really thought we’d get the magazine to the printer by the deadline, but we made it by the skin of our teeth.”

Question 22

152.

What does star-crossed lovers mean?

Answer 22

Lovers who’s relationship is doomed to fail.

Question 23

152.

What does star-crossed mean?

Answer 23

Frustrated by the stars, because those that believe in astrology believe stars control human destiny.

Question 24

153.

What does status quo mean?

Answer 24

The existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations.

Question 25

153.

What does it mean in Latin?

Answer 25

The state in which.

Question 26

154.

What does strain at A gnat and swallow a camal mean?

Answer 26

To take exception to a minor fault while overlooking a much larger one.

Question 27

154.

What is an example?

Answer 27

” The editorial implied that the challenger was unqualified because she has lived in the state only five years, but overlooked the major financial scandal involving the incumbent governor.” The editor was straining at a gnat and swallowing a camal.

Question 28

155.

What is Summa cum laude?

Answer 28

Receive ones degree with the highest possible distinction.

Question 29

155.

What does it mean in Latin?

Answer 29

With highest praise.

Question 30

156.

What does it mean to take the bull by the horns?

Answer 30

To take the initiative of confronting a difficult position.

Question 31

156.

What is an example?

Answer 31

” You’ll never decide what you want in life by simply thinking about it; you’ve got to take the bull by the horns and try out a,few possibilities”

Question 32

157.

What does it mean to throw the book at someone?

Answer 32

To make as many changes as possible against an offender.

Question 33

157.

What is an example?

Answer 33

” You may think you’ve gotten off lightly in the past,Mugsy, but this time were going to throw the book at you.”

Question 34

158.

What does thumbs up (or down ) mean?

Answer 34

Expression of approval or disapproval respectively.

Question 35

158.

What is an example?

Answer 35

” The two cities disagreed about a movie; one gave sit thumbs down, the other gave it thumbs down.”

Question 36

159.

What does N.O.W. mean?

Answer 36

national organization for woman, founded in 1966, seeks for an end to discrimination against women in all sectors of society.

Question 37

159.

What does NOW favor?

Answer 37

It favors liberalization, abortion laws, engages in litigation, and works actively in all politics to bring about equal treatment for women.

Question 38

160.

What are the FBI and CIA?

Answer 38

Federal Bureau Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency are charged with protecting the security of the Uniged States.

Question 39

160.

What is the difference?

Answer 39

The difference is that the FBI is to investigating security threats that take place within the U.S. borders.