C.L. TEST 121-140 Flashcards
121: what is “his bark is worse than his bite”?
This type of Individual is someone that may have a “barbed tongue”?
121: why do they use this term?
Because dogs do a lot of barking
122: what does “when pigs fly” mean?
When someone is disagreeing with someone
122: Another definition for the term?
To tell someone to do something
123: what does “the fruit does not fall far from the tree” mean?
To the botanist it would make perfect sense
123: how Is the term used?
It’s usually use when someone is not that smart
124: what does “fit for the queen” mean?
Royalty
124: who uses this term?
Only people that rich
125: what does “if the shoe fits, wear it” means?
A term for negative feeling
125: which term does it relate to?
“Fruit not falling far from the tree”
126: what does “to know something like the back of your head” mean?
Something you know very well
126: what example do they use?
You do not road map to figure out the information
127: what does “blind as a bat” mean?
That you can’t see very well
127: when was it based on?
A very old nation
128: what does “dumb as a box of hairs” mean?
That you are not smart
128: what should you take this as?
An insult
129: what does “eye like a hawk” mean?
That you have good vision
129: how good of a vision does a hawk have?
That they can spot a small pray from great heights
130: what does “thrown to the wolves” mean?
When someone is placed in a willingly or unwillingly position
130: how does a wolves attack?
In a pack
131: what does “skeleton in the closet” mean?
Secrets that are better secrets and in hiding
131: what does it refer to?
Having secrets
132: what does “playing it by the ear” mean?
To play music but without learn to read music
132: did the term became extended?
Yes
133: what does “play second fiddle” mean?
To play a supporting or minor role
133: what is the example that they use?
The position of second violin is second fiddle
134: what does P.M. mean?
An abbreviation for the Latin phrase “post meridian”
134: What does post meridian mean?
After noon
135: what does “pop the question” mean?
Is to propose marriage
135: what is the example of “pop the question”?
“They have been going out for so long; I wonder he’ll pop the question”
136: what is “post mortem”?
Autopsy
136: what does it mean in Latin?
After death
137: what does “pot calling the kettles black” mean?
Criticizing other
137: what is the example for the term?
“I would not call him lazy if I were you, Andy; that would be the pot calling the kettle black”
138: what is “pound of flesh”?
Creditors who insist
138: what is the example of the term?
“The bank will have its pound of flesh”
139: what is the Latin meaning?
First lady
139: what is “prima donna”?
A vain and overly sensitive
140: what is “primrose path”?
A life ease and pleasure
140: another definition for the term?
The easy way out
