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