C.L. TEST 121-140 Flashcards
1
Q
- What does his bark is worse than his bite mean?
A
An individual who may have a barbed tongue but is rather likable after getting to them
2
Q
- What does his bark is worse than his bite mean obviously?
A
Canine reference to a dog who barks a lot
3
Q
- What does when pigs fly mean?
A
Something rather impossible without purchasing on the economy flight
4
Q
- We might respond to “when pigs fly!” When?
A
When someone asks us to do something that we may consider to be against our better judgement
5
Q
- What do the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree mean?
A
Someone who isnt doing something smart
6
Q
- To what people would the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree make perfect sense to?
A
Botanist and physicists
7
Q
- What does fit for a question mean?
A
Only the best will do
8
Q
- In fit for a question, what do we refer royalty with?
A
Opulence
9
Q
- What does if the shoe fits wear it mean?
A
To indicate a persons guilt or lack of proper action
10
Q
- What kind of feeling does if the shoe fits wear it give off?
A
Negative
11
Q
- What does to know something like the back of your hand mean?
A
You know something very well
12
Q
- To know something like the back of your hand, then you what?
A
Since you see the back of your hand a lot, you don’t need information or a map, you already understand it
13
Q
- What does blind as a bat mean?
A
An expression based on a very old notion
14
Q
- Is as blind as a bat true?
A
No, bats have very good eyesight
15
Q
- What does dumb as a box of hair mean?
A
An insult
16
Q
- What is dumb as a box of hair?
A
An expression
