C.L. TEST 121-140 Flashcards
- What does his bark is worse than his bite mean?
An individual who may have a barbed tongue but is rather likable after getting to them
- What does his bark is worse than his bite mean obviously?
Canine reference to a dog who barks a lot
- What does when pigs fly mean?
Something rather impossible without purchasing on the economy flight
- We might respond to “when pigs fly!” When?
When someone asks us to do something that we may consider to be against our better judgement
- What do the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree mean?
Someone who isnt doing something smart
- To what people would the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree make perfect sense to?
Botanist and physicists
- What does fit for a question mean?
Only the best will do
- In fit for a question, what do we refer royalty with?
Opulence
- What does if the shoe fits wear it mean?
To indicate a persons guilt or lack of proper action
- What kind of feeling does if the shoe fits wear it give off?
Negative
- What does to know something like the back of your hand mean?
You know something very well
- To know something like the back of your hand, then you what?
Since you see the back of your hand a lot, you don’t need information or a map, you already understand it
- What does blind as a bat mean?
An expression based on a very old notion
- Is as blind as a bat true?
No, bats have very good eyesight
- What does dumb as a box of hair mean?
An insult
- What is dumb as a box of hair?
An expression
- What does eyes as a hawk mean?
You have really keen eyesight
- What is eyes as a hawk?
A compliment
- What does thrown to the wolves mean?
A situation that is not positive
- When is thrown to the wolves used?
When someone is placed, willingly or unwillingly in a position that is not comfortable
- What does skeleton in the closet mean?
Hangings secrets that are better kept in hiding
- What is skeleton in the closet?
An expression
- What does playing it by ear mean?
People who make up rules as they go
- What did playing it by ear mean before it was extended?
Individuals who learned music without reading the notes
- What does play the second fiddle mean?
To play a supporting to minor role in relation to someone else
- If your playing the second fiddle, then what is the person above you called?
First fiddle
- What does P.M. stand for?
Post meridiem
- What does post meridiem mean?
After noon
- What does pop the question mean?
To propose marriage
- What is an example of popping the question?
Tim has been dating Mary so long I wonder if he has “popped the question”
- What is post-mortem?
Autopsy
- What does it mean coming from Latin?
After death
- What does pot calling the kettle black mean?
Criticizing others for the very fault they have
- What’s one example of pot calling the kettle black?
If one is no the most athletic, calling them lazy or not athletic
- What does pound of flesh mean?
Those(creditors) who cruelly demand the repayment of debt no matter how much it will cost the debtor
- Where is pound of flesh taken from?
A Shakespearean play; the merchant of Venice
- What is prima Donna?
Overly sensitive person that is difficult to work with
- What does prima Donna mean in opear?
Principal female soloist
- What is primrose path?
A life of ease and pleasure
- What is it to lead people down the primrose path?
Deceive people into thinking that things are easier than what they are
