C.L TEST 141-160 Flashcards
141: what is pro forma?
Satisfying only the minimum
141: what is the Latin meaning?
By form
142: what is quid pro quo?
A fair exchange
142: what is the Latin meaning?
That which it has to be demonstrating
143: how do you play Russian roulette?
You got to get a revolver with one bullet spin the cylinder and fire at your own head
143: what is another Russian roulette game?
You got to drink and drive and risk your life an others
144: what is sail under false colors?
To behave deceptively
144: what is another definition?
The colors of a ship are its identifying flags
145: what is second wind?
A new surge of energy
145: what does it refer to?
The fact of a person’s metabolism changes
146: what is semper fidelis?
Latin for always faithful
146: what is the motto for the US marine corps?
Semper fidelis
147: what is sink or swim?
Is a situation when you are thrown in the water than you got swim or drown
147: what is another definition?
Save yourself or else fail
148: what is sit on the fence?
To remain neutral
148: what is another definition?
To refuse to take sides
149: what is sitting duck?
A very easy target
149: where does the term comes from?
From people that hunts down ducks
150: what is skeleton in the closet?
A potentially embarrassing secrets
150: how many definition does skeleton in the closet have?
Two definitions
151: what is skin of one’s teeth
To do something
151: what is the another definition for the term?
To accomplish something
152: what is star crossed lovers?
Lovers whose relationship is doomed
152: why was this made?
Because stars control human destiny
153: what is status quo?
The existing other of things
153: what is the Latin meaning?
The state of which
154: what is strain at a gnat and swallow a camel?
To take exception to a minor fault
154: what is the example given?
The editor was straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel
155: what is summa cum laude?
To graduate from collage
155: what is the Latin meaning?
Highest praise
156: what does to take the bull by the horn?
To take the initiative
156: what is the example given?
You’ve got to take the bull by the horn and out a few possibility
157: what is throw the book at someone?
to make as many charges
157: what is the example given?
We’re going to throw a book at someone
158: what is thumbs up (or down)?
Expression of approval and disapproval
158: what is the example given?
The two critics disagreed about the movie; one thumbs up; the other thumbs down
159: what is N.O.W
National organization of women
159: what does N.O.W do?
Try to put an end to discrimination against women
160: what is FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
160: what is CIA
Central Intelligence Agency