Idiomatic Expressions

Question 1

to bear a close resemblence to

Answer 1

to look very similar to

Question 2

to be green with envy

Answer 2

to be very jealous

Question 3

to be down in the mouth

Answer 3

to be sad

Question 4

to look on the bright side

Answer 4

to be optimistic

Question 5

to be a far cry from

Answer 5

to be very different to

Question 6

It stands to reason

Answer 6

Something is obvious, understandable or clear from the facts

Question 7

To take a turn for the better/worse

Answer 7

To become better/worse, especially quickly or suddently

Question 8

To be in line with something

Answer 8

Similar to somehing or at the same level as somehing

Question 9

To have a vested interest with something

Answer 9

To have a strong personal interest in something because you could get an advantage

Question 10

To put a spanner in the works

Answer 10

To do something to prevent a plan or activity from succeding

Question 11

Given the chance and the choice

Answer 11

If i could choose

Question 12

That/this is not to say (that)

Answer 12

That doesn’t mean that

Question 13

It comes as a no surprise

Answer 13

It’s not surprising

Question 14

It’s a double-edged sword

Answer 14

It has both advantages and disadvantages

Question 15

There’s a faint/slight/slim/remote/outside chance of/that

Answer 15

A small possibility

Question 16

Let’s end on this/a positive note!

Answer 16

To finish a discussion with somehting positive even though the interaction may have been negative

Question 17

Boil down to something

Answer 17

To sumarize the main or most important result of something

Question 18

To be offset

Answer 18

A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite

Question 19

Parrot-fashion

Answer 19

Without regard for meaning

Question 20

To burn the midnight oil

Answer 20

To stay up late

Question 21

To fall behind on

Answer 21

To miss a few of

Question 22

To drag on

Answer 22

Get boring

Question 23

To nod off

Answer 23

To fall asleep

Question 24

To put your foot in it

Answer 24

Make a faux pas

Question 25

To bring up

Answer 25

To mention

Question 26

To turn over a new leaf

Answer 26

To change your behaviour for the better

Question 27

To go teetotal

Answer 27

To quit drinking

Question 28

To take a leaf out of someone’s book

Answer 28

To copy someone

Question 29

If need be

Answer 29

If necessary

Question 30

Only on rare occasions do we

Answer 30

We all rarely

Question 31

To egg someone on

Answer 31

To encourage someone

Question 32

Being at a loose end

Answer 32

As you didn’t have anything else to do

Question 33

To be at a low ebb

Answer 33

To feel down