Idioms and phrases

Question 1

said when you are giving someone a piece of information and you are not certain if that information is useful or important
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__________, I think he may be right.

Answer 1

for what it’s worth

Question 2

to pretend not to notice, intentionally ignore

If I’d known it would go this far, I would’ve just __________.

Answer 2

to turn a blind eye

Question 3

to make somebody angry, to annoy somebody, get on somebody’s nerves
I’m working on a project with Jake and he’s been __________.

Answer 3

to drive somebody up the wall

Question 4

trying to get something in a way that is not going to work

I’m sorry, but you’re _________.

Answer 4

to bark up the wrong tree

Question 5

to be unable or unwilling to make a decision

I’d like to get a tattoo, but I have very sensitive skin, so I’m _______ about it.

Answer 5

(to sit) on the fence

Question 6

to agree

We’re friends, but we don’t always __________.

Answer 6

to see eye to eye

Question 7

to avoid talking about what’s important

Stop ______ and get to the point

Answer 7

to beat around the bush

Question 8

get to the point

Let’s __________.

Answer 8

get down to the nitty-gritty

Question 9

barely; only just; by a small margin

He escaped the police __________.

Answer 9

by the skin of somebody’s teeth

by a hair’s breath

Question 10

feeling slightly ill

I feel a little ________ today.

Answer 10

under the weather

Question 11

suddenly; unexpectedly

One day, ______ she told me she was leaving.

Answer 11

out of the blue

Question 12

that’s enough for today

Let’s ________.

Answer 12

call it a day