Lesson 92 (Metaphor)

Question 1

Be on the ball

Answer 1

Be very aware of things and ready to act - like a good footballer

Question 2

Keep someone/something on a tight rein

Answer 2

Have a lot of control over someone/ something - like a rider having control over a horse

Question 3

Has an eye for

Answer 3

Good at finding

Question 4

Keep a (close) eye on someone/something

Answer 4

Watch them carefully

Question 5

In safe hand

Answer 5

The person in charge is capable

Question 6

Go hand in hand with something else

Answer 6

Exist together and are interconnected

Question 7

Rule of thumb

Answer 7

Be calculating something in a way that is not exact but will allow you to be accurate enough

Question 8

See the light

Answer 8

Understand something

Question 9

Cast light on something

Answer 9

Making it easier to understand

Question 10

Blow hot and cold

Answer 10

Someone who is enthusiastic at one time and not at another

Question 11

If someone is hotheaded

Answer 11

Then they react quickly on the basis of their feelings without thinking first

Question 12

Cold-hearted

Answer 12

Without feeling

Question 13

Pay dividend

Answer 13

Bring you advantages

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

An expression which describes a person or object in a library way by referring to something that is considered too have similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe