PhraseMix Section 1

Question 1

I wish I could meet a guy who’s responsible and doesn’t act like an immature child.

Answer 1

Don’t we all.

Question 2

Achoo! (Someone sneezes near you.)

Answer 2

Bless you.

Question 3

Can you pass me a napkin? (You’re giving or handing a person something)

Answer 3

There you go.

Question 4

When you’re doing something for another person.

Answer 4

There you go. /Here you go.

Question 5

Your cat is making noises. You’re wondering why. You ask her this.

Answer 5

What are you meowing about?

Question 6

You’re in charge of a meeting at work. You say this to get the meeting started

Answer 6

Hey guys. How’s it going?

Question 7

If someone who you know asks “How’s it going?” while walking past you or working on something busily, it’s similar to saying …

Answer 7

Hi

Question 8

If you’re sitting down with someone and they ask “How’s it going?”, then they’re …

Answer 8

Trying to start a conversation.

Question 9

If you want to express something make you feel very uncomfortable and you want to complain about it…

Answer 9

Something is killing me!

Question 10

When you know that you have allergies, you may start to call them…

Answer 10

My allergies

Question 11

Another expression of That’s really ___ or You’re really ___

Answer 11

What a (something)

Question 12

You can encourage young children by calling them _________ when they do something impressive for their age.

Answer 12

A big boy / a big girl

Question 13

Use this phrase when a pet, or a very young child, does something wrong, usually below age of 3

Answer 13

Bad boy! / Bad girl!

Question 14

Stop holding something.

Answer 14

Let go of (something)

Question 15

People often use it to exaggerate about how old something is.

Answer 15

(Something) is ancient.

Question 16

When you’re talking about how much you slept at night, you usually use the expression _________

Answer 16

Get (a number of) hours of sleep

Question 17

When you sleep for an extra long time, or when you fall asleep at a strange time of day:

Answer 17

I slept for _____ hours.

Question 18

People often use it in spoken English to express a little.

Answer 18

Kind of (pronounce as kinda)

Question 19

When discussing academic topics or in writing, people often use … to express a little instead of kind of

Answer 19

somewhat

Question 20

When something is … , it means that it’s been used a lot. It probably looks old and might not work very well anymore because it’s been used so much

Answer 20

Worn out

Question 21

You can say a person is …, which means that they’re really tired

Answer 21

worn out

Question 22

This is a useful phrase when you want to describe how something looks with a word that doesn’t usually describe the appearance of something.

Answer 22

(something)-looking

Question 23

Your mother is going to make breakfast. She asks you what you want to eat. You don’t care, so you say this

Answer 23

It’s up to you.

Question 24

A more direct and less polite way of “It’s up to you”.

Answer 24

I don’t care.

Question 25

A more formal and polite way of “It’s up to you.”

Answer 25

Whatever you prefer.

Question 26

Saying that someone’s nose is …. means that there’s liquid coming out of it.

Answer 26

Runny / running

Question 27

The liquid coming out of your nose when you have a cold.

Answer 27

Snot

Question 28

…. someone’s nose means cleaning it with a tissue.

Answer 28

Wiping

Question 29

You can use this phrase when someone leaves a company, graduates from a school, etc. You can say this about someone:

Answer 29

I’m sorry to see/him go.

Question 30

You can also use this phrase when someone dies, if you’re talking about someone who neither you nor the listener was very close to, like a neighbor or a celebrity

Answer 30

I’m sorry to see/him go.

Question 31

You’re at a restaurant. The waitress asks what you want to drink. You’d like a beer (drink a beer from a glass or mug instead of from a bottle or can), so you ask this.

Answer 31

What do you have on tag?

Question 32

You’re limping. A coworker asks what’s wrong. You explain that you injured one of your leg muscles.

Answer 32

Ah, I pulled my hamstring.*