Speaking Phrases

Question 1

to never think about something because you believe it will always be available or stay exactly the same

Answer 1

take sth/ so for granted

Question 2

to consider or remember something when judging a situation

Answer 2

take sth into account/ consider

Question 3

rest, relax or be calm

Answer 3

take it easy

Question 4

to watch or take care of something or someone

Answer 4

keep an eye on sb/ sth

Question 5

to see something only for a moment (2 phrases)

Answer 5

catch sight of someone/something

catch glimpse of someone/ something

Question 6

available to be used by someone

Answer 6

at sb’s disposal

Question 7

to avoid talking about what is important

Answer 7

beat around the bush

Question 8

no need to advertise or boast about something of good quality, as people will always discover its merits

Answer 8

good wine needs no bush

Question 9

clothes are made and bought in standard sizes and not made especially to fit a particular person (3 phrases)

Answer 9

off-the-peg
off-the-rack
ready-to-wear

Question 10

It is given to you free by a business

Answer 10

on the house

Question 11

not noticed or not used

Answer 11

on the shelf

Question 12

make the people watching it laugh or clap very loudly

Answer 12

bring down the house

Question 13

to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with the person

Answer 13

pull someone’s leg

Question 14

used to refer to something that is very surprising

Answer 14

the darnedest thing

Question 15

to study

Answer 15

hit the books

Question 16

to be exactly what is needed

Answer 16

hit the spot

Question 17

to be at an extremely low level and be unable go any lower

Answer 17

hit rock bottom

Question 18

to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot

Answer 18

crack sb up

Question 19

suddenly think about an idea

to show someone that you are sexually attracted to them

Answer 19

hit on

Question 20

to cause someone to be very angry (2 phrases)

Answer 20

make so’s blood boil

make so’s gorge rise

Question 21

to pay too much money for something

Answer 21

pay through the nose

Question 22

to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do

Answer 22

have butterflies (in your stomach)

Question 23

to be sold rapidly and in large quantities

Answer 23

sell like hot cakes

Question 24

a situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation

Answer 24

close shave

Question 25

to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is very important

Answer 25

have a bee in one’s bonnet

Question 26

to tell everyone proudly about your achievements

Answer 26

blow your own trumpet/horn

Question 27

to try very hard to get something you want

Answer 27

fight tooth and nail

Question 28

completely in love

Answer 28

head over heels in love

Question 29

to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something dishonest is happening

Answer 29

smell a rat

Question 30

to know very well

Answer 30

know something like the back of your hand

Question 31

the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept

Answer 31

the last straw

Question 32

to react in a very angry way to something that someone says or does

Answer 32

fly off the handle

Question 33

to write someone a letter, especially a short informal one

Answer 33

drop sb a line

Question 34

to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married

Answer 34

get cold feet

Question 35

not important or not related to the subject being discussed

Answer 35

beside the point

Question 36

not officially; do not want it to be publicly reported

Answer 36

off the record

Question 37

someone who is very similar in character to their father or mother

Answer 37

a chip off the old block

Question 38

many members of the family have a quality, ability, disease, etc.

Answer 38

run in the family

Question 39

favorite things

Answer 39

sb’s cup of tea

Question 40

wearing old clothes, or in a bad condition, because of not having much money

Answer 40

down at heel

Question 41

to make or lose a lot of money very quickly

Answer 41

make money hand over fist

Question 42

to work very hard as well as doing other things such as going out late at night, so that you get very little rest

Answer 42

burn the candle at both ends

Question 43

about to be said if you can remember it

Answer 43

on the tip of your tongue

Question 44

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone

Answer 44

put one’s foot in the mouth