Test 2

Question 1

Skating on thin ice

Answer 1

Doing something risky that could result in trouble or danger

Question 2

Bet the farm

Answer 2

Risk everytthing on something you believe in

Question 3

Put your head on the block

Answer 3

Take responsability for something that might be criticized or go wrong, with a strong sense of personal accountability

Question 4

Sail close to the wind

Answer 4

Behave in a way that is barely legal or acceptable; pushing boundaries of what is ethical

Question 5

Crank up

Answer 5

Increase the volume, power or energy of something

Question 6

Run out of steam

Answer 6

Run out of energy or motivation

Question 7

Muster up

Answer 7

Look within oneself to summon strenght, energy or courage

Question 8

Empty the tank

Answer 8

Make the utmost effort; contribute to the limit of one’s energy or abilities

Question 9

Be out of gas

Answer 9

Tired: lacking energy or motivation

Question 10

Running on empty

Answer 10

Losing enthusiasm

Question 11

Waste away

Answer 11

Lose energy and become weak and feeble

Question 12

Turn a blind eye

Answer 12

To ignore something that you know is wrong

Question 13

Bite the bullet

Answer 13

To endure a painful or difficult situation

Question 14

Give vent to

Answer 14

To express something freely, especially emotions

Question 15

Call in quits

Answer 15

To stop doing something, often after a struggle

Question 16

Put words into someone’s mouth

Answer 16

To falsely attribute statements or beliefs to someone

Question 17

A double edged sword

Answer 17

Something that has both negative and positive consequences

Question 18

Be in a quandary

Answer 18

To be confused or undecided about what to do in a particular situation

Question 19

Be in the dog house

Answer 19

To be out of favor or in trouble, often due to having done something wrong or displeasing someone