Idioms and Phrase Meanings

Questions and Answers

The project was completed very slowly.

The project faced many challenges.

The project progressed significantly. (correct)

The project was handled carelessly.

They express their feelings openly. (correct)

They communicate through gestures only.

They conceal their emotions from others.

They prefer to keep their emotions private.

To express a disagreement or be offended by it. (correct)

To genuinely agree with the statement.

To feel indifferent about the statement.

To complain about an irrelevant issue.

They are close to a serious situation. Signup and view all the answers

They deny their involvement directly. Signup and view all the answers

They abandoned me when I needed help. Signup and view all the answers

They are punished for mistakes of others. Signup and view all the answers

They are uncomfortable in their current situation. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

"Advanced by leaps and bounds" means to make rapid progress
"Fell short" means to fail to impress or have an effect on someone
"Called for an explanation" means to demand an explanation
"Took to heart" means to take seriously and consider carefully
"Wears his heart on his sleeve" means to openly show one's emotions
"Denied point-blank" means to refuse to accept or deny something strongly
"Made scapegoats" means to blame innocent people for others' mistakes
"Sorted out" means to resolve or settle a problem
"Take exception" means to object or disagree with something
"Beat someone to pay off old scores" means to take revenge on someone
"Too fond of her own voice" means to talk excessively or be very talkative
"Grease someone's palm" means to bribe someone
"Left someone in the lurch" means to abandon or desert someone in a difficult situation
"On the brink of disaster" means to be close to a crisis or failure
"Feel like a fish out of water" means to feel uncomfortable or out of place
"All Greek to me" means to be unable to understand something, often because it is too complex or technical