Outcomes Advanced unit 12.1 similes | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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similes

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What does the phrase "memory like a sieve" mean?

Having a photographic memory

Having a selective memory

Having a very good memory

Having a very bad memory

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Which of the following phrases means "smoking excessively"?

Feel like a fish out of water

Smoke like a chimney

Memory like a sieve

Avoid like the plague

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What does the phrase "feel like a fish out of water" mean?

Feeling comfortable and confident

Feeling cold and shivery

Feeling hot and bothered

Feeling lost and uncomfortable

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Which of the following phrases means "to avoid something completely"?

Feel like a fish out of water

Avoid like the plague

Memory like a sieve

Smoke like a chimney

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Which of the following phrases means "completely different"?

White as a sheet

Dead as a dodo

Like chalk and cheese

Smoke like a chimney

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Which of the following phrases means "no longer in existence"?

Feel like a fish out of water

Dead as a dodo

Like chalk and cheese

White as a sheet

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What does the phrase "white as a sheet" mean?

Being very angry or upset

Being very relaxed and calm

Being very happy and excited

Being very pale due to fear or illness

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My grandfather used to ___________, so it's no surprise that he developed lung cancer later in life.

smoke like a chimney

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As an introverted person, attending social events can make me ___________.

feel like a fish out of water

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I try to ___________ fast food because it's so unhealthy.

avoid like the plague

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Despite being sisters, Mary and Jane are ___________ - they have completely different interests and personalities.

like chalk and cheese

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When I saw the ghost in the old abandoned house, I turned ___________ with fear.

aw the ghost in the old abandoned house, I turned ___________ with fear. Answer: white as a sheet

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After running a marathon, I was ___________ from exhaustion and dehydration.

as red as a beetroot

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When the sun sets in the desert, it becomes ___________.

as black as night

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The inside of a cave is ___________ - you can barely see anything in there!

as dark as the inside of a wolf

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When I arrived at the party, nobody greeted me and I felt ___________.

as welcome as wet shoe

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