True Stories B2+ Lesson 19 revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 10 Public

Idioms and proverbs

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Their estimates _____________. They were absolutely incorrect!

went around in circles

gave us Hobson's choice

made two wrongs right

were wide of the mark

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I know it's a huge amount of work, but ___________. I'm sure we'll manage.

it gives us Hobson's choice

we should take a plunge

it has made a storm in a teacup

many hands make light work

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The Olympic stadiums usually _____ after the closing ceremony. Hardly anyone uses them after the event.

force us ride the gravy train

become white elephants

are wide of the mark

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My brother ________ ever since he married his wife, whose family owns one of the largest oil companies in the world.

has been riding the gravy train

has had Hobson's choices

has run around in circles

had made many hands light work

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You cannot punish Fiona because she was rude to you. _____________

Take the plunge.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's just a storm in a teacup.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

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I dislike attending meetings which last hours, but the conversations tend to ______ .

go around in circles.

reach wide of the mark.

give Hobson's choices.

play devil's advocate.

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If you want to get an engineering job after college then you need to move to the bigger cities. _____________ There are no jobs in small towns.

You just run around in circles.

It is Hobson’s choice.

You had to take the plunge.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

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The teacher often __________ with his students so that they could have an interesting discussion and look at other point of views.

went around in circles

caused a storm in a teacup

played devil’s advocate

gave Hobson's choice

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If you have been thinking about investing your money into stocks, now could be the time ___________.

to take the plunge

to ride the gravy train

buy a white elephant

solve this Hobson's choice

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I think this is ___________ and there is nothing to worry about.

a storm in a teacup

a white elephant

Hobson's choice

taking the plunge

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