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.

many hands make light work

it has made a storm in a teacup

it gives us Hobson's choice

we should take a plunge

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

are wide of the mark

become white elephants

force us ride the gravy train

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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 run around in circles

has been riding the gravy train

has had Hobson's choices

had made many hands light work

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

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Take the plunge.

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 ______ .

give Hobson's choices.

reach wide of the mark.

go around in circles.

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.

It is Hobson’s choice.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

You had to take the plunge.

You just run around in circles.

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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

gave Hobson's choice

caused a storm in a teacup

played devil’s advocate

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

to ride the gravy train

solve this Hobson's choice

to take the plunge

buy a white elephant

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

taking the plunge

Hobson's choice

a white elephant

a storm in a teacup

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