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If you "pull someone's leg", you:
 
Play a prank or joke with them
 
Insult them
 
Gossip about them
 
Encourage them to take a risk
If someone is "on thin ice", they:
 
Are at risk of getting into trouble
 
Are talking too loudly
 
Are about to be late for something important
 
Are very angry
What does it mean to "hit the books"?
 
To start studying seriously
 
To get frustrated because of studying
 
To go to the library
 
To buy books for studying
If something is not very important, it's....
 
A drop in the ocean
 
A drip in the car
 
A snowflake on the ground
 
A fire in a forest
If you eat a lot, you...
 
Eat like a horse
 
Eat like a lion
 
Eat like a bird
 
Eat like a rhinoceros
What does it mean to "keep your chin up?"
 
Stay positive
 
Don't give up
 
Listen to someone when they are speaking
 
All of the above
What does it mean if you have "sticky fingers"?
 
You're a thief
 
You're a liar
 
You find it easy to make money
 
People should not trust you
What does "Curiosity killed the cat" mean?
 
Stop asking questions
 
Start asking questions
 
Ask more questions
 
Ask fewer questions
What is "a storm in a teacup"?
 
When you think a small problem is a catastrophe
 
When you transform a small problem into a catastrophe
 
When you exaggerate to get what you want
 
When you lie about something
What does "throw caution to the wind" mean?
 
Take a risk
 
Be careful
 
Take responsibility for your actions
 
Ask a friend for help
To tell someone a secret is to....
Spill the beans
What does it mean if it's "raining cats and dogs"?
It's raining a lot
What does "every cloud has a silver lining" mean...
 
Good things happen after bad things
 
Bad things happen after good things
 
Sometimes there is an opportunity to succeed
 
Sometimes there is not an opportunity to succeed
If I am only joking, then.....
I'm pulling your leg!
To "Bite the bullet" means....
 
To complete a task you do not want to complete
 
To do something difficult
 
To have an unpleasant experience
 
To make a funny face
"Break a leg" means good luck, but where did the phrase originate from?
 
It used to be used in theatre by superstitious people
 
Doctors used to say it before doing surgery
 
Olympic athletes would say it ironically
 
All of the above
To "get a kick out of" doing something means to......
 
Really enjoy doing it
 
Really have difficulty doing it
 
Really get stressed doing it
 
Really hate doing it
What does it mean to "see eye to eye" with someone?
You agree with them
If you "cut corners" with something, you.....
 
do it badly or cheaply
 
do it as quickly as possible
 
do two things at the same time
 
make something less dangerous
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