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  • The woman objected ___ completing the survey.
    with
    on
    for
    to
  • But you promised to help me! You can't ________
    give back your word
    get back to your words
    go back on your word
    get out of your words
  • I think I must have offended him, because he was very ____ with me this morning.
    curtsy
    cropped
    curt
    court
  • At moments like this, _________. I really have nothing to say.
    words fail me
    words lose me
    words miss me
    words mess with me
  • I think Mary should be the person to present our project as she is so _____, and she expresses her ideas so well.
    articulate
    wordy
    over-verbal
    incoherent
  • Try to _____ your feelings into words.
    put
    say
    make
    force
  • Don't talk for too long. Make your presentation ______
    sweet and simple
    short and sweet
    brief and sweaty
    rushed and ridiculous
  • Why can't you accept that you are wrong? You always try to have ______
    the ultimate word
    the nasty word
    the concluding word
    the last word
  • You really have a __________-you always know exactly what to say.
    skill with sentences
    feeling for phrases
    way with words
    gift with grammar
  • Tell me what you really think-don't ____
    hold out
    hold back
    hold over
    hold on
  • Why are you so quiet? Has _________got your tongue?
    the devil
    the cat
    the dentist
    the fork
  • There's no point trying to change his mind. It's like talking ____
    to a brick wall
    to a pile of rocks
    to a park bench
    to a piece of wood
  • Make your arguments clear and _______. Don't overcomplicate your speech..
    on point
    to the point
    pointful
    pointed
  • My son Alex used to be painfully shy, and he would get ____ at any social event.
    wordless
    tongue-tied
    mouth-trapped
    tooth-tangled
  • What is something you found out through _____________?
    to a brick wall
    spread like wildfire
    word of mouth
    off my chest
  • She said that she hoped ___ a miracle to happen.
    for
    at
    on
    that
  • Sorry I told you this long story, I just needed to get it _________.
    spill the beans
    drop a line
    off my chest
    in the limelight
  • I think we've been talking ______________ - I meant next year, not this year.
    at cross purposes
    in common
    in a nutshell
    on the same wavelength