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1. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "make a decision"
A to make up someone´s mind

B to have a go at something

C to decide or choose something

2. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "open one´s mind"
A to be open-minded

B to become receptive or prepared to consider something

C get back up

3. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "face to face"
A involving close contact

B put your face next to someone else´s face

C vi tual meeting

4. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "at the end of the day"
A when eve ything else has been taken into consideration

B the last moment of the day

C as a last reso t

5. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "help someone out"
A to do work for someone or to provide the person with something that is needed

B to be full of beans

C to have kittens

6. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "take ove "
A to begin to have control of something

B to take place

C to take someone out

 7. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "to be like talking to a b ick wall"
A not be listened to

B to be involved in the activity

C to be eager to do it

8. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "to drop someone a line"
A to drop a visit

B to have a nap

C to send someone an email or a letter

9. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "to get a hold of someone"
A to keep someone locked

B to call someone on telephone

C to grab and hold onto someone with one´s hands

10. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "to keep/stay in touch with someone
A to keep someone in the loop

B to keep an eye on someone

C to maintain the contact with someone

11. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "to make it"
A to succeed

B to make up

C to make ends meet

12. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "to go downhill"
A to gradually become worse

B too good to go

C to go off

13. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "push oneself"
A to push your luck

B to st ive hard to do something

C to go through
14. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "sta t pou ing in"
A get into something

B any way you slice it

C to continue to a ive in great numbers

15. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "let someone go"
A to fire or dismiss an employee

B to let someone down

C to stop loving someone

16. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "go unde "
A to fail financially

B to hide under something

C to go over

17. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "drop like a rock"
A to let heavy things drop off your hands

B free fall and touch the ground

C fail rapidly

18. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "sit back in one´s comfo t zone"
A stop improving because you are successful

B sit comfo tably on your favou ite spot

C chill out

19. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "a late ise "
A someone who figures things out slowly

B someone who raises money late

C someone who wakes up late in the day

20. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "have a lie-in"
A someone who wakes up late in the day

B someone who likes getting things done

C remain in bed after the no mal time for getting up

21. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "good for nothing"
A a person who lies and hu ts people

B a person who is lazy and doesn´t get things done

C a person who is a wolf in sheep´s clothing

22. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "a mo ning person"
A an early bird

B a mo ning owl

C a mo ning cat

23. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "beyond me"
A behind me

B in front of me

C I don´t understand

24. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "get going"
A sta t becoming active in the mo ning

B sta ting doing your laund y

C to better be going

25. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "off the hook"
A escape from a difficult situation or problem

B be in a difficult situation or problem

C get into a difficult situation or problem

26. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "a square peg in a round hole"
A a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character

B a person in a difficult situation with no solution

C a person not suited for a fitting a pa ticular spot

27. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "breath down someone´s neck"
A breathe close to someone´s neck in a romantic way

B get closer to someone physically

C i itate someone by checking constantly what they are doing

28. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "let the cat out of the bag"
A reveal secret info mation on purpose

B carelessly reveal secret info mation

C reveal secret info mation to the police

29. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "hit the jackpot"
A expected studies success

B unexpected financial success

C unexpected lotte y success

30. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "a fly on the wall"
A an int uder

B someone who´s spying on you

C an unnoticed obse ver of another situation

31. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "feather your own nest"
A protect your family

B make money at the expense of other people

C gather your family

32. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "pull the plug"
A pull a difficult object

B pull a difficult situation

C put a stop to something

33. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "the penny has dropped"
A you have come up with another idea

B you have made up something

C eventually understand something

34. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "jump through hoops"
A both b and c are co rect

B cheat on to people for achieving your objectives

C do something difficult to achieve your objectives

35. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "wet behind the ears"
A someone with a good CV

B someone who´s hiding because he has done something wrong

C someone with a lack of expe ience

36. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "pull st ings"
A t y to do your best at work

B use your influence to someone´s advantage

C getting into conflict with a workmate but not wanting to

37. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "take leaf out of someone´s book"
A give someone a good piece of advice

B copy someone´s good example

C take after someone because he/she is a good example

38. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "from the f ying pan into the fire"
A move from a worse situation to a bad one

B move from a bad situation to a worse one

C move from conflict to war

39. Choose the co rect meaning for the following idiom: "hit the buffers"
A to increase the music volume

B to hit the ground on a bad situation

C a plan which fails to develop, or is stopped