Ace a test
Meaning:
Maria’s parents said she could go to the party if she
When you obtain a very high ____________________.
score or an excellent result
Meaning:
Something will prove how
effective or useful a person
or thing is
Meaning:
Acquired
taste
Something that you dislike
when you first taste it, but
begin to like after trying it
several times.
Meaning:
Act of God
Refers to a natural disaster
or accident, for which no
person is responsible (such
as an earthquake, flood,
hurricane and similar acts of
nature)
Meaning:
Actions
speak louder What you do is more
than words
important than what you say
Meaning:
Add fuel to
the flames
Doing or saying something
that makes a difficult
situation even worse
Acid test
The language course was very interesting but the _____________ will
come when I sit for the test this week.
Toney has always loved eating durians. It took me a while before I
could even try it. IT was an __________________.
The insurance company refused to pay for the damage because it was
caused by an ____________________
Example: If you want to help the flood victims, you should just do it;
_________________________
He forgot her birthday, and his apologies only
______________________________
Advice is
cheap
Advice is
least heeded
when most
needed
Against
one’s better
judgement
Against the
clock
All along
All ears
All good
things must
come to an
end
All skin and
bones
Meaning:
It doesn’t cost anything to
offer advice
Meaning:
When a problem is serious,
people often do not follow
the advice given
Meaning:
Doing something even
though you feel is it is not
sensible thing to do
Meaning:
Having very little time to do
something
Meaning:
Something that has been
there all the time, from the
very beginning
Meaning:
To listen very attentively
Meaning:
Good luck or good things
cannot last forever
Why don’t you talk to her about going to college? She will listen to
you. You know, ____________________
Meaning:
Someone who is very thin
After trekking in the Himalayans, MeiSze was ___________________
We tried to advise him against buying the apartment but he didn’t want
to listen. He clearly can’t afford it, As the saying goes,
______________________
He persuaded her to go by car, _______________________and she
regretted it as soon as she saw the heavy traffic
They are working _______________to have the presentation ready for
Monday.
I was looking all over the house for my keys before I realized they had
been in my pocket _________________
Of course I want to know what she said about me, I’m
______________!
We were all very sad on the last day of our vacation but
___________________