True of False Definitions
Hang on means to hold onto something tightly. It can also mean that you are asking someone to wait.
Hold on to your loved ones tightly!
TRUE!
Our town's factory closed down, and we went through a work wet spell. No one had any work.
The correct expression is DRY SPELL. It means that there is a period of time without work or lack of something, of a period of time without rain.
She was (to drive her crazy) _______ him ______! She kept calling and annoying him!
She was driving him crazy! She kept calling and annoying him!
This pie is ______. It's delicious!
a. out of this world
b. in a fog
This pie is out of this world. It's delicious!
It means it's VERY GOOD and AMAZING!
Idiom or verbal phrase?
She puts up with a lot of stress and never complains.
VERB!!! - puts up with
If you are at a loss for words, you have a sore throat.
FALSE, This idiom is used as a adjective below. It means being speechless and unable to say something.
I am at a loss for words. Why would he say that to her?
Yesterday, He will deal with the problem.
Yesterday, He dealt with the problem.
The boxer ___ _____ ______ ______ so many times that he had permanent brain damage.
(to knock down - use the past perfect tense)
The boxer had been knocked down so many times that he had permanent brain damage.
(to knock down - use the past perfect tense)
He was feeling _____, so he decided to stay home from work.
a.) burn up
b.) under the weather
He was feeling under the weather, so he decided to stay home from work.
She felt out of place in her new job.
Adjective - Idiom! Out of place
To get one's foot in the door is to take the first step toward a goal, or to be introduced to something or someplace. "He got his job at Google because his teacher introduced him to the manager."
TRUE
I have been so tired lately, I can think right! My brain feels like it's in a foggy.
I have been so tired lately, I can think right! My brain feels like it's in a FOG.
It is an idiom - an adjective that means you are confused and not thinking clearly.
She ___ ____ ___ __ _____ ____ so that one day she could buy a house.
(to save for a rainy day - use the past progressive tense)
She was saving for a rainy day so that one day she could buy a house.
Their house is _______! It's so close to our home!
a. snail mail
b. around the corner
Their house is around the corner! It's so close to our home!
They had to cough up around $300 for repairs!
VERB! - I means to unhappily pay for something you have to buy!
To do more harm than good is to help others when they are in trouble. "She did more harm than good when she bought them dinner."
FALSE! It means something is harmful and not helpful. "You can't lose weight drinking diet soda. It actually does more harm than good!"
Later or sooner, they will finish their homework!
Sooner or later, they will finish their homework!
We ___ __ _____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. Right now, we don't have to deal with it!
To cross that bridge when (one) comes to it - use the future progressive tense.
We will be crossing that bridge when we come to it. Right now, we don't have to deal with it!
My grandma reads the newspaper every day and tries to _________!
a.) keep up with the times
b.) deal with
My grandma reads the newspaper every day and tries to keep up with the times!
It is a verb and means to read the news and stay educated on current events and technology.
Let's take a rain check. We are both too busy and tired today.
VERB! She will take a rain check. She had taken a rain check...
"I'm going to go out on a limb and tell you something personal about myself." Is a good example of using "go out on a limb" in a sentence. It means to take a chance or risk.
TRUE!
As soon as he gots the winds of his wife's affair, he will divorce her!
As soon as he gets wind of his wife's affair, he will divorce her!
He ___ ___ ____ _____ early this morning, so now we can all go home early!
Verb: to get the ball rolling
Tense: GUESS THE TENSE!
He got the ball rolling early this morning, so now we can all go home early!
______ one moment, I need to take this call.
a.) Hang on
b.) Follow up
Hang on one moment, I need to take this call.
She had an edge over the other dancers because her mother was a professional choreographer.