Describing Difficult Situations
After losing his job, he found himself in ___ financially.
a) the bag
b) dire straits
c) the answer to his prayers
d) the safe side
b) dire straits
RESET YOUR SCORE TO ZERO!
I really ___ when I mentioned his mistake in front of the boss.
a) put my foot in it
b) faced the music
c) tied up loose ends
d) waved a magic wand
a) put my foot in it
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We didn’t know what else to do, so we were ___.
a) making do
b) in the bag
c) clutching at straws
d) on the safe side
c) clutching at straws
IF THIS IS THE LAST QUESTION, YOU WIN!
The investigation ___ on why the system failed.
a) drew a blank
b) waved a magic wand
c) picked up the pieces
d) shed a great deal of light
d) shed a great deal of light
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Losing customers is sometimes just ___.
a) easier said than done
b) a fact of life
c) the answer to our prayers
d) in the bag
b) a fact of life
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Every solution we tried failed — we kept coming up against ___.
a) the answer to our prayers
b) a loose end
c) a brick wall
d) a magic wand
c) a brick wall
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He lied about the deadline and now he has to ___.
a) get to grips with it
b) make do
c) give it a whirl
d) face the music
d) face the music
DOUBLE YOUR SCORE!
After several interviews, she had ___ and still had no answers.
a) drawn a blank
b) shed a great deal of light
c) tied up loose ends
d) made do
a) drawn a blank
HALVE YOUR SCORE!
New evidence was ___ during the audit.
a) in the bag
b) in dire straits
c) on the safe side
d) brought to light
d) brought to light
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Fixing the system sounded simple, but it was ___.
a) in the bag
b) on the safe side
c) easier said than done
d) the answer to our prayers
c) easier said than done
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The unexpected fine left the company ___.
a) over a barrel
b) clutching at straws
c) on the safe side
d) in the bag
a) over a barrel
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By ignoring the problem, she had ___ even deeper.
a) spread herself too thin
b) dug herself into a hole
c) picked up the pieces
d) shed light on it
b) dug herself into a hole
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We’ll have to ___ until the new equipment arrives.
a) get to the bottom of it
b) make do
c) fall into place
d) give it a whirl
b) make do
DOUBLE BOMB!
Eventually, the truth ___.
a) fell into place
b) tied up loose ends
c) came to light
d) made do
c) came to light
CHOOSE THE NEXT TEAM'S QUESTION!
After the crisis, the team had to ___.
a) shed light on it
b) draw a blank
c) wave a magic wand
d) pick up the pieces
d) pick up the pieces
TRIPLE BOMB!
Lack of funding became the main ___ to progress.
a) fact of life
b) loose end
c) light at the end of the tunnel
d) stumbling block
d) stumbling block
DOUBLE BOMB!
When the team leader resigned, I was ___ and had to fix everything.
a) on the safe side
b) in the bag
c) left holding the baby
d) over the tunnel
c) left holding the baby
YOU GET THE SAME SURPRISE AS THE LAST TEAM!
The manager asked the team to ___ the issue before reporting back.
a) wave a magic wand
b) be in the bag
c) fall into place
d) get to the bottom of
d) get to the bottom of it
DOUBLE FREE POINTS!
After reviewing the data, everything started to ___.
a) draw a blank
b) fall into place
c) clutch at straws
d) spread too thin
b) fall into place
HALF POINTS!
We just need to ___ and then we can finish the project.
a) face the music
b) tie up a few loose ends
c) clutch at straws
d) put our foot in it
b) tie up a few loose ends
DOUBLE POINTS!
After agreeing to too many projects, she realised she had ___.
a) fallen into place
b) drawn a blank
c) spread herself too thin
d) made do
c) spread herself too thin
BONUS 500!
Which idiom best describes accepting responsibility for a mistake?
a) come up against a brick wall
b) wave a magic wand
c) draw a blank
d) face the music
d) face the music
BONUS 1,000!
Which idiom suggests trying something even if success isn’t certain?
a) on the safe side
b) give it a shot / whirl
c) easier said than done
d) fact of life
b) give it a shot / whirl
BOMB!
Which idiom best describes finding hope during a long problem?
a) light at the end of the tunnel
b) fact of life
c) over a barrel
d) in the bag
a) light at the end of the tunnel
FREE POINTS!
Which idiom suggests an unrealistic solution to a complex problem?
a) get to grips with it
b) make do
c) wave a magic wand
d) on the safe side
c) wave a magic wand
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