... wears __________
TEST 9:Direction: Supply a correct preposition into the given space.
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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
TEST 1: Complete the following sentences with one appropriate word.
Example: He ... Here comes a bus. Before you _______________, ask the driver if he stops near the library.
20. Tom used to he a professional football player, hut he had to _______________ (it) because of a knee ... __________ her mother’s lap.
9. Shall I make the cheque (19) __________ (20) __________ you?
10. She accused her husband of setting the children ____________ her.
TEST 8:Direction: Fill in the blank with...
... stuff
(USA) This is used to tell people not to worry about trivial or unimportant issues.
Don't take any wooden nickels
(USA) This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ... that could be used to achieve your objective.
As a rule
If you do something as a rule, then you usually do it.
As cold as ice
This idiom can be used to describe a person who does not show any ... spread the risk. (This is often used
as a negative imperative- 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'. 'Have your eggs in one basket' is also used. )
All's fair in...
... stuff
(USA) This is used to tell people not to worry about trivial or unimportant issues.
Don't take any wooden nickels
(USA) This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ... that could be used to achieve your objective.
As a rule
If you do something as a rule, then you usually do it.
As cold as ice
This idiom can be used to describe a person who does not show any ... chin up
(UK) This expression is used to tell someone to have confidence.
Keep your chin up
This idiom is used as a way of encouraging someone and telling them not to give up.
Keep your ear...
... especially in a relationship with another person.
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22. To not hold your breath. To not wait for something to happen
with much hope.
23. To keep a low profile. To do nothing that would draw attention
to ... blaming
someone else for.
5. To not give a damn.To not care. Note that some people consider
the word “damn” to be harsh and impolite, so an alternate
expression is to not give a darn.
6. To fly off ... one to do something. This expression is used to
communicate someone’s typical or characteristic behavior.
Notice that this expression is most commonlyused in the
negative.
3. To throw in the...
... trouble if he misses another class.
ask (someone) out
- to ask a person for a date
My friend finally asked the woman at the bank out.
asleep at the switch
- to not be alert to an opportunity ... switch
- to not be alert to an opportunity
I was asleep at the switch. I did not know about the job so I did not apply for it.
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all for (someone or something)
...
"Be that as it may, we are not going to permit the school dance to take place."
be the case
- to be true, to be an actual situation
"I do not care if it was the case last...
... observation that literally used expres-
sions typically exhibit cohesive ties with the sur-
rounding discourse, while idiomatic expressions
do not. Hence idiomaticexpressions can be de-
tected ... that the expression
is indeed used idiomatically, otherwise it is prob-
ably used literally. For instance, in example (3),
where the expression play with fire is used in a lit-
eral sense, the ... is very gen-
eral and would also work on expressions that are
not in canonical form and expressions whose id-
iomatic status is unclear, i.e., we do not necessar-
ily require a predefined set...
... valer un ardite (fig.) not to be worth a
bean (fam.), not to be worth a [brass] far-
thing (Br.E.) or a red cent (Am.E.) (fig.), not
to be worth a [tinker’s] damn/cuss (fam.),
not to be worth anything ... s.o.
couldn’t care less (fam., Br.E.), not to give/
care two hoots (fam.), not to give/care a [tin-
ker’s] damn/cuss (fam.), not to give/care a
monkey’s (sl., Br.E.), not to give/care a rap
(fig., fam.) ... I developed
this dictionary of commonlyused Spanish expressions that are often
difficult to find in standard dictionaries. My sources have been as diverse
as the expressions themselves: Nobel Prize–winning...
... fool.
467. – denitely not, no way. ere is not a chance I
am going to drive 4 hours to go to that party not on your life.
468. – not very good. She boasted about her ... CommonlyUsed Idioms in America
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marriage is no bed of roses. ey seem to always be ghting.
464. – no, certainly not. ... focused on a single idea. All he ever thinks
about is football. He has a one-tracked mind.
508. – not usual, incorrect, unacceptable. She tells her
husband what he can and cannot...
... Phenotype
ã The tree as we see it.
ã Phenotype is determined by the genotype (G)
plus the environment (E).
P = G x E
ã Similar phenotypes do not necessary breed
alike.
... Clone
These trees were propagated by cuttings.
Terms Commonly
Used in Tree Improvement
Khongsak Pinyopusarerk
CSIRO/Ensis-Genetics
Canberra, Australia
Genotype
ã The genetic potential of the tree when ... Geographic location
where seed was
collected.
ã Refers to natural
forests, not
plantations.
ã Provenance
boundaries not
always clear-cut,
often one of judgment
and opinion.
ã Provenance may...
... stuff
(USA) This is used to tell people not to worry about trivial or unimportant issues.
Don't take any wooden nickels
(USA) This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ... dull, stupid person.
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Cake's not worth the candle
If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be
worth the effort put in to achieve ... spread
the risk. (This is often used as a negative imperative- 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'.
'Have your eggs in one basket' is also used. )
All's fair in...
... and began to rain.
all or nothing
- everything, one hundred percent of something
It is all or nothing. If I cannot fully participate in the meeting I will not attend.
all-out-effort
... or things
There were all manner of people at the party.
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Commonly- Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs
What is the meaning of idioms?
Words that come together ... something
The things that my friend said about his boss do not add up.
advise against (something)
- to suggest that something should not be done
We were advised against swimming in the river....