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- Q 1/17Score 0To add insult to injury means...29To insult someone and then hurt them.To make a bad situation even worse.That someone has gotten really hurt.That you have to pay double to buy something.
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- Q1To add insult to injury means...To insult someone and then hurt them.To make a bad situation even worse.That someone has gotten really hurt.That you have to pay double to buy something.30s
- Q2Having the best of both worlds means that...You have a twin sibling.You own two of almost everything.You can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.Your parents are divorced.30s
- Q3Speak of the devil means that...You are going to have 20 years of bad luck.Bad things are going to happen.The person you’re just talking about actually turns up at that moment.You're bullying someone.30s
- Q4Seeing eye to eye with someone means that...You're having a staring contest.You're both the same height.The person wants you to pay attention to them.You both agree with each other.30s
- Q5Once in a blue moon means that...Something never happens.Something happens at night.Something only happens when the moon is full.Something happens very rarely or infrequently.30s
- Q6When pigs fly means that...The person you're talking with is crazy.Something will happen a long ways in the future.Scientists are breeding pigs with pigeon genes.Something will never happen or is impossible.30s
- Q7To cost an arm and a leg means that...Someone wants to hurt you.You were robbed.Something is very expensive.A person will never sell you something.30s
- Q8If something is a piece of cake, it's...Really easy!Really messy!Delicious!Bad for you!30s
- Q9If you let the cat out of the bag, you...Let your pet cat outside.Dropped a bag and everything spilled out.Accidentally revealed someone's secret.Saved an animal from the streets.30s
- Q10If you're feeling under the weather, youGot soaking wet.Don't feel well at all.Are upset that you didn't get your way.Are depressed that it's still winter.30s
- Q11If you killed two birds with one stone, you...Got two wrong on your math test.Are a really cruel person to animals.Solved two problems at once.Enjoy hunting.30s
- Q12If you're cutting corners, you're...Doing something badly or cheaply.Driving like a maniac.Cutting the edges off of your papers.Doing something well and hanging it on the fridge.30s
- Q13You can't judge a book by its cover means that...You should not choose which books to read based on what they look like.You shouldn't judge someone or something by their appearance.A jury cannot see the person on trial.You need to read a book before you can say whether or not it's any good.30s
- Q14"Break a leg" means...You're so clumsy!Good luck.I hope you get hurt.Goodbye.30s
- Q15"You hit the nail on the head" means...That someone goes around causing problems.That someone is a great carpenter.Stay away from me! I don't want to get hurt!That someone correctly described what is causing a situation or problem.30s
