831. “From hand to mouth” means:
A) Live luxuriously
B) Live with barely enough
C) Eat fast
D) Save money
Answer: B) Live with barely enough
832. “Get one’s act together” means:
A) Perform drama
B) Organize oneself
C) Dance well
D) Sleep early
Answer: B) Organize oneself
833. “Give someone the cold shoulder” means:
A) Hug warmly
B) Ignore deliberately
C) Offer help
D) Invite home
Answer: B) Ignore deliberately
834. “Go against the grain” means:
A) Agree fully
B) Act contrary to usual
C) Eat rice
D) Follow tradition
Answer: B) Act contrary to usual
835. “Go the whole hog” means:
A) Do something completely
B) Stop halfway
C) Cook pork
D) Avoid effort
Answer: A) Do something completely
836. “Green around the gills” means:
A) Healthy
B) Looking sick
C) Rich
D) Angry
Answer: B) Looking sick
837. “Have a bone to pick” means:
A) Eat meat
B) Have a complaint
C) Clean teeth
D) Celebrate
Answer: B) Have a complaint
838. “Head and shoulders above” means:
A) Taller
B) Much better
C) Very short
D) Equal
Answer: B) Much better
839. “Hold the fort” means:
A) Build castle
B) Take temporary charge
C) Fight war
D) Leave place
Answer: B) Take temporary charge
840. “In cold blood” means:
A) Calmly and deliberately
B) Happily
C) Accidentally
D) Kindly
Answer: A) Calmly and deliberately