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- To “hold back” one’s emotions means to:
A) Express them freely
B) Restrain or control them ✅
C) Ignore them completely
D) Amplify them
- “Go back on” a promise means to:
A) Keep it
B) Break it ✅
C) Delay fulfilling it
D) Strengthen it
- “Come out with” a statement means to:
A) Conceal it
B) Publish or announce it ✅
C) Deny it
D) Forget it
- “Look up to” a mentor means to:
A) Respect or admire ✅
B) Avoid interaction
C) Criticize openly
D) Compete with
- “Turn up” at a party means to:
A) Arrive ✅
B) Leave
C) Cancel attendance
D) Hide
- To “pass out” during a lecture means to:
A) Graduate
B) Lose consciousness ✅
C) Distribute notes
D) Participate actively
- “Take back” a statement means to:
A) Withdraw or retract it ✅
B) Repeat it
C) Amplify it
D) Ignore it
- “Run up” a bill means to:
A) Reduce charges
B) Accumulate expenses ✅
C) Ignore payments
D) Delay payment
- To “break even” in business means to:
A) Make a loss
B) Neither gain nor lose ✅
C) Earn profit only
D) Close the business
- “Settle down” after marriage means to:
A) Become calm and stable ✅
B) Travel frequently
C) Remain restless
D) Ignore responsibilities
- “Put forward” an idea means to:
A) Suggest or propose it ✅
B) Reject it
C) Delay it
D) Hide it
- “Come along” with a project means to:
A) Progress or develop ✅
B) Fail
C) Stall intentionally
D) Abandon it
- “Get through” a difficult task means to:
A) Fail
B) Complete it successfully ✅
C) Ignore it
D) Delegate it
- To “cut back on” spending means to:
A) Reduce expenses ✅
B) Increase them
C) Ignore budgets
D) Waste resources
- “Look in on” a neighbor means to:
A) Visit briefly ✅
B) Ignore them
C) Criticize them
D) Move away
- “Take up” a new hobby means to:
A) Begin it ✅
B) Stop it
C) Ignore it
D) Teach it
- “Hold out” hope means to:
A) Give up
B) Maintain hope ✅
C) Demand something
D) Escape responsibility
- “Break away” from a group means to:
A) Leave or separate ✅
B) Join it
C) Criticize it
D) Strengthen it
- “Bring down” the price means to:
A) Increase it
B) Reduce it ✅
C) Ignore it
D) Stabilize it
- To “call up” an old friend means to:
A) Send a message
B) Telephone them ✅
C) Ignore them
D) Visit secretly
- “Look over” someone’s work means to:
A) Review it ✅
B) Ignore it
C) Destroy it
D) Copy it
- “Take on” responsibility means to:
A) Accept it ✅
B) Avoid it
C) Delegate it
D) Ignore it
- “Go in for” competitive exams means to:
A) Avoid them
B) Participate ✅
C) Fail intentionally
D) Ignore results
- To “keep up with” trends means to:
A) Fall behind
B) Stay informed or current ✅
C) Ignore changes
D) Copy blindly
- “Give off” a smell means to:
A) Emit or release ✅
B) Absorb it
C) Ignore it
D) Eliminate completely
- “Break out” of a prison means to:
A) Escape ✅
B) Surrender
C) Hide inside
D) Fight
- “Come down to” basics means to:
A) Be complicated
B) Be reduced to essentials ✅
C) Avoid essentials
D) Overlook details
- “Pull through” an illness means to:
A) Recover successfully ✅
B) Worsen
C) Ignore medical advice
D) Relapse intentionally
- “Take over from” a manager means to:
A) Assume control ✅
B) Step aside
C) Ignore responsibilities
D) Delegate temporarily
- “Look back on” memories means to:
A) Forget them
B) Reflect on them ✅
C) Avoid them
D) Criticize them
- “Give away” a secret means to:
A) Reveal it ✅
B) Protect it
C) Ignore it
D) Forget it
- “Run against” a rival means to:
A) Compete with ✅
B) Ignore them
C) Support them
D) Merge with
- To “hold down” a job means to:
A) Retain it ✅
B) Lose it
C) Criticize it
D) Neglect it
- “Set off” an alarm means to:
A) Activate it ✅
B) Disable it
C) Ignore it
D) Avoid responsibility
- “Pull out of” an agreement means to:
A) Honor it
B) Withdraw from it ✅
C) Modify it slightly
D) Ignore it
- “Call for” urgent action means to:
A) Demand it ✅
B) Postpone it
C) Avoid responsibility
D) Suggest politely
- “Go by” old methods means to:
A) Follow them ✅
B) Ignore them
C) Reject them
D) Modernize them
- “Look forward to” success means to:
A) Expect with pleasure ✅
B) Fear it
C) Avoid it
D) Ignore achievements
- “Take after” one’s father means to:
A) Resemble him ✅
B) Avoid him
C) Oppose him
D) Criticize him
- “Hold up” a bank means to:
A) Rob it ✅
B) Clean it
C) Close it temporarily
D) Inspect it
- “Cut off” communication means to:
A) End it ✅
B) Delay it
C) Improve it
D) Strengthen it
- “Bring in” new policies means to:
A) Introduce them ✅
B) Cancel them
C) Delay implementation
D) Ignore them
- “Come up to” expectations means to:
A) Fulfill them ✅
B) Fail
C) Ignore them
D) Criticize them
- “Run over” the bridge means to:
A) Examine it
B) Travel across it ✅
C) Avoid it
D) Break it
- “Take down” notes in class means to:
A) Write or record ✅
B) Ignore
C) Destroy
D) Memorize silently
- “Look out for” opportunities means to:
A) Be alert for them ✅
B) Ignore them
C) Avoid competition
D) Misuse them
- “Go through” documents carefully means to:
A) Review thoroughly ✅
B) Skip them
C) Ignore mistakes
D) Destroy them
- “Break off” a relationship means to:
A) End it ✅
B) Strengthen it
C) Delay discussion
D) Continue secretly
- “Put aside” money means to:
A) Save ✅
B) Spend
C) Waste
D) Ignore budgeting
- “Take up” arms means to:
A) Begin fighting ✅
B) Avoid conflict
C) Lay down weapons
D) Teach others