Quiz sur l'argot et les expressions idiomatiques anglaises courantes

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1 / 10

To receive even the smallest amount of financial aid from a college, it's a real _____.

paper tiger

paper chase

wild-goose chase

a paper chase = the activity of dealing with many different documents in order to achieve something

a paper chase = the activity of dealing with many different documents in order to achieve something

2 / 10

over the hill

extremely pleased or happy

no longer able to do something well because of age

great, exciting, wild, or out of control

3 / 10

Her last boyfriend was _____ (very stupid).

dead to the world

dead from the neck up

dead on his feet

dead from the neck up = very stupid

dead from the neck up = very stupid

4 / 10

butter someone up

encourage someone to do something

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

avoid talking about what is important

5 / 10

When I found out that there was no Anita Hill at the university, I began to suspect that I had been sent on _____.

a paper tiger

a wild-goose chase

a paper chase

a wild-goose chase = a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it

a wild-goose chase = a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it

6 / 10

bad apple

a bad person

an extremely stupid person

a small country, led by a corrupt government

7 / 10

feel under the weather

go crazy

feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

feel ill or unwell

8 / 10

on the ball

full of energy, and in high spirits

alert, focused and able to react to something quickly

extremely happy

9 / 10

banana republic

any person who plays a secondary role or serves in a subsidiary capacity

life is easy and beautiful

a small country, led by a corrupt government

10 / 10

a blessing in disguise

a clever person who makes good decisions

something that seems bad at first, but results in something good later

something positive in a difficult situation

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