Тест про поширений англійський сленг та ідіоми

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1 / 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

2 / 10

get over something

do something in the quickest or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work

get to the point and leave out unnecessary details

recover from something (an illness or unhappy experience)

3 / 10

butter someone up

avoid talking about what is important

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

encourage someone to do something

4 / 10

on the ball

extremely happy

full of energy, and in high spirits

alert, focused and able to react to something quickly

5 / 10

throw in the towel

join an activity that has become very popular

help out, contribute or join in

give up; stop trying to do something

6 / 10

egg someone on

make someone very irritated or angry

encourage someone to do something

flatter or praise someone as a means of gaining their help

7 / 10

bad apple

a small country, led by a corrupt government

a bad person

an extremely stupid person

8 / 10

hit the hay / sack

stop working or end an activity

go to bed

face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely

9 / 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 paper chase

a wild-goose 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

10 / 10

Jack gave me the _____ light (permission or approval) on the project.

red

yellow

green

give sb/sth the green light = give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

give sb/sth the green light = give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

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