Colloquialisms | MCQs

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Be Up to your ears: means "to be very busy" 

idiom. to be very busy, or to have more of something than you can manage

for example:

I'm up to my ears in work.

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ND4-12-2022

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The phrase "I will pencil you in" in the context of an appointment 

Means the appointment is not confirmed and may change.

It shows that you're reserving a time slot but might need to adjust it later.

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A phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject-verb combination.

"Over my head" is a prepositional phrase because it begins with the preposition "over" and lacks a verb.

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."

In this sentence, "That story is music to my ear" compares a story to music, implying that it is pleasant or enjoyable, without using "like" or "as."

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"Spick and span" means extremely neat, clean, and often new or fresh

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Close shave means a situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation:

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Basket case means One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress

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 weal and woe.

This expression refers to the good and bad times, the joys and sorrows, or prosperity and misfortune.

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All right means بالکل ٹھیک

Okay means ٹھیک ہے