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📚 Idioms and Phrases Practice
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Q11. A man of straw
a man of no substance
The phrase describes someone who seems real or important but lacks real value or importance.
Think of straw: it looks solid but isn’t heavy or real—so is a “man of straw.”
People talked him up, but he turned out to be a man of straw.
Q12. To wash ones dirty linen in public
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Q13. For the first week, the apprentice felt like fish out of water.
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Q14. I am all at sea.
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Q15. His dealings are all above board.
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Q16. The prices are going up by leaps and bounds.
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Q17. I am going to stay home because I am feeling under the weather today.
feeling sick
"Under the weather" means not feeling well or sick.
Think of bad weather making you feel unwell.
I'm staying home today because I'm feeling under the weather.
Q18. I am heading out to the party. Do you want to ride shot gun ?
front seat in a car
“Ride shotgun” means to sit in the front passenger seat next to the driver.
Think of guarding the road like a shotgun-teller in old westerns—sit in front.
She asked to ride shotgun, so she could chat with the driver.
Q19. It is a great store, because it remains open twenty-four seven.
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Q20. When I saw him in the morning, he looked like a duck in the thunderstorm.
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