In a heated team meeting, Marta keeps repeating the same complaint about last year’s budget even though the group has already agreed they cannot change it. Which response best uses an appropriate idiom to move the discussion forward?, “I really have butterflies in my stomach about last year’s budget.”, “Let’s not beat a dead horse and instead focus on this year’s solutions.”, “I don’t want to be a guinea pig for your budget ideas.”, “Stop getting off your high horse and listen to our complaints.”, You start a new job abroad and during your first meeting everyone uses local slang that you don’t understand. You feel isolated and unsure how to contribute. Which idiomatic comment best describes your feeling?, “I’m in the doghouse with my new colleagues.”, “I really have ants in my pants in this meeting.”, “I feel like a fish out of water right now.”, “I’m tired of beating a dead horse with this team.”, During a panel discussion, the moderator asks Lena a challenging question about a controversial policy. She suddenly stops talking, avoids eye contact, and gives only one-word answers. Which idiom best describes her reaction?, She got off her high horse., She beat a dead horse., She had butterflies in her stomach., She clammed up., In a leadership workshop, a participant constantly corrects others, interrupts, and insists their approach is the only logical one. Another participant wants to challenge this behavior. Which idiomatic sentence is the most appropriate and constructive in this context?, “Don’t clam up when people disagree with you.”, “You really need to get off your high horse and listen to other views.”, “You’re beating a dead horse with your suggestions.”, “You’re making everyone feel like a fish out of water.”, Your manager asks the team to try an experimental work schedule with no clear evidence it will succeed. Everyone else refuses, but you agree to test it for a month and give feedback. In a reflective discussion, how could you best describe your role using an idiom?, “I was the guinea pig for this new schedule.”, “I had butterflies in my stomach the whole time.”, “I kept beating a dead horse about the schedule.”, “I was really in the doghouse for a month.”, Right before giving a keynote presentation in English, which is your second language, you feel extremely nervous but still intend to speak. In a peer-support discussion, which idiomatic sentence best expresses this mix of anxiety and readiness?, “I’m in the doghouse, so I can’t give my speech.”, “I’ll just clam up and let someone else present.”, “I really have butterflies in my stomach, but I’m ready to go on stage.”, “I’m beating a dead horse, so I won’t present today.”, After forgetting your partner’s birthday and missing their celebration dinner, you join a C1 speaking class and want to describe your situation at home using an idiom. Which sentence is the most accurate and natural?, “I keep getting off my high horse with my partner.”, “I’m the guinea pig in this relationship.”, “I have ants in my pants about my relationship.”, “I’m really in the doghouse at the moment.”, In a seminar on classroom behavior, you want to describe a student who cannot sit still, frequently taps their foot, and keeps asking when the lesson will end, even though the topic is interesting. Which idiomatic sentence would best communicate this behavior?, “He keeps beating a dead horse in every lesson.”, “He’s in the doghouse with the teacher.”, “He always has ants in his pants during class.”, “He always clams up when we start a new topic.”

Unit 4_Idioms

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?