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Idioms Quiz: Mixed 5
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1. beyond a shadow of a doubt
Doctors say they are sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that
- fatty foods are good for you
- cigarettes are bad for you
- fruits and vegetables are bad for you
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2. dot the i's and cross the t's
I've dotted the i's and crossed the t's, so there
- will be a few mistakes
- will be lots of mistakes
- shouldn't be any mistakes
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3. going great guns
Our school's basketball team is going great guns in the tournament. They have
- lost every game
- won two out of four games
- won every game
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4. in someone's good books
I've been in Harry's good books ever since I
- crashed his car
- fixed his computer
- got drunk at his wedding
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5. over the top
Some people thought the wedding was over the top, but I think it's alright to
- get married in a neighbourhood church
- get married in a medieval castle
- get married in a public park
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6. rub it in
If you make a mistake, and then someone rubs it in by talking about it, it'll make you
- feel worse about it
- feel better about it
- forget about it
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7. the movers and shakers
The movers and shakers in the world of banking
- transport equipment to new banks
- work behind the counters in banks
- control banks and other financial institutes
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8. the pros and cons
We looked at the pros and cons of
- using old people as slaves
- eating poisonous mushrooms
- changing to a vegetarian diet
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9. throw someone in at the deep end
Our new cook Wendy was thrown in at the deep end on her first day when she had to
- cook breakfast for a family of eight
- cater for a seminar of 200 people
- take the afternoon off
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10. vis-a-vis
Stanley was looking for information on council regulations
- property vis-a-vis taxes
- vis-a-vis property taxes
- property taxes vis-a-vis
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