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by BlastRoom
Phrases that mean nothing like what they say, read in the sentences where they turn up.
#english_9_10
40 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
When the principal asked who had unlocked the gym, the coach threw his assistant under the bus, saying the assistant had done it alone even though the two had agreed on it together. What did the coach do?
"Her letter never says she is homesick, but if you read between the lines you can hear it." What is the reader being told to do?
After putting it off for a month, Andre bit the bullet and told his parents he had failed the driving test. What did Andre do?
Mira planned to announce the team's new sponsor at the assembly, but her co-captain posted the news online the night before and stole her thunder. What did the co-captain do?
The contractors cut corners on the school's new roof, and it was leaking by November. What did the contractors do?
"Stop beating around the bush and tell me whether you are coming Saturday." What is the speaker complaining about?
"Two missing laptops are only the tip of the iceberg," the auditor told the board. What is the auditor claiming?
"Take that five-star review with a grain of salt," Dad said. "It was written by the owner's brother." How does he want the review treated?
"If you think I unplugged the router, you're barking up the wrong tree." What is the speaker saying?
Devon signed up to sing at the talent show, but he got cold feet an hour before the doors opened. What happened to Devon?
"Apps that count your steps are a dime a dozen." What is the speaker saying about them?
After the video of the hallway fight was posted, the two students who filmed it were in hot water with the administration. What does this tell you about the students?
The team had already lost four games, and when the bus broke down on the way to the fifth, that was the last straw for the coach. What does the sentence mean?
"We have made our best offer. The ball is in your court now." What is the speaker telling the other side?
A student puts off a research paper for two weeks and is still typing at two in the morning the night before it is due. Which idiom describes her night?
A club president emails the whole school that the spring trip is approved, even though the district board has not taken its vote yet. Which idiom describes what he did?
A group finishes its model bridge, then discovers the assignment required a different material, so they clear the table and begin the whole build again. Which idiom describes where they are?
After six months of guitar lessons and no progress he can hear, Rashad sells the guitar and stops taking lessons. Which idiom describes what he did?
A student who has skipped three weeks of practice walks into the coach's office to hear what the consequences will be. Which idiom describes what she is doing?
The town's one theater shows a film about twice a year, and nobody there can remember the last time a show sold out. Which idiom describes how often it sells out?
A new lifeguard spends her first two weeks following a veteran around the pool, watching how the rotations, the whistle signals and the logbook are handled. Which idiom describes those two weeks?
Ben misses the bus and has to walk, and on the walk he falls into conversation with a classmate who invites him to join the debate team. What was missing the bus?
Concert tickets go on sale Monday morning and sell out by noon. Priya thinks it over all week and decides on Friday that she wants to go. Which idiom describes what happened to Priya?
Asked twice whether he supports moving the dance to Friday, the class treasurer says there are good points on both sides and will not say which way he leans. Which idiom describes him?
In which sentence does hit the nail on the head carry its literal meaning?
In which sentence does spill the beans carry its literal meaning?
In which sentence is the phrase pulling his leg used literally?
In which sentence does let the cat out of the bag carry its literal meaning?
In which sentence does hold your horses carry its literal meaning?
In which sentence does break the ice carry its literal meaning?
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Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Foreign Words and Phrases Used in English
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