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GoEnglish.com's Idioms Quizzes
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1) The one who wakes up early or arrives early will be successful because "_______________".
2) To do something that risks upsetting a social situation "_______________".
3) Making things difficult by doing things against the wishes of others is "_______________".
4) When you are working under tremendous pressure to get something done, you are "_______________".
5) When you say something that makes a person feel embarrassed, you "_______________"
6) To risk everything on one chance to win big is "_______________".
7) When a larger opponent loses, the loss seems more serious than the loss of a smaller opponent, because "_______________"
8) A person who gets in a fight easily because he is already angry has "_______________".
9) To get out of one difficult situation only to end up in one that is worse is to go To go "_______________".
10) Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly is "_______________".
11) A situation where everyone is watching out for their own interests only is "_______________".
12) The term "_______________!" is used in the military: The drill sergeant shouts "_______________!" and all of the soldiers turn in one step to _______________ the opposite direction.
13) To get out of one difficult situation only to end up in one that is worse is to go To go "_______________".
14) When you threaten to do something that you are not really willing to do, you are "_______________".
15) An old superstition says that if you "_______________" (usually two _______________ of the same hand) it will bring good luck.
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