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Idiom

Meaning

Example

an arm and a leg

a large amount of money

It cost an arm and a leg to fix the car.

break one’s neck

try very hard

She broke her neck last night, trying to finish the report.

Fish out of water

someone who does not fit in

She felt like a fish out of water when she went to the party in her jeans while everyone else was wearing formal dress.

Go Dutch

each person pays for himself

If we have dinner together, I insist that we go Dutch.

Hit the books

To begin to study hard

I hit the books as soon as I knew the date of the exam.

1.Which of the following activities is most likely to cost an arm and a leg?

A. Joining a DIY club. B. Going abroad for further study.

C. Having a picnic. D. Watching a football match.

2.The Chinese meaning of the idiom “break one’s neck” is probably “______”.

A. 折斷脖子 B. 休息片刻 C. 竭盡全力. D. 不相上下

3.Lucy doesn’t want to feel like a fish out of water, so she should wear ______ when she goes to an evening party.

A. a T-shirt B. sport shoes C. a formal dress D. jeans.

4.Amy and Linda go to the restaurant to have lunch. It costs 80 yuan. They want to go Dutch. What does it mean?

A. Amy pays 80 yuan. B. Linda Pays 80 yuan.

C. Each of them pays 40 yuan. D. Dutch pays 80 yuan.

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