court interpreting idioms EXAM QUESTIONS (49 TERMS) WITH VERIFIED DEFINITIONS UPDATED 2024
Ace up your sleeve
Achilles' Heel
Add fuel to the fire
Air your dirty laundry in public
Albatross around your neck
All thumbs
Apple of your eye
Asleep at the switch
at the end of your rope
ax to gri...
Ans: If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an
advantage that other people don't know
2). Achilles' heel
Ans: weak point
3). Add fuel to the fire
Ans: to make a bad situation worse
4). Air your dirty laundry in public
Ans: to talk about your private disagreements or embarrassing matters in public
5). Albatross around your neck
Ans: a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being; difficult
burden u can't get rid of
6). All thumbs
Ans: clumsy
7). Apple of your eye
Ans: A person or thingthat is greatly loved
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, 8). Asleep at the switch
Ans: not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully
9). At the end of your rope
Ans: (USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or
endurance.
10). Ax to grind
Ans: selfish motive
11). Babe in the woods
Ans: naive, defenceless, young person.
12). Back seat driver
Ans: a person who gives unwanted advice
13). Baker's dozen
Ans: 13 of something
14). Bark is worse than your bite
Ans: ...
15). Bark up the wrong tree
Ans: to direct your attention or efforts towards the wrong person or thing. Have the
wrong idea about something
16). Batten down the hatches
Ans: to prepare for the worst that could happen to you.
17). Beat a dead horse
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