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“Feel blue” means _________?

A. Feel sad
B. Feel happy
C. Feel energetic
D. Feel angry

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“Never-never land” means:_____________?

A. an ideal pace
B. dream land
C. a worthless place
D. a useless situation

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“Hornet’s nest” means:___________?

A. A bee’s house
B. A violent situation
C. A good situation
D. A dangerous place

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“Keep at bay” means ______________.

A. keep in mind
B. keep at a distance
C. keep thinking about something
D. keep at the sea-shore

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“Bird Brain” means _____?

A. a person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid
B. a person that is too smart; a person that acts sharp
C. a person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull
D. a person that too angry; a person that acts hastly

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To leave someone in the lurch _________?

A. To come to compromise with someone
B. Constant source of annoyance to someone
C. To put someone at ease
D. To desert someone in his difficulties

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A man of straw _________?

A. A MAN of no substance
B. A very active person
C. A worthy fellow
D. An unreasonable person

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“Get your goat” means _____?

A. to pacify someone
B. to irritate someone
C. to soothe someone
D. to hug someone

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“Drop a dime” means ________?

A. to be an informant
B. almost free. very cheap
C. to stop something at an early stage
D. to leave

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Khan is always ready to “Eat anyone,s salt”?

A. To be one,s guest
B. To cook tasty dishes
C. An infectious diseas
D. None

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