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'She cast an eye over the contract before signing.' 'Cast an eye over' means ___
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'The axe fell on the entire department in the restructuring.' 'Fell' means ___
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'He was framed for a crime he did not commit.' 'Framed' means ___
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'She threw in the towel.' 'Threw in the towel' means ___
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'She laid the groundwork for future negotiations.' 'Laid the groundwork' means ___
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'She pressed on regardless of the setbacks.' 'Pressed on' means ___
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'He was in the line of fire.' 'Line of fire' means ___
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'She played the long game in her career planning.' 'Long game' means ___
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'The show was a near miss for the award.' 'Near miss' means ___
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10
'She cast off the last of her inhibitions.' 'Cast off' means ___
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'The company launched a cost-cutting drive.' 'Drive' means ___
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'She lost her cool under the pressure.' 'Lost her cool' means ___
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13
'She drew a veil over the incident.' 'Drew a veil over' means ___
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14
'She toed the party line.' 'Toed the line' means ___
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15
'Profits fell through the floor.' 'Fell through the floor' means ___
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16
'She cast her mind back to the incident.' 'Cast her mind back' means ___
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17
'She made her case brilliantly before the committee.' 'Made her case' means ___
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18
'She scaled the problem down to something manageable.' 'Scaled down' means ___
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19
'The report put a gloss on the disappointing results.' 'Put a gloss on' means ___
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20
'He footed the bill for the entire dinner.' 'Footed the bill' means ___
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21
'She was typecast in villain roles.' 'Typecast' means ___
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22
'That is cold comfort.' 'Cold comfort' means ___
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23
'The theory holds that the universe is expanding.' 'Holds' means ___
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24
'He played a waiting game.' 'Waiting game' means ___
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25
'She was keyed up before the performance.' 'Keyed up' means ___
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26
'She is under the weather today.' 'Under the weather' means ___
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'She turned a corner in her recovery.' 'Turned a corner' means ___
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28
'She bore in mind his suggestion.' 'Bore in mind' means ___
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'The daily grind wore her down.' 'Daily grind' means ___
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30
'She had to shake things up in the company.' 'Shake things up' means ___
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'What counts is effort, not the result.' 'Counts' means ___
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32
Choose the sentence where 'bear' means to produce.
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33
'They tried to level the playing field.' 'Level the playing field' means ___
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34
'She had her name on the roll of honour.' 'Roll of honour' means ___
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35
'She covered her tracks.' 'Covered her tracks' means ___
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36
'She had to lay the groundwork first.' 'Lay the groundwork' means ___
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37
'She made change happen in the organisation.' 'Change' means ___
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'The audience gave her a warm reception.' 'Warm' means ___
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39
'The conversation reached fever pitch.' 'Fever pitch' means ___
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40
'The news dashed her hopes completely.' 'Dashed' means ___
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'She went the extra mile.' 'Went the extra mile' means ___
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42
'Do not give up — keep trying.' 'Give up' means ___
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43
'She played fair in all her business dealings.' 'Played fair' means ___
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44
'Her voice was pitched at exactly the right level.' 'Pitched' means ___
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45
'She had a lot of pull in the industry.' 'Pull' means ___
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'The results cast the earlier decision in a new light.' 'Cast in a new light' means ___
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'She is a different animal — she has changed beyond recognition.' 'Changed beyond recognition' means ___
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'She held her own against the champion.' 'Held her own' means ___
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'The description matches the suspect perfectly.' 'Matches' means ___
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'She gained ground on her rivals.' 'Gained ground' means ___
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'I think nothing of running ten miles.' 'Think nothing of' means ___
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52
'She was ordained into a religious order.' 'Order' means ___
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'Just in case she was wrong, she double-checked.' 'Just in case' means ___
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'She received a warm welcome.' 'Warm welcome' means ___
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'On the level' means ___
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'She matched his speed step for step.' 'Matched' means ___
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'It was pitch dark inside the cave.' 'Pitch' means ___
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58
'He is sound as a bell.' 'Sound as a bell' means ___
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59
'The company has been the rock on which she has built her career.' 'Rock' means ___
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'He went back to square one.' 'Back to square one' means ___
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'She cleared the air with a frank discussion.' 'Cleared the air' means ___
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'That is a big deal.' 'Big deal' means ___
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'He could not see beyond the immediate pitch.' 'Pitch' means ___
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64
'After tax, her net income was comfortable.' 'Net' means ___
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65
'She put her cards on the table.' 'Put her cards on the table' means ___
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66
'That remark was a dig at his past failures.' 'Dig' means ___
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67
'She reached the shop floor to speak to the workers.' 'Shop floor' means ___
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68
'She is fair game for criticism given her position.' 'Fair game' means ___
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69
'She presented a paper on climate change at the conference.' 'Paper' means ___
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70
'She was booked solid for the next three months.' 'Booked solid' means ___
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'She levelled with him about her concerns.' 'Levelled with' means ___
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72
'The airline grounded all flights due to the volcano.' 'Grounded' means ___
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'She measured her words carefully.' 'Measured' means ___
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74
'The situation got out of hand.' 'Out of hand' means ___
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75
'She landed herself in trouble with the authorities.' 'Landed herself in' means ___
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'The venture required substantial capital investment.' 'Capital' means ___
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77
'She backed out of the agreement at the last minute.' 'Backed out' means ___
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78
'She signed her own death warrant.' 'Signed her own death warrant' means ___
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79
'She voiced her concerns at the meeting.' 'Voiced' means ___
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80
'She rounded up the usual suspects.' 'Rounded up' means ___
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'The film was second-rate.' 'Second-rate' means ___
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82
'She keyed in the data manually.' 'Keyed in' means ___
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83
'She fanned out the cards so he could choose one.' 'Fanned out' means ___
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84
'I cannot figure out why she left.' 'Figure out' means ___
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85
'She spilled the beans about the plan.' 'Spilled the beans' means ___
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86
'The presentation really fired up the team.' 'Fired up' means ___
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87
'He found his match in business negotiations.' 'Found his match' means ___
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88
'She was on the books of several employment agencies.' 'On the books' means ___
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89
'Without a second thought, she jumped in to help.' 'Second thought' means ___
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90
'She is a bright spark.' 'Bright spark' means ___
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91
Choose the sentence where 'bank' means to rely on something.
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92
'She lives a spare lifestyle with few possessions.' 'Spare' means ___
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93
'The bulldozer levelled the old building.' 'Levelled' means ___
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94
'The conference drew to a close.' 'Drew to a close' means ___
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95
'She passed the buck to her manager.' 'Passed the buck' means ___
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96
In 'He bore the brunt of the criticism', 'bore' means ___
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97
'She drum-rolled the announcement.' 'Drum roll' means ___
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98
'He brought a suit against the contractor for poor workmanship.' 'Suit' means ___
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99
'She lives a means-to-an-end existence.' 'Means to an end' means ___
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100
'In any case, the decision has been made.' 'In any case' means ___
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