Discovery Quiz – Lesson 17

After working throughout the weekend, I took Monday and Tuesday off to recharge my batteries. If you “recharge your batteries,” you…

Hannah and I are on the same wavelength, so collaborating with her on the project was easy and fun. If you are “on the same wavelength” as another person, it means both of you..

Our English teacher started the semester with a lot of extra creative activities, but towards the end she seemed to run out of steam and just gave lessons straight from the book. To “run out of steam” is to…

Somehow we got our wires crossed, because I had the meeting scheduled for the 14th and she had it on the 19th in her calendar. If two people “get their wires crossed,” it means they…

To configure your new cell phone, you just put in the chip and follow the instructions on the screen. It’s not rocket science. If something is “not rocket science,” it means it is…

I bought my daughter an iPad for her birthday. She thinks it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread; she spends hours playing with it. Describing something as “the greatest thing since sliced bread” means it is…

We’re really looking for a more basic computer program; this one has too many bells and whistles that our employees will never use. “Bells and whistles” are…

My brother blew a gasket when he found out that his best friend had cheated him out of $5000. If someone “blows a gasket,” it means the person…

Now that we’ve finished our budget projections for next year, I’d like to switch gears and talk about employee morale. If you “switch gears,” it means you…

The number of our company’s customers has more than doubled since the same time last year. Our sales team is definitely firing on all cylinders. “Firing on all cylinders” means…

Look at that guy wearing shorts and sandals in the middle of winter! Either he doesn’t feel the cold, or else he has a screw loose. If someone “has a screw loose,” it means they…

I found the movie really confusing the first time I saw it, but when I watched it again I had a light bulb moment. A “light bulb moment” is a moment of…