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Discovery Quiz – Lesson 21

Guess the correct meaning of each idiom from the context. It’s OK if you get a lot of answers wrong – what’s important is to do your best in trying to figure it out!

Discovery Quiz – Lesson 21

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1. Question
Gary bought a house on the beach 20 years ago, and made a killing when he sold it last month. Make a killing means…
- do something very quickly
- make a lot of money
- take advantage of someone
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2. Question
Some of the clothing that was in style when I was a teenager is now making a comeback. Make a comeback means…
- be available at a lower price
- remind you of the past
- return to being popular/successful
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3. Question
I didn’t stop at the new restaurant, but I made a mental note of the name so that I could go there later. Make a mental note means…
- consider whether something is good
- make a special effort to remember
- think something is interesting
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4. Question
There was one punctuation mistake in the published article, and my boss yelled at the editing team for an hour. He likes to make a mountain out of a molehill. Make a mountain out of a molehill means…
- be obsessed with perfection
- have an unpleasant personality
- treat something as worse than it really is
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5. Question
The supermarket was out of brown sugar, so I’ll have to make do with regular white sugar. Make do means…
- cook a meal
- find something
- use the resources available
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6. Question
The professor was fired after he made a pass at one of his attractive female students. Make a pass at someone means…
- flirt with
- give special treatment
- allow someone to pass a test that they really failed
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7. Question
This cake is delicious! Did you make it from scratch? Make something from scratch means…
- make it for the first time
- make it yourself with original ingredients
- make it with professional training
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When I told my kids they couldn’t have dessert, they made a scene and we had to leave the restaurant. Make a scene means…
- behave overly dramatically
- create a mess
- run away
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9. Question
After I lost my job, I took on some part-time work just to make ends meet. Make ends meet means…
- occupy time
- start saving money
- survive financially
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question
I can’t make up my mind on whether to buy the red shirt or the blue shirt. Make up your mind means…
- decide
- imagine
- have time to think about
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