Discovery Quiz – Lesson 4 – Espresso English Courses

I’m trying to upload a 10-minute video to the website, but it’s going at a snail’s pace… it won’t finish for another three hours. “At a snail’s pace” means…

extremely slowly
the file is too large
with lots of errors

My daughter is really into astronomy. As soon as we arrived at the museum, she made a beeline for the exhibit about the galaxy. To “make a beeline” means…

to go directly and quickly
to spend a lot of time
to run away from

A salad and some iced tea – that’s all you’re ordering? Man, you eat like a bird. To “eat like a bird” means to eat…

healthily
only vegetarian food
very little

The miscommunication between the international branches of our company is really impacting our efficiency, which leads to fewer sales. You can’t just bury your head in the sand and pretend the issue doesn’t exist. To “bury your head in the sand” means…

to ignore a problem despite obvious signs of danger
to speak the same language all the time
to try to solve a problem in a way that's actually making things worse

I just started taking a class on how to do therapeutic massage. Who wants to be my guinea pig? If someone is a “guinea pig,” the person is…

a paying client for a service
responsible for observing and giving feedback
used as the subject of an experiment

A lot of people send resumes when applying for jobs, but calling to follow up on your application can really put you ahead of the pack because it shows extra initiative. “Ahead of the pack” means…

in favor with important people
faster when pursuing a goal
more successful than those you are competing against

Over the past month, my business partner contacted a dozen web designers, but nothing worked out. I finally grabbed the bull by the horns and just designed the site myself. “Grab the bull by the horns” means…

to do something without having any previous experience
to face and deal with a problem directly
to take action without your partner knowing about it

My son has been bugging me for weeks to buy him the new video game. I couldn’t take it anymore, so I finally gave in and ordered it online. To “bug” someone is…

to annoy the person repeatedly
to ask politely
to force someone to do something

Stop hogging the couch – make some room for me to sit down. To “hog” is…

to block access to an area
to put lots of things in a particular space
to take more than one's fair share of something

The new iPhone comes out on Friday. All my friends are chomping at the bit to buy it, but I’m satisfied with the phone I have now. If you are “chomping at the bit,” you are…

extremely eager and anxious for something to happen
waiting for a long time for a big event
willing to spend a lot of money

I know for a fact that all the employees are going to get a bonus at Christmas – I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth. The head of the accounting department told me. If you hear something “straight from the horse’s mouth,” you’ve heard it…

from a dependable source
very recently – within the last hour
while listening to someone else's conversation

Martin has already given us a detailed description of the problems with our outdated technology, so I won’t beat a dead horse. I just want to emphasize the fact that we really need to modernize as soon as possible in order to stay competitive in the industry. “Beat a dead horse” means…

disagree with someone publicly
make lots of criticisms
waste time doing something that has already been done

Discovery Quiz – Lesson 4

Discovery Quiz – Lesson 4

Discovery Quiz – Lesson 4

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