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WAEC Idioms

Choose the interpretation most appropriate for each sentence.

1. The preacher advised those who lost their property in the fire outbreak that every cloud has a silver lining. This means that……

2. Researchers leave no stone unturned in their quest for solutions. This means that researchers ______

3. Amina used to be hand in glove with her boyfriend. This means that she …….

4. When I went on leave I asked Mr. Samson to hold the forte. This means that I asked him to …..

5. The taxi-driver smelt a rat when the policeman waved him to stop and so he sped off. This means that the taxi driver …….

6. The man's decision to withdraw his daughter from school because of her misbehaviour really amounts to cutting off his own nose to spite his face. This means that …….

7. Akpan does not let the grass grow under his feet. This means that Akpan …….

8. She started the game poorly but later turned the tables on her opponent. This means that she ……..

9. Our House swept the board in the inter-house sports competition. This means that our house ……

10. When the managing director promised to increase the wages of the workers in the new year, everybody knew that he was talking with his tongue in his cheek. This means that the managing director ………

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