Vocabulary Quiz

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Vocabulary Quiz: "Cut"

Decide if the definitions given for the idioms and other expressions using the word "CUT" are true or false. We will check your answers in class when we meet next week!

1. Someone or something that is a cut above other people or things is much better than those people or things.

2. If you are having a conversation with someone and you cut them short, you stop talking so that they can say something.

3. If you are cut up about something (for example, you are cut up about the way you are treated by someone), you are very happy and surprised.

4. If somebody cuts you dead, they shout at you because they are very angry.

5. A new employee in your company doesn't cut the mustard. In other words, he / she is not good enough.

6. Something in a shop that is described as cut-price is more expensive than it should be.

7. If your friend has a plan, and you cut the ground out from under his feet, you offer to support him, usually by lending him money.

8. A business that is described as cutthroat is a one that has a disadvantage because it is smaller than other businesses making the same product or offering the same service.

9. When someone cuts loose (for example, they cut loose from their family), they stop being influenced or controlled by them.

10. If you cut off your nose to spite your face, you work so hard and for so long that you become ill.

11. You have a train to catch and you are cutting it fine. This means that you have arrived at the station very early and have plenty of time before the train leaves.

12. If something is described as cut and dried (for example, "The issue of pay rises is cut and dried."), it is being talked about very carefully.

13. If something is described as cutting-edge (for example, cutting edge technology), it is very dangerous.

14. If you say to someone "Cut it out!", you are telling them to stop doing something that you do not like.

15. If, in a meeting, you cut to the chase, you waste time by talking about small, unimportant issues rather than issues which are more urgent.

16. A cutting remark is a remark that is cruel and intended to upset someone.

17. If you are in a difficult or unpleasant situation and you decide to cut and run, you pretend that the situation is not so difficult or unpleasant and continue behaving as normal.

18. If somebody tells you something important or impressive, and you say "That doesn't cut any ice with me", you are telling them that you have had the same experience yourself.

19. If you are doing a job and you cut corners, you do not do the job as thoroughly as you should, especially because you want to finish it as quickly as possible.

20. If you cut somebody down to size, you talk kindly to them and help them because they are very upset.

21. If somebody says something to you that cuts you to the quick, they offer you a suggestion or an idea which would help you a lot.

22. Somebody cuts a dash in the new clothes they are wearing. In other words, the clothes make them look stupid.

23. If you cut something short (for example, you cut a visit short), you arrive early.

24. If something cuts both ways, it has both good and bad aspects.

25. You and your friend own a car together, and your friend wants to sell it. You tell him that you want your cut. This means that you want to decide whether or not the car is sold.

Tuesday's Vocabulary Quiz - The Answers

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1. 1

1. similar, 2. formulate, 3. context, 4. devised, 5. vertical,
6. impact, 7. usage, 8. summary, 9. denote , 10. arbitrary,
11. assigned, 12. criteria, 13. ignored, 4. data


1. 2

1. evident, 2. publishes, 3. involving, 4. negative,
5. environment, 6. evaluate, 7. range, 8. modified,
9. restricted, 10. derive, 11. varies, 12. pursued,
13. consists of


1. 3

1. m, 2. c, 3. a, 4. h, 5. b, 6. g, 7. j, 8. e, 9. l, 10. k,
11. i, 12. d, 13. f


1. 4

1. comply with, 2. equivalent, 3. specify, 4. is required,
5. obvious, 6. presuming, 7. guarantee, 8. methods,
9. imply, 10. sum, 11. proceeding, 12. concluded


1. 5

1. assess, 2. dominate, 3. definite, 4. approach,
5. potential, 6. elements, 7. components, 8. compensate,
9. subsequent, 10. distinct, 11. indicates, 12. regions,
13. prime


1. 6

1. valid reason, 2. new concept, 3. constant temperature,
4. new dimension, 5. analyse results, 6. establish a link,
7. tense atmosphere, 8. initial results, 9. leading role,
10. ultimate responsibility, 11. marital status,
12. put forward a hypothesis, 13. reverse the verdict,
14. minimum requirement

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