Chapter 6

Question 1

hit somewhere (to)

Answer 1

visit somewhere

“Why don´t we hit the library after we finish school today?”

Question 2

mark down (to)

Answer 2

reduce in price

“They’re having a sale. All their tennis shoes are supposed to be marked (way) down”

Question 3

break the bank (to)

Answer 3

spend all of one’s savings

“I’d like to buy a new suit today, but I don’t want to break the bank doing it”

Question 4

jam-packed

Answer 4

crowded, mobbed

“The subway was jam-packed during rush hour this morning”

Question 5

snap up something (to)

Answer 5

buy/take something quickly

“The customers snapped up the sale merchandise in less than 15 minutes”

Question 6

right up one’s alley

Answer 6

perfectly suited to someone

“I think the beautiful blouse you found in that store is right up your alley”

Question 7

take in (to)

Answer 7

reduce the waist size of one’s pants/skirt

“These pants are too big. I’m going to ask the tailor to take them in”

Question 8

run (to)

Answer 8

cost

“How much does that flashy sport car run?”

Question 9

steep

Answer 9

expensive

“I can’t afford to buy a house in that district because the prices are really steep”

Question 10

shell out (to)

Answer 10

fork out, spend

“He shelled out a lot of money when he redecoreted his entire apartment”

Question 11

cash

Answer 11

dough, money

“How much cash did you spend on dinner at that Italian restaurant?”

Question 12

rack

Answer 12

a stand used to display clothes

“Could you please put this coat back on the rack for me?”

Question 13

first thing in the morning

Answer 13

very early in the morning

“If we’re going skiing tomorrow, we’ll have to leave first thing in the morning”

Question 14

have one’s name on it (to)

Answer 14

perfectly suited to someone

“It’s too bad they didn’t have my size because that shirt had my name on it”

Question 15

long gone

Answer 15

bought/left/taken a long time ago

“I’m sure our friends are long now that the concert’s over”

Question 16

get a load of something/someone (to)

Answer 16

look at something/someone

“Get a load of the view from this apartment. It’s unbelievable”

Question 17

clash (to)

Answer 17

do not match in color or design

“Do you think this shirt clashes with the pants I’m wearing?”

Question 18

there’s no account to taste

Answer 18

there’s no explaining someone’s style

“I can’t believe what he’s wearing. There’s certainly no account for taste”

Question 19

full of oneself

Answer 19

arrogant, conceited, smug, snobby

“I don’t like her because she always look so full of herself”

Question 20

dressed to kill

Answer 20

dressed up

“She was dressed to kill when she went to her high-school graduation party”

Question 21

last resort (a)

Answer 21

a final option

“I wouldn’t go to that terrible restaurant even as a last resort”

Question 22

shoot one’s mouth off (to)

Answer 22

speah in an inappropriate manner

“That student often gets into trouble because he shoots his mouth off in class”

Question 23

dressed to the nines

Answer 23

dressed up

“She was dressed to the nines when she went out on her big date”

Question 24

sell oneself short (to)

Answer 24

underestimate oneself

“You have plenty of hability and experience. Don’t sell yourself short”

Question 25

for the time being

Answer 25

for now

“What do you say we just relax in the park for the time being”

Question 26

hit the spot (to)

Answer 26

satisfying

“A hot cup of coffee would really hit the spot right now”

Question 27

melt in one’s mouth (to)

Answer 27

food that easily dissolves in one’s mouth

“This steak is so tender that it almost melts in your mouth”