A quiz about old expressions

Question 1

What does Lets get this show on the road! mean?

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at least in many families.

Question 2

What does Lets get this show on the road! mean?

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Lets get on with it!

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at least in many families.

Question 3

What does Lets get this show on the road! mean?

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Lets get on with it!

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at least in many families.

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Pretty near.

Question 4

What does Lets get this show on the road! mean?

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Lets get on with it!

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at least in many families.

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Pretty near.

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Saying no to something that you really would like, just because.......

Question 5

What does Take the bull by the horns. mean?

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Children.

Question 6

What does Take the bull by the horns. mean?

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Children.

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Dont work day and night; you need some sleep.

Question 7

What does Take the bull by the horns. mean?

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Just tackle the problem!

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Children.

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Dont work day and night; you need some sleep.

Question 8

What does Take the bull by the horns. mean?

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Just tackle the problem!

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Children.

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Dont work day and night; you need some sleep.

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Said when the person does not intend to repeat themselves.

Question 9

What does Waste not, want not mean?

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An unprincipled person.

Question 10

What does Waste not, want not mean?

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If you dont waste, you will not go hungry.

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An unprincipled person.

Question 11

What does Waste not, want not mean?

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If you dont waste, you will not go hungry.

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An unprincipled person.

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Talking.

Question 12

What does Waste not, want not mean?

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If you dont waste, you will not go hungry.

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An unprincipled person.

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Talking.

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The old timers said this rather than darn

Question 13

What does Chew the fat. mean?

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Im hungry.

Question 14

What does Chew the fat. mean?

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Im hungry.

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Just another way of expressing surprise.

Question 15

What does Chew the fat. mean?

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Talk.

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Im hungry.

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Just another way of expressing surprise.

Question 16

What does Chew the fat. mean?

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Talk.

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Im hungry.

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Just another way of expressing surprise.

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The best dress you had.

Question 17

What does Old man Cant is dead and he left a little boy named Try mean?

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A remark when seeing a really tall child.

Question 18

What does Old man Cant is dead and he left a little boy named Try mean?

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A remark when seeing a really tall child.

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Lost or not nunderstanding something.

Question 19

What does Old man Cant is dead and he left a little boy named Try mean?

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Never say cant.

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A remark when seeing a really tall child.

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Lost or not nunderstanding something.

Question 20

What does Old man Cant is dead and he left a little boy named Try mean?

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Never say cant.

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A remark when seeing a really tall child.

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Lost or not nunderstanding something.

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Scrub really hard.

Question 21

What does Not half bad! mean?

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Be quiet.

Question 22

What does Not half bad! mean?

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Be quiet.

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Dont work day and night; you need some sleep.

Question 23

What does Not half bad! mean?

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Good!

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Be quiet.

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Dont work day and night; you need some sleep.

Question 24

What does Not half bad! mean?

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Good!

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Be quiet.

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Dont work day and night; you need some sleep.

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There is always more than one way to handle something you are unsure of.

Question 25

What does Dont cut off your nose to spite your face! mean?

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Dont say no to something you would like because you are stubborn.

Question 26

What does Dont cut off your nose to spite your face! mean?

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Dont say no to something you would like because you are stubborn.

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There is always more than one way to handle something you are unsure of.

Question 27

What does Dont cut off your nose to spite your face! mean?

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Dont say no to something you would like because you are stubborn.

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There is always more than one way to handle something you are unsure of.

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Wait a minute!

Question 28

What does Dont cut off your nose to spite your face! mean?

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Dont say no to something you would like because you are stubborn.

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There is always more than one way to handle something you are unsure of.

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Wait a minute!

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You have to take some bad along with the good.

Question 29

What does A lick and a promise. mean?

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A little dusting today and a promise to do better tomorrow.

Question 30

What does A lick and a promise. mean?

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A little dusting today and a promise to do better tomorrow.

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Do it while you have the opportunity.

Question 31

What does A lick and a promise. mean?

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A little dusting today and a promise to do better tomorrow.

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Do it while you have the opportunity.

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Speak only when spoken to.

Question 32

What does A lick and a promise. mean?

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A little dusting today and a promise to do better tomorrow.

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Do it while you have the opportunity.

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Speak only when spoken to.

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The more you watch for something to happen, the slower it seems to take.

Question 33

What does Youll have your head in your hands to play with mean?

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Being all dressed up.

Question 34

What does Youll have your head in your hands to play with mean?

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Being all dressed up.

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half-dozen of the other - One is the same as the other.

Question 35

What does Youll have your head in your hands to play with mean?

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Being all dressed up.

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half-dozen of the other - One is the same as the other.

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Lets get on with it!

Question 36

What does Youll have your head in your hands to play with mean?

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Threat to someone wanting to do something you disapprove of.

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Being all dressed up.

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half-dozen of the other - One is the same as the other.

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Lets get on with it!

Question 37

What does My sufficiency is suffonsified; any more would be double superfluency mean?

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Im full!

Question 38

What does My sufficiency is suffonsified; any more would be double superfluency mean?

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Im full!

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Really needing something has led us to many good solutions.

Question 39

What does My sufficiency is suffonsified; any more would be double superfluency mean?

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Im full!

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Really needing something has led us to many good solutions.

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Talk.

Question 40

What does My sufficiency is suffonsified; any more would be double superfluency mean?

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Im full!

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Really needing something has led us to many good solutions.

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Talk.

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Upstairs to bed.