neck on the line

 quay-----{[-ke:] pier Old English keys

English origin 


queue TAIL Line

quaint OE unusually attractive

Which phrase means to agree with each other?
  • toe to toe
  • two left feet
  • cheek to cheek
  • eye to eye
2. What does "head to head" usually refer to?
  • competition
  • cooperation
  • direct communication
  • having the same opinion
3. What does "tongue in cheek" mean?
  • someone is lying
  • speaking awkwardly or shyly
  • being sarcastic or not serious
  • being rude or unkind
4. Jon doesn't have any savings. He just makes enough money to get by each month. He's living ________________.
  • toe to feet
  • hand to mouth
  • cheek to cheek
  • lip to lip
5. Niharika and Lucia had a competition to see who could wear the most makeup at one time. They are in a tie. They're ________________.
  • cheek to cheek
  • mouth and cheek
  • port to man
  • neck and neck
  • eye to eye
6. Let's put our heads together.
This means:
  • Let's compete.
  • Let's fight.
  • Let's sit close together.
  • Let's get romantic.
  • Let's solve a problem together.
7. James is taking a risk teaching this controversial material. He's putting ____________.
  • his heart on his sleeve
  • his neck on the line
  • his neck online
  • his foot down
  • his foot down online
  • his worm on the guillotine
8. I'm sick of having online meetings. Can we meet ________________ instead?
  • face to face
  • head to head
  • eye to eye
  • cheek to cheek
9. Josh can't dance. He has ________________.
  • big hands
  • two girlfriends
  • two tugs of a dead dog's paw
  • two left feet
  • two-and-a-half feet
10. Sometimes, you have to ______ your foot down and insist on what you want.
  • eat
  • push
  • kick
  • put

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