If something is "driving you up the wall", how are you feeling? sad depressed interested annoyed inspired happy 2. What kind of film is sometimes described as "fly on the wall"? horror romantic comedy biopic historical drama real-life documentary 3. If someone tells you, "Walls have ears!", what are they suggesting? The building you are in has structural problems. Be careful what you say because people may be listening. The speaker doesn't like the pattern of the wallpaper. The window is open. The window is closed. 4. If a room has "wall-to-wall" carpet, what does that mean? There is a large rug in the middle of the floor. The carpet has an interesting pattern. The carpet fits right up to the edges of the room. The carpet has been rolled up, and the floor is bare. The carpet needs to be cleaned. 5. What does it mean to "see the writing on the wall"? You realise that something bad has happened or is about to happen. Someone has written a message on the wall. Someone has put a notice on the notice board. You discover that something nice is about to happen. 6. If someone has an idea which is a little "off the wall", what kind of idea is it? clever stupid conventional unconventional dangerous impossible 7. If you're working on a project and "come up against a brick wall", what does that mean? You're making great progress. Something suddenly stops you making progress. You get some unexpected help. Someone offers to finish the project for you. Your boss congratulates you on your progress. 8. What does it mean if we "have our backs to the wall"? We are feeling tired. We are feeling enthusiastic. We are feeling hungry. We have no more options and don't know what to do next. We have a lot of new ideas and suggestions. 9. If you're explaining something to a friend and feel as if you're "talking to a brick wall", what does that mean? Your friend is listening carefully. Your friend doesn't seem to be listening. Your friend is looking confused. Your friend is looking tired. Your friend is looking interested.

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