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Egg expressions
English Idioms for advanced level students
1)   I'm pretty certain but perhaps I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm as sure as eggs is eggs.
    a) fairly sure
    b) quite sure
    c) reasonably sure
    d) absolutely sure
2)   I know you didn't exactly push him into accepting the offer but you must admit you did egg him on.
    a) did force him
    b) did enable him
    c) did encourage him
    d) did send him
3)   You've always stood by him in all his bad habits but underneath I think he's a bad egg.
    a) smelly person
    b) worthless person
    c) difficult person
    d) stupid person
4)   First he agreed and then he disagreed. The result was he ended up with egg on his face.
    a) looking foolish
    b) looking serious
    c) looking dirty
    d) looking old
5)   You've got to learn to diversify and not put all your eggs in one basket.
    a) to have lots of ideas
    b) to overload your basket
    c) to rely on just one scheme
    d) to carry too many things
6)   She wasn't really successful in her first stage play. In fact you could say she laid an egg.
    a) she made a good impression
    b) she forgot her lines
    c) she fell over on stage
    d) she gave an embarrassing performance
7)  It was a bit like teaching his grandmother to suck eggs when the young director was showing the veteran actress how to act.
    a) teaching someone who was more experienced than he
    b) teaching someone who was younger than he
    c) teaching someone who was more stupid than he
    d) teaching someone who was more willing than he
8)   They told her to put some money aside each month so she would have a little nest egg.
    a) a special account
    b) a savings account
    c) a full account
    d) a money account
9)   We all advised him to make sure he got payment and didn't take eggs for money.
    a) accept just a note for money
    b) accept just a business card for money
    c) accept just a promise of money
    d) just a handshake for money
10)   You'll need all your tact in this situation and you'll have to tread on eggs.
    a) be very quiet
    b) be very sensitive
    c) be very sleepy
    c) be very athletic
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