Choose the correct meaning of the idiom “Gift of the gab”.
(A) A gift from a wealthy person
(B) A gift from a poor person
(C) A gift from a relative
(D) Fluency of speech
(A) A gift from a wealthy person
(B) A gift from a poor person
(C) A gift from a relative
(D) Fluency of speech
(A) you have to live without the possessions and comforts that you normally have
(B) If someone or something is waiting in the wings, they are not yet active or important
(C) to deliberately ignore
(D) None of the above
(A) to be very terrified or anxious
(B) to deliberately ignore
(C) you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude
(D) None of these
(A) irrelevant
(B) to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly
(C) If someone or something is waiting in the wings, they are not yet active or important
(D) None of the above
(A) a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character
(B) spoil everything
(C) mean that you are willing to do it immediately
(D) None of the above
(A) spoil everything
(B) mean that you are willing to do it immediately
(C) If someone or something is waiting in the wings, they are not yet active or important
(D) None of these
(A) a purpose in doing something that is seemingly crazy
(B) a purpose in doing something that is seemingly normal
(C) a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time
(D) All of the above
(A) a purpose in doing something that is seemingly crazy
(B) used to say that two things are completely different and it is not sensible to compare them
(C) mean that you are willing to do it immediately
(D) None of these
(A) to be very popular at a particular time
(B) a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time
(C) to become difficult to control
(D) a purpose in doing something that is seemingly crazy
(A) If someone or something is waiting in the wings, they are not yet active or important
(B) spoil everything
(C) something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later
(D) None of these