Tag: behavior

Don’t Blow It!

From Twitter:
Dialog
Boy: Did you ace* your test?
Girl: No. I didn’t; I blew it.
Boy: Why?
Girl: I couldn’t study; my sister and brother were acting up!

Question:
A. To “blow it” means
① to make it bigger
② to do badly　
③ to cause it to explode

B. ”Act up” means
① to be active
② to be up-beat
③ to be bad
________

The answer to Question A is ② ‘to do badly.’
The answer to Question B is ③ ‘to be bad’

*To ace something is to do it perfectly. Basically it is the opposite of “blow it.”

On A Train

From Twitter:

  1. A: Please __ all the way in, so the rude, inconsiderate people pushing to get in–crushing us like farm animals–can stop that.
    B: Huh?
    2. A: Please __ as far as you can–in, so others may enter too.
    B: We don’t mind.
    A: We do.

    Choose:
    a. go
    b. step
    c. set foot
    d. tread

Answers and Explanations
1. b., step meaning to walk–by putting one foot forward after another and is used with ‘into’ (or with ‘in,’ ‘on,’ ‘over,’ and ‘around.’
2. a., go meaning to proceed or continue moving.