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استخدم اثني عشر تعبيرًا مجازيًا حيًّا، من red herrings إلى the tip of the iceberg، بالصيغة الصحيحة وفي المناسبة الصحيحة.

أي تعبير اصطلاحي يناسب؟

اختر التعبير الاصطلاحي الأنسب لإكمال كل جملة.

  1. The detective realised the muddy footprints were ___, laid to lead the search away from the real culprit.
    • a) a storm in a teacup
    • b) a red herring
    • c) the tip of the iceberg
    • d) a mixed blessing
  2. Everyone knew the company was losing money, but nobody dared mention it; it was ___ at every meeting.
    • a) the elephant in the room
    • b) a red herring
    • c) the tip of the iceberg
    • d) a mixed blessing
  3. Working from home has been ___: I save two hours a day, but I miss my colleagues.
    • a) a storm in a teacup
    • b) the tip of the iceberg
    • c) the elephant in the room
    • d) a mixed blessing
  4. The complaint about the late bus turned out to be ___; by lunchtime everyone had forgotten it.
    • a) a mixed blessing
    • b) the elephant in the room
    • c) a storm in a teacup
    • d) a red herring
  5. The three errors we found are only ___; the audit will probably reveal hundreds more.
    • a) the tip of the iceberg
    • b) a storm in a teacup
    • c) a red herring
    • d) a mixed blessing
  6. Do not ___ just because last year's sales were a record; the market is changing fast.
    • a) run out of steam
    • b) rest on your laurels
    • c) grasp the nettle
    • d) cut corners
  7. Halfway through the long essay, Aiko began to ___ and could barely finish the paragraph.
    • a) leave no stone unturned
    • b) grasp the nettle
    • c) read between the lines
    • d) run out of steam
  8. The contractor was accused of trying to ___ by using cheaper materials than those specified.
    • a) rest on his laurels
    • b) grasp the nettle
    • c) cut corners
    • d) leave no stone unturned

أكمل التعبير الاصطلاحي

أكمل كل تعبير اصطلاحي بكلمة واحدة من هذه القائمة: nettle, squib, stone, lines, steam, corners, laurels, teacup. استخدم كل كلمة مرة واحدة.

  1. After weeks of excited publicity, the grand reopening was a damp ___: hardly anyone came.
  2. The inspector promised to leave no ___ unturned in her search for the cause of the leak.
  3. The sender was clearly angry, though you had to read between the ___ to see it.
  4. Having put off the difficult conversation for months, she finally decided to grasp the ___.
  5. I would never cut ___ on safety checks, however tight the deadline.
  6. The campaign started brightly, but after six weeks it began to run out of ___.
  7. The row over who should wash up was a storm in a ___; they had forgotten it by morning.
  8. The former champion was warned not to rest on her ___.

مفتاح الإجابات

أي تعبير اصطلاحي يناسب؟

  1. b) a red herringالشيء الذي يصرف الانتباه عن الحقيقة هو red herring.
  2. a) the elephant in the roomالمشكلة الواضحة التي يتجنب الجميع مناقشتها هي the elephant in the room.
  3. d) a mixed blessingله آثار جيدة وسيئة معًا، وهذا هو mixed blessing.
  4. c) a storm in a teacupالضجة حول شيء تافه سرعان ما تزول هي storm in a teacup.
  5. a) the tip of the icebergالجزء الصغير الظاهر من مشكلة أكبر بكثير هو the tip of the iceberg.
  6. b) rest on your laurelsالاسترخاء بسبب نجاح سابق هو resting on your laurels.
  7. d) run out of steamفقدان الطاقة قبل الانتهاء هو running out of steam.
  8. c) cut cornersاختيار طريقة أرخص وأقل جودة لتوفير المال هو cutting corners.

أكمل التعبير الاصطلاحي

  1. squibdamp squib هو حدث أقل إبهارًا بكثير مما توقعه الناس.
  2. stoneTo leave no stone unturned تعني محاولة كل شيء ممكن.
  3. linesReading between the lines تعني اكتشاف المعنى غير المصرَّح به.
  4. nettleTo grasp the nettle تعني مواجهة صعوبة بجرأة.
  5. cornersTo cut corners تعني فعل شيء بطريقة رخيصة أو مهملة لتوفير الجهد.
  6. steamRunning out of steam تعني فقدان الطاقة والحماس.
  7. teacup / tea cupstorm in a teacup هو ضجة كبيرة حول شيء صغير.
  8. laurelsTo rest on your laurels هو الاسترخاء بسبب نجاح سابق.