IDIOMS
APPLICABLE
TO
WORKPLACE
Read all the idioms carefully with their meanings and explanations.
Afterward, take the quiz to check your understanding.
1. Get one’s feet under the table – to get confident in a new job
2. Go back to square one– to start over
3. Blue-sky thinking – creative and imaginative thinking.
4. Get your ducks in a row– to organize your task and schedule
5. Roll up your sleeves– to prepare to work hard
6. Learn the hard way – to learn by making mistakes
7. Learn the ropes– to learn how to do a task
TRY TO PICK THE CORRECT OPTION AND CHECK
YOUR ANSWERS BY TAKING THE QUIZ AFTERWARDS-
1.I would like to give my thumbnail work to Jyoti. She is a girl _________
a. with blue sky thinking.
b. on cloud nine
c. who learns the hard ways
a. get our ducks in row
b. roll up our sleeves
c. get our feet under the table
3. If you want to achieve the best results in your line of business,
try ________ first.
a. blue sky thinking
b. rolling up your sleeves
c. learning the rope first
4. Let’s forget about our last month’s setback and _______
with a new spirit.
a. go back to square one
b. learn the hard way
c. get our feet under the table
5. Look at the new staff, he joined the firm a month before and has ___________ so soon.
a. gone back to square one
b. learned the hard way
c. got his feet under the table
6. Jasmine, you need to ________ before flying on a business trip.
a. roll up your sleeves
b. learn the hard way
c. get your ducks in a row
7. _______________ brings us remarkable success.
a. learning the ropes
b. learning the hard way
c. getting our feet under the table
I remember using airplanes around a cloud to explain prepositions and the resulting phrases. Above the cloud. Below the cloud. Within the cloud. About the cloud….
😂😂😂 Yes, that’s a wonderful example to start teaching preposition.
All the ways of good communication. I encourage people to use online resources as I’ve discovered many past teachers attempt to help home schooling parents.
Absolutely true ✍