Intermediate Quiz 42

1. If you’re going to come, let me know _____.
an advance
in advance
in advanced
in an advance

Answer:
If you’re going to come, let me know (in advance).

The idiom “in advance” means before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing.

If you’re going to come, let me know in advance.
= Before coming, please let me know.

2. If I got the chance to travel abroad, I’d go _____.
in a beat
in a heart
in a heartbeat
in a beat of the heart

Answer:
If I got the chance to travel abroad, I’d go (in a heartbeat).

The idiom “in a heartbeat” means very quickly, without needing to think about it.

If I got the chance to travel abroad, I’d go in a heartbeat.
= If I got the chance to travel abroad, I’d very quickly go without thinking too much about it .

3. _____, the plan didn’t work.
In nutshell
In a nutshell
In the nutshell
In any nutshell

Answer:

(In a nutshell), the plan didn’t work.

The idiom “in a nutshell” is used when we are stating the main facts about something in a short clear way.

4. Don’t worry. The police have the situation _____.
in hand
in a hand
in hands
in the hands

Answer:
Don’t worry. The police have the situation (in hand).

The idiom “in hand” is used to indicate that something is controlled by someone in a position of authority.

5. The company’s future is _____ with James in charge.
in safe hand
in a safe hand
in safe hands
in the safe hands

Answer:
The company’s future is (in safe hands) with James in charge.

The idioms “in safe hands” is used to indicate that something is handled by someone skilled.