Intermediate Quiz 55

1. You’ll stand out like a sore _____ if you wear that.

toe

nail

thumb

finger

 

Answer:

You’ll stand out like a sore (thumb) if you wear that.

 

The idiom stand/stick out like a sore thumb means to be very noticeable in usually a bad way.

 

2. We must stand _____ in this dark hour.

big

tall

high

highly

 

Answer:

We must stand (tall) in this dark hour.

 

The idiom stand tall means to act in a proud and confident way.

 

3. His team stands a _____ of doing well this season.

fate

luck

chance

fortune

 

Answer:

His team stands a (chance) of doing well this season.

 

The idiom stand a chance means to be likely to be able to do something or to succeed.

 

4. We must stand _____ and remain true to our positions.

fast

fixed

swift

quick

 

Answer:

We must stand (fast) and remain true to our positions.

 

The idiom stand fast means to firmly remain in the same position or keep the same opinion.

 

5. He’s right. I stand _____.

wrong

incorrect

corrected

incorrectly

 

Answer:

He’s right. I stand (corrected).

 

The idiom stand corrected is used to admit that your opinion or something that you just said was wrong.