1) She has been doing a full-time job while preparing for her International English Language Test exams. a) She has been playing with fire. b) She has been burning the candle at both ends. c) She has been jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. 2) Send your resume to the company first before preparing for an interview. a) Don't beat around the bush. b) Don't bark up the wrong tree. c) Don't put the cart before the horse. 3) Pete asked how Liz's husband doing. He forgot that he died last year. a) He went out of the frying pan and into the fire. b) He missed the boat. c) He put his foot in his mouth 4) Please be direct. If you want to ask me, just ask. a) Don’t beat around the bush. b) Don't put the cart before the horse. c) Don't bark up the wrong tree. 5) We've been looking for an affordable apartment in NYC for six weeks. a) It's like missing the boat! b) It's like finding a needle in a haystack. c) It's like playing with fire! 6) He keeps borrowing money online without knowing how he will be able to pay back. a) He's beating around the bush. b) He's missing the boat. c) He's playing with fire. 7) The police spent three months doing murder investigation, suspecting a man when in fact he was not the murderer, but only a neighbour of the victim. a) They barked up the wrong tree. b) They put the cart before the horse. c) They went out of the frying pan and into the fire. 8) The president's son is a governor, his daughter is a mayor, and his son in law is is now running for being a legislative member. a) He's really burning the candle on both ends. b) He's really looking out for number one. c) He's really putting his foot in his mouth. 9) The meeting has been going for two hours yet it doesn't seem to end anytime soon. a) It’s taking forever and a day! b) It's like playing with fire! c) It's beating around the bush! 10) There were tickets available last week, but he waited till today only to find that they had been sold out. a) He has really burned the candle on both ends. b) He has really played with fire. c) He has really missed the boat. 11) Whenever I jog, I like listening to English rap music. So I stay fit whilst I improve my English language skills. a) That way, I kill two birds with one stone. b) That way, I find a needle in a haystack c) That way, I look out for number one. 12) We moved out of a house infested with ants into one infested with rats. a) We put the cart before the horse. b) We went out of the frying pan and into the fire. c) We put our foot in our mouth.

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