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Common American Expressions 6
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Select the correct expression from the drop down box next to each sentence below. Press the "Check Answers" button to determine whether you have chosen correctly.
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
1. To counter a very rude remark, especially controversial insults (i.e. racist, sexist, etc.) you can ask this with plenty of sarcasm
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
2. To dash someone’s unrealistic hopes, tell them to
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
3. To give additional value to your words, when you don’t expect them to be very helpful to the situation, you could preface them with
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
4. To give your judgment of something (a restaurant, a movie, etc.), when you are not really impressed, you might say it’s only
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
5. When you are tired of being annoyed by someone’s irritating behavior, you exclaim suddenly
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
6. When you hate to say no to someone, you can soften it a little by saying
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
7. When you hate to say yes to someone, you can soften it a little by saying
enough is enough
excuse me
fair to middling
for what it's worth
forget about it
'fraid not
'fraid so
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