Question

2. Here are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions.

Can you say what each means?

a) Our entire class is quaking in its boots --------------------------------------

b) Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart.
c) Mr. Keesing was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much.----

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d) Mr. Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject

but I’d make sure the joke was on him. ------------------------------.

e) I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things--

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f) We laugh ourselves silly at the two boys behind us.------------------

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Answer 1

1. shaking with fear and nervousnes
2. not to lose hope
3. since a long time
4. Anne would outplay Mr. kessing

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Our entire class is quaking in its boots.

Quaking in its boots-

shaking due to fear

b) Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart.

___Not to lose heart.

Not to lose hope and expectation__

c) Mr Keesing was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much

For ages

___for a long time

d) Mr Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him.______

the joke was on him

She outwitted him

e) I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things--

means - I don't (Anne) doesn't like to talk of things other than of day day to day life....

f) it means they were laughing very hard at those two boys

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