Intermediate Idioms Lesson 03 _LEVEL 7_

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Idioms | Lesson 03
sweep the board | vote of confidence | walk of life | weak at the knees | very well

Example Dialogue

Eric : Hi Dave! Have you heard about it as well?

Dave : Heard about what?

Eric : Rick swept the board during the student election!

Dave : Really? Not Justin? I thought he would win.

Eric : No, Rick did. I think Rick won the election because of the students vote of

confidence. Besides, people from many walks of life in the school promoted

the campaign for him.

Dave : Wow! He must be a very skilled leader.

Eric : You can say that. He had a perfect speech at the election. He never seemed to

be weak at the knees.

Dave : He must have been confident then.

Eric : I agree. I believe he may very well lead our school in the right direction.

Try to figure out the meaning of these idioms.

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Idioms | Lesson 03
sweep the board | vote of confidence | walk of life | weak at the knees | very well

Example Passage

Rick is a student who ran for the college election at the school. He swept the board

and was assigned as the president of the college student committee. He won the

election because of the vote of confidence he got from his schoolmates, who

believed in him. People from many walks of life in their school promoted the

campaign for him. When the name of the winner was announced, he was asked to

give a speech. He never felt weak at the knees because he was confident. Amazed

by his attitude filled with confidence, everyone believed that he may very well be the

right person for the job.

Again, try to figure out the meaning of these idioms.

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Idioms | Lesson 03
sweep the board | vote of confidence | walk of life | weak at the knees | very well

Definitions

sweep the board | to win all the prizes or votes in a competition or an election

The republicans swept the board in the local elections.

The female team swept the board during the game show.

vote of confidence | action or speech showing support, approval

I am sure to win this speech contest because of the vote of confidence of the

audience.

The vote of confidence from the crowd boosts the players morale.

walk of life | a persons occupation or position within society

You can meet people from many walks of life.

The courses attracted people from all walks of life.

weak at the knees | unable to stand due to strong, overwhelming emotion(s)

Every time I see him angry, I get weak at the knees.

She felt weak at the knees when she learned about the terrible accident.

very well | probably; most likely

The robber might very well have been in the house when the police arrived.

Her unhealthy lifestyle could very well trigger a heart attack.

Make sure you can understand the meaning of these idioms.

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sweep the board | vote of confidence | walk of life | weak at the knees | very well

Practice

Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms (in the correct form) to complete the dialogue.

1 | Do you think she can ____________ at this game?

2 | Lets give Tyra a ____________ so that she wont be nervous.

3 | There are people who underperform in every ______________.

4 | I got ____________ when I delivered a presentation in front of the board of

directors.

5 | Lira may _________ have destroyed his confidence with that insensitive remark.

6 | She thanked the people who gave her the biggest ____________.

7 | People from all ____________ came to the concert.

8 | His achievement is great. He might ____________ get a scholarship next term.

9 | The New York Yankees ____________ last season and became the champions.

10 | I got ____________ when I was in a court.

APPLICATION: Create your own sentences using these idioms.

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sweep the board | vote of confidence | walk of life | weak at the knees | very well

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms (in the correct form) to complete the dialogue.

(Nori and Hitoshi are talking about a person who won a competition.)

Nori : Have you heard that Kyla ____________ for the third time!

Hitoshi : Wow! Thats very impressive.

Nori : She may ____________ have entered the competition without any

preparation.

Hitoshi : Definitely. She must have gotten a big ____________ from all her

supporters, too.

Nori : Do you know that there are people from many who are

against her winning?

Hitoshi : Yeah. They are probably just envious of her admirable skills.

Nori : Lets not mind them. Wed better go now. Shes about to give a speech!

Hitoshi : Oh really? I hope she wont get ____________ there. (chuckle)

APPLICATION: Create your own dialogue using these idioms.

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