Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1If I can't decide which dress to buy, I ............... my sister's brains.
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The correct idiom is "pick" someone's brains, meaning to ask for ideas or advice.
2I have been ............... my brains all day, but I can't remember where I put the keys.
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The correct phrase is "racking" your brains, meaning thinking very hard to remember or solve something.
3Jack is the brains ............... this project.
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The phrase "brains behind" something means the person who planned or created it.
4He must have been a ............... idiot to do that.
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The adjective "brainless" means stupid or showing very poor judgment.
5The atom bomb was the ............... of Oppenheimer.
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A "brainchild" is an original idea or invention created by someone.
6He was ............... into believing that being in a relationship is better than being single.
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The verb "brainwashed" means persuaded to accept an idea without thinking critically.
7I couldn't figure out how I would get over that difficulty. Then I had a ...............
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A "brainwave" is a sudden clever idea.
8The legal proceedings against the mayor were finally ............... to a conclusion last week.
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The phrase "brought" to a conclusion means ended or completed.
9You should hear both parties before ............... at a conclusion.
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The phrase "arriving" at a conclusion means forming a judgment after thought.
10He immediately ............... to the conclusion that they were hiding something from him.
Select 2 answers.
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"Jumped" and "leaped" both fit the idiom for reaching a conclusion too quickly.
11The final outcome of the trial was a ............... conclusion.
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A "foregone" conclusion is a result that is already certain or predictable.
12............... conclusion, electric cars are eco-friendly, but they cannot beat petrol cars in speed or performance.
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The linking phrase "In" conclusion introduces a final point.
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- If I can’t decide which dress to buy, I pick my sister’s brains.
- I have been racking my brains all day, but I can’t remember where I put the keys.
- Jack is the brains behind this project.
- He must have been a brainless idiot to do that.
- The atom bomb was the brainchild of Oppenheimer.
- He was brainwashed into believing that being in a relationship is better than being single.
- I couldn’t figure out how I would get over that difficulty. Then I had a brainwave.
- The legal proceedings against the mayor were finally brought to a conclusion last week.
- You should hear both parties before arriving at a conclusion.
- He immediately jumped / leaped to the conclusion that they were hiding something from him.
- The final outcome of the trial was a foregone conclusion.
- In conclusion, electric cars are eco-friendly, but they cannot beat petrol cars in speed or performance.