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Idiom Quiz for ESL Learners - 1 - Answers

Here are the answers to the English idioms quiz # 1.

get the runaround receive a series of excuses, delays, etc.
every Tom, Dick, and Harry everyone without discrimination, ordinary people
well underway, in progress not laugh, even though you find something amusing
put on airs act superior
in the long run eventually
to be with it to be up-to-date
make a mountain out of a molehill make something minor into a major issue
dog eat dog situation in which people act ruthlessly in order to be successful
at the drop of a hat immediately
tickle someone's fancy to interest someone
as busy as a bee to be very busy
from top to bottom completely, thoroughly

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