Idioms - Court Interpreters Exam
Questions With 100% Pass
According to Hoyle - AnswerBy the rules
following the rules
.Acid test - AnswerAn acid test is something that proves whether something is good,
effective, etc, or not.
.After the fashion - Answerpoorly
.All over but the shouting - Answerfinished
.As the crows fly - AnswerDirect
.At bay - AnswerAt a distance
.at sixes and sevens - Answerin a state of confusion and disorder
.At the bottom of the hour - Answerat the 1/2 hour (11:30am)
.At arms length - Answerat a dstance
.Caveat emptor - Answer"let the buyer beware" - buyer is responsible to examine the
goods
.Common property / tenancy - Answerwhen 2 or more people own property and their
right does not end at death. Property passes to their heirs.
.Joint tenancy - Answerwhen 2 or more people own property and their right ends with
death. Therefore, all rights are passed to the other joint tenants.
.Fee simple - Answerabsolute ownership of property
.Free and clear - Answerowning something without restrictions
.Goods and Chattels - Answerpersonal property
.Have (someone) dead to rights - Answerprove someone guilty
.In abeyance - AnswerHalted temporarily
.Stay of execution - AnswerA court order temporarily stop another order or judgement.
, .Vicariuos liability - AnswerThe liability of one person through the act of another
.All wet - AnswerCompletely wrong
.Ax to grind - AnswerTo have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or
sort it out.
.Backhanded complement - Answera criticism that is phrased in such a way that it
appears to be a compliment
.Bats in your belfry - AnswerCrazy
.Beat a hasty retreat - Answergo away quickly from an unpleasant place/situation
.Behind the eight ball - AnswerIn trouble
.Bens someones ear - Answertalk for a long time
.Beat the bushes - Answerto search exhaustively
.Beyond the pale - AnswerOutside the bounds of acceptable behavior
.Big wheel - Answerimportant person
.Blue law - AnswerA law that regulates personal behavior (dancing, drinking, gambling)
.Run/blow hot and cold - Answerto have mixed feelings
.Bum steer - AnswerFalse information or directions
.Burn the candle on both ends - Answerto overwork oneself
.By the seat of ones pants - Answerto accomplish something by luck
.Cast pearls before swine - AnswerTo give something of value to someone who will not
appreciate it
.Checkered past - Answera personal history that includes both successes and failures
.Cook someones goose - Answerto ruin someones plans
.cool one's heels - Answerto wait for a long time
.Cut the mustard - AnswerTo achieve the required standard,
To succeed, to do a good job
Questions With 100% Pass
According to Hoyle - AnswerBy the rules
following the rules
.Acid test - AnswerAn acid test is something that proves whether something is good,
effective, etc, or not.
.After the fashion - Answerpoorly
.All over but the shouting - Answerfinished
.As the crows fly - AnswerDirect
.At bay - AnswerAt a distance
.at sixes and sevens - Answerin a state of confusion and disorder
.At the bottom of the hour - Answerat the 1/2 hour (11:30am)
.At arms length - Answerat a dstance
.Caveat emptor - Answer"let the buyer beware" - buyer is responsible to examine the
goods
.Common property / tenancy - Answerwhen 2 or more people own property and their
right does not end at death. Property passes to their heirs.
.Joint tenancy - Answerwhen 2 or more people own property and their right ends with
death. Therefore, all rights are passed to the other joint tenants.
.Fee simple - Answerabsolute ownership of property
.Free and clear - Answerowning something without restrictions
.Goods and Chattels - Answerpersonal property
.Have (someone) dead to rights - Answerprove someone guilty
.In abeyance - AnswerHalted temporarily
.Stay of execution - AnswerA court order temporarily stop another order or judgement.
, .Vicariuos liability - AnswerThe liability of one person through the act of another
.All wet - AnswerCompletely wrong
.Ax to grind - AnswerTo have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or
sort it out.
.Backhanded complement - Answera criticism that is phrased in such a way that it
appears to be a compliment
.Bats in your belfry - AnswerCrazy
.Beat a hasty retreat - Answergo away quickly from an unpleasant place/situation
.Behind the eight ball - AnswerIn trouble
.Bens someones ear - Answertalk for a long time
.Beat the bushes - Answerto search exhaustively
.Beyond the pale - AnswerOutside the bounds of acceptable behavior
.Big wheel - Answerimportant person
.Blue law - AnswerA law that regulates personal behavior (dancing, drinking, gambling)
.Run/blow hot and cold - Answerto have mixed feelings
.Bum steer - AnswerFalse information or directions
.Burn the candle on both ends - Answerto overwork oneself
.By the seat of ones pants - Answerto accomplish something by luck
.Cast pearls before swine - AnswerTo give something of value to someone who will not
appreciate it
.Checkered past - Answera personal history that includes both successes and failures
.Cook someones goose - Answerto ruin someones plans
.cool one's heels - Answerto wait for a long time
.Cut the mustard - AnswerTo achieve the required standard,
To succeed, to do a good job
