Idioms Exercises – Part 4

.Read the following examples and try to guess the meanings of the idioms

Reader’s Digest Magazine

Here is the bottom line: cigarettes are the only legal product that, when used as directed, cause death

NEWSWEEK news magazine

?Can inspections keep Iraq in check

Answers

The bottom line
مخلص کلام

Meaning: the most important fact in a situation
Example:The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project

In check
تحت نظر

Meaning: under control
“Example: “a way of keeping inflation in check