Literary Techniques Used In Elie Wiesel's 'Night'
IDIOMS with ANSWERS: Unit 1
I. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
AT A LOOSE END AT ONE’S WITS’ END
AT DEATH’S DOOR AT A LOSS
AT FAULT AT RANDOM
AT A PINCH AT FIRST SIGHT
AT SHORT NOTICE AT A STANDSTILL
AT LEAST AT SIXES AND SEVENS
AT ALL COSTS AT LOGGERHEADS
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN AT ALL HOURS
AT MOST AT WILL
AT BEST AT ONCE
1. When Richard Burton was Elizabeth Taylor it was a classic case of love ……………………………
2. Traffic was ……………………………………. this morning because of an accident on the A21.
3. I’m afraid everything’s ………………………………….. this week. Both the secretaries are ill and no one knows where anything is.
4. The hotel wasn’t that modern, but …………………………………it was cheap and reasonably clean. …show more content…
Like you, I’m …………………….. to explain the sudden fall in share prices. I’ve absolutely no idea what can have caused it.
EXPLANATIONS:
AT A LOOSE END : IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND
AT ONE’S WITS’ END: TO BE IN SUCH A STATE OF ANXIETY THAT SB DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
AT DEATH’S DOOR: SERIOUSLY, ABOUT TO DIE
AT A LOSS: UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN FALL
AT FAULT: IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO IS TO BLAME
AT RANDOM: WITHOUT CHOOSING CAREFULLY OR DELIBERATELY
AT A PINCH: FOUR IF NECESSARY, BUT WITH SOME DIFFICULTY
AT FIRST SIGHT: LOVE FROM THE FIRST MOMENT
AT SHORT NOTICE: WITHOUT SUCH LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING
AT A STANDSTILL: THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT MOVING
AT LEAST: IF NOTHING ELSE
AT SIXES AND SEVENS: EVERYTHING IS VERY CONFUSED AND MUDDLED
AT ALL COSTS: WITHOUT FAIL
AT LOGGERHEADS: ALWAYS QUARELLING
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN: VERY EARLY
AT ALL HOURS: TO BE OUT ALL THE TIME
AT MOST: THE WORST OR MOST SEVERE PUNISHMENT WILL BE A SMALL FINE
AT WILL: WHENEVER WANTED
AT BEST: THE BEST A PERSON COULD GET
AT ONCE: IMMEDIATELY
ANSWERS:
1. At first sight
2. At a standstill
3. At sixes and sevens
4. At least
5. At a pinch
6. At all hours
7. At best
8. At once
9. At loggerheads
10. At will
11. At (such) short notice
12. At random
13. At all
I. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
AT A LOOSE END AT ONE’S WITS’ END
AT DEATH’S DOOR AT A LOSS
AT FAULT AT RANDOM
AT A PINCH AT FIRST SIGHT
AT SHORT NOTICE AT A STANDSTILL
AT LEAST AT SIXES AND SEVENS
AT ALL COSTS AT LOGGERHEADS
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN AT ALL HOURS
AT MOST AT WILL
AT BEST AT ONCE
1. When Richard Burton was Elizabeth Taylor it was a classic case of love ……………………………
2. Traffic was ……………………………………. this morning because of an accident on the A21.
3. I’m afraid everything’s ………………………………….. this week. Both the secretaries are ill and no one knows where anything is.
4. The hotel wasn’t that modern, but …………………………………it was cheap and reasonably clean. …show more content…
Like you, I’m …………………….. to explain the sudden fall in share prices. I’ve absolutely no idea what can have caused it.
EXPLANATIONS:
AT A LOOSE END : IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND
AT ONE’S WITS’ END: TO BE IN SUCH A STATE OF ANXIETY THAT SB DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
AT DEATH’S DOOR: SERIOUSLY, ABOUT TO DIE
AT A LOSS: UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN FALL
AT FAULT: IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO IS TO BLAME
AT RANDOM: WITHOUT CHOOSING CAREFULLY OR DELIBERATELY
AT A PINCH: FOUR IF NECESSARY, BUT WITH SOME DIFFICULTY
AT FIRST SIGHT: LOVE FROM THE FIRST MOMENT
AT SHORT NOTICE: WITHOUT SUCH LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING
AT A STANDSTILL: THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT MOVING
AT LEAST: IF NOTHING ELSE
AT SIXES AND SEVENS: EVERYTHING IS VERY CONFUSED AND MUDDLED
AT ALL COSTS: WITHOUT FAIL
AT LOGGERHEADS: ALWAYS QUARELLING
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN: VERY EARLY
AT ALL HOURS: TO BE OUT ALL THE TIME
AT MOST: THE WORST OR MOST SEVERE PUNISHMENT WILL BE A SMALL FINE
AT WILL: WHENEVER WANTED
AT BEST: THE BEST A PERSON COULD GET
AT ONCE: IMMEDIATELY
ANSWERS:
1. At first sight
2. At a standstill
3. At sixes and sevens
4. At least
5. At a pinch
6. At all hours
7. At best
8. At once
9. At loggerheads
10. At will
11. At (such) short notice
12. At random
13. At all