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Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. to pull out (all) the stops

– to delay to give yourself more time * He didn’t have enough money to pay his rent and tried to stall the landlord by telling her that he had already sent a check in the mail.
– the boundaries or the outside limit of something * The wide scope of power he has in this company allows him to make decisions at all levels of management.
– to give something the most effort that you can; to try as hard as you can * The university research team pulled out all the stops to make the discovery before any other university.
– to watch someone very closely, usually making the person being watched uncomfortable * Stop breathing down my neck! I’ll finish cooking dinner faster if you stop bothering me.

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