Matching Pairs Expression quiz idiomsOnline version Check your understanding of the new idioms and expressions with this quiz: by Melany Ballesteros 1 The candidates were _____________, trying to get the best television exposure 2 This group aims to __________ for the thousands who died 3 Big cities are often _________________, at least as far as business goes. 4 There's a lot of ____________ during the application process. 5 Your solution may cause more problems over __________. 6 We've had a lot of costs on this project, but we'll ______________ in the end. 7 As media, we have responsibility to_________, to point out when something’s fake, but is that enough? 8 Let's move to the country and _____________ 9 Lack of funds is a major __________ to the project. 10 Many businesses are struggling hard to __________. the long run make a go of it red tape carry the torch dog eat dog stumbling block live off the fat of the land jockeying for position come out ahead call a spade a spade