Tuesday, February 3, 2026

WORK SHEET #95 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

WORKSHEET #95

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #95 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 




1.   The pilot was a man with nerves of _____________ who had stayed calm and focused throughout the emergency landing. (*meaning “an impressive ability to remain calm in dangerous or difficult situations”)

 

    2.   All the runners of the varsity track team started to swi______ sports drinks in the locker. (*meaning “to drink … to excess/ to guzzle (a drink)” )

 

    3.   Jane and her boyfriend decided to spl_______ up and move on to the next phase of their lives respectively and respectfully. (*meaning “to end the relationship with someone and leave that person”)

 

    4.   US_______ conducts thorough investigations and often works with independent arbitrators to resolve anti-doping violations. (*Acronym for “United States Anti-Doping Agency”)

 


    5.   Ralph must be as mad as a h__________! How could he ever ask her out? She is his boss’s one and only daughter. (*meaning “completely crazy, insane, or irrational”)

 

    6.   Are you ___________ with joining us for the movie night? (*meaning “to approve of, agree to, or be okay with an idea or plan”)

 

    7.   During Yom Kippur, her family enjoyed their Jewish traditional kre_________ in the chicken soup. (*meaning “(in Jewish cooking) triangular noodles filled with chopped meat or cheese and served with soup”)

 

    8.   The corn and fava beans in the su_______h (*meaning “an American dish of corn and lima beans cooked together”) were crisp-tender and bursting with flavor.

 

    9.   Ted, the FBI-trained crisis neg_______r, (*meaning “the expert who de-escalates volatile life-and-death incidents”) moved near the potential jumper, who had the other end of the rope tied to the bridge.

 

(*”spurious” and “to ginger up” have been chosen and practiced in the previous work sheet (#94) as well. Thus, we skipped them here. ) 




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