Exercise – 10

🔹 Food for thought
🔸 Meaning: Something worth thinking about

✅ His speech gave me a lot of food for thought.
✅ That article was real food for thought.

🔹 The benefit of the doubt
🔸 Meaning: To trust someone despite doubts

✅ I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt this time.
✅ She gave him the benefit of the doubt and forgave him.

🔹 Cross that bridge when you come to it
🔸 Meaning: Deal with a problem when it arises

✅ Don’t worry now, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.
✅ It’s not urgent now — cross that bridge when it comes.

🔹 In two minds
🔸 Meaning: To be indecisive about something

✅ I’m in two minds about quitting my job.
✅ She was in two minds about attending the wedding.

🔹 Let the cat out of the bag
🔸 Meaning: To reveal a secret by mistake

✅ He let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
✅ Don’t let the cat out of the bag before her birthday.

🔹 A penny for your thoughts
🔸 Meaning: Asking someone what they are thinking

✅ You’ve been quiet — a penny for your thoughts?
✅ A penny for your thoughts, Riya.

🔹 Think on your feet
🔸 Meaning: To think quickly and wisely

✅ You need to think on your feet in a job interview.
✅ She handled the situation well by thinking on her feet.

🔹 Bite off more than you can chew
🔸 Meaning: Take on more responsibility than you can manage

✅ Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
✅ He bit off more than he could chew with two jobs.

🔹 On the same wavelength
🔸 Meaning: To think alike / be in agreement

✅ We’re on the same wavelength about this project.
✅ Good friends are usually on the same wavelength.

🔹 Read between the lines
🔸 Meaning: To understand the hidden meaning

✅ She didn’t say much, but I read between the lines.
✅ Try to read between the lines of what he said.