Question: Here is one sentence: Round off the amount.
Here is another sentence: The total is $25,715 but to keep the figures simple, I'll round it down to $25,000.
Does the round mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
Here is another sentence: To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
Does the stretch mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.
Here is another sentence: Give her credit for trying.
Does the credit mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Raise hell.
Here is another sentence: Raise the roof.
Does the raise mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer:
the same meaning