b) I disagree with what you are doing but I will allow it.

c) I’m on your side/on your team.

d) I’m keeping the water and first aid for you.

3. In boxing, it is against the rules to punch your opponent below his waistline. From this situation, we get the idiom: That was ‘below the belt’, but what does it mean?

a) That was unfair or unnecessarily unkind.

b) That was a surprise attack.

c) That was a necessary evil.

d) That was extremely accurate and well done.

4. Many boxing matches end when one opponent knocks out the other – meaning hits them so that they become unconscious and are unable to continue fighting. We can also describe a person as a ‘knockout’, as in: ‘She was a knockout.’ What does it mean?

a) She is extremely enthusiastic or energetic.

b) She is extremely angry or aggressive.

c) She is extremely cold or cruel.

d) She is extremely attractive or impressive.

5. Boxing involves getting hit in the head and upper body. One of the places many boxers are hit is on the chin. The idiom ‘take it on the chin’ originated from boxing, but what does it mean?

a) to receive a very painful injury that could easily have been prevented (such as crashing a bike when not wearing a helmet and getting hurt)

b) to become angry because someone has insulted you and seek revenge

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