🗓️ Idiom: A Train Wreck (n)
💬 Meaning
- A situation that goes very badly.
- An event or performance that is messy, confusing, or out of control.
🧠 Example Sentences
- His interview was a train wreck because he did not prepare any answers.
- The presentation became a train wreck when the slides stopped working.
- She described her first job interview as a train wreck, but she learned from it.
🏛️ Origin
The idiom comes from the image of a real train crash, which is sudden, messy, and impossible to ignore. Over time, people started using it to describe any situation that goes very wrong.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank
The interview turned into __________ after he froze on the first question.
Answer
a train wreck
2. Multiple choice
What does “a train wreck” mean?
a) A well-prepared interview
b) A situation that goes very badly
c) A minor mistake
Answer
b) A situation that goes very badly
3. Change the sentence using “a train wreck”
“The interview went very badly from start to finish.”
Answer
The interview was a train wreck.
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