CPE idioms p. 101 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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an action that is used to put pressure on somebody to do something they do not want to do.

lever

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banana

Go to last place!

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gold

Win 50 points!

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fairy

Take points!

thief

Give points!

the point at which a system, a person or an organization is most likely to fail. An unreliable part of something, usually used of people.

The weak/weakest link (in the chain)

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heart

Other team wins 15 points!

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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unconditional. Doing something for someone without asking for anything in return

With (no) strings attached:

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(informal) to get very angry.

To blow a fuse

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a small tool with two long thin parts joined together at one end, used for picking up very small things or for pulling out hairs.

tweezers

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(informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) to fail.

Go down the tube/tubes

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to say or do something unkind deliberately; to make somebody who is unhappy feel even more unhappy.

To turn/twist the knife (in the wound):

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thief

Give points!

seesaw

Swap points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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baam

Lose 15 points!

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something that makes the end or failure of an organization, somebody's plans, etc. more likely to happen

the final nail in the coffin

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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magnet

Take 20 points!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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to become confused about what somebody has said to you so that you think they meant something else. Misunderstand.

To get your wires crossed

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to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion. To speak directly.

Call a spade a spade

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