to cook the books means ....
a) to prepare sth delicious
b) to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts to steal money
c) to become a master at cooking
b) to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts to steal money from it
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a stag party is a party for .....
a) someone who has just bought a house/ a flat
b) a man before he gets married
c) a woman before she gets married
b) a man before he gets married
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to take somebody for a ride means to ...
a) show somebody around
b) offer a lift
c) deceive or cheat somebody
c) deceive or cheat somebody
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baam
Lose 5 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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a wild-goose chase is ....
a) a totally unsuccessful search
b) a search for answers to difficult questions
c) making your dreams come true
a) a totally unsuccessful search and a waste of time because the person/thing does not exist
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an underdog is somebody who ...
a) helps others
b) makes sure others are safe
c) is the weakest or least likely to win
c) is the weakest or least likely to win / has less power or money
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a stout-hearted person is ...
a) generous
b) over-romantic
c) brave and determined
c) brave and determined
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seesaw
Swap points!
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gift
Win 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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thief
Give points!
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to pick sb's brain about sth means ...
a) to pretend to be someone else
b) to read sb's mind
c) to ask for sb's opinion
c) to ask for advice or opinion about sth
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If you have a frog in your throat you .........
a) are scared
b) have difficulty speaking
c) are extremely emotional
b) have difficulty speaking because your throat feels dry
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catch 22 situation is ....
a) an impossible situation
b) a surprising situation
c) an awkward situation
a) an impossible situation when you are prevented from doing one thing until you have done another thing that you cannot do until you do the first thing
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to rub shoulders (elbows) with sb means ...
a) to be friends with sb
b) to spend time socially with sb important
c) to show sb your sympathy
b) to spend time with sb socially, especially someone important or famous
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to be in a flap means ....
a) to be in a difficult situation
b) to behave in a nervous way
c) to be in debt
b) to behave in a nervous way
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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magnet
Take 5 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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a red herring is .....
a) something that catches your attention
b) something that takes away your attention from a more important subject
c) something that reminds you about something important
b) something that takes away your attention form a more important subjects