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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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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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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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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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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trap
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to have kittens (UK) / to have a cow (US)
a) to be very upset/ angry/ worried
b) to be pregnant
c) to be very happy
a) to be very upset/ angry/ worried about something
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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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seesaw
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fairy
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lifesaver
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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 jog sb's memory means ...a) to make someone recall sth b) to make someone forget sth unpleasantc) to help sb memorise sth
a) to make someone recall sth
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fairy
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baam
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a stout-hearted person is ...
a) generous
b) over-romantic
c) brave and determined