October revision Proficiency | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

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Replace the words in capitals with a single word: 'You go home and do your homework and I'll do EXACTLY THE SAME THING.'

likewise

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Replace the words in capitals with a single word: 'Thanks for your help. I couldn't have done it IF THIS HADN'T BEEN THE CASE.'

otherwise

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In my previous office, the women ________ the men three to one. (NUMBER)

outnumbered

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A piano is a very _____ item to get down a flight of stairs. (WIELD)

unwieldy

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The leader's decline in popularity is causing great ______ among supporters. (QUIET)

disquiet

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I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little ______ that no one will come. (APPREHEND)

apprehensive

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CORRECT THE IDIOM: Look, just to put the record straight - we're friends, no more than that.

SET the record

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CORRECT THE IDIOM: This tiny flat is a distant cry from the huge house we had before.

FAR cry

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CORRECT THE IDIOM: If you really want to live here, you'll have to change your manners and start pitching in with the housework.

change your WAYS

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What is meant by 'obliging', to talk about a person?

eager and willing to help

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What is meant when you say that something is your bread and butter?

a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live

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If someone goofs (up), what's happened?

They've done something badly or made a silly mistake that causes something to fail

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What does this mean? AFTER A FASHION

according to what is popular

up to a point

basically

technically

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As a noun, 'outlaw' is someone who lives outside the law. What's its meaning as a verb?

make something illegal

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MISSING WORD? The operation ...... to be a great success.

demonstrated

proved

turned

resulted

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MISSING WORD? His behaviour is clearly at ____ with what the college expects from its students.

odds

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