Science, Technology and Machines (Idioms) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Match each slogan with its text.

1)D, 2)A, 3)C, 4)A

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Answer with an idiom: +Her email caused real problems for our plans, didn't it? -Yes, it really ___________.

Threw/put a spanner in the works

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Answer with an idiom: I think George is beginning to change his mind about joining the committee. +Yes, he seems to be ______________.

Back-pedalling

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Answer with an idiom: -Wow! Matt really lost his temper last night, didn't he? +Yes, he absolutely _______.

Blew a fuse/gasket

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Answer with an idiom: -Good. Things seem to be nice and quiet and working smoothly. +Yeah, everything seems to be _________.

Ticking over

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Answer with an idiom: -It seems there was a misunderstanding between us. +Yes, we ________.

Got our lines/wires crossed

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Answer with an idiom: - I think we should give her a call this evening. +Yes, we should probably _______-

Give her a buzz

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Which idiom does the picture make you think of?

In the pipeline

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Which idiom does the picture make you think of?

Get into gear

25

Which idiom does the picture make you think of?

Back-seat driver

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Rewrite the sentence using an idiom: 'It took us a long time to start to do our work properly an efficiently'

It took us a long time to get into gear

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Rewrite the sentence using an idiom: 'Mark is one of those people who always know the road better than the person driving'.

Mark is a back-seat driver/Mark is one of those back-seat drivers

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Rewrite the sentence using an idiom: 'There are plans for a new railway, but it will be some years before the project starts'

There is a new railway in the pipeline, but it will be some years before the project starts.

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Complete with a preposition or particle: 'We're ... the same wavelength.'

On

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Complete with a preposition or particle: 'Everybody needs to let ... steam occasionally.'

Off

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Complete with a preposition or particle: 'You've really put a spanner ... the works'.

In

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