If something is 'going for a song', what does it mean?
THAT IT'S A BARGAIN.
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What does 'hitherto' mean?
UP TO NOW (OR UP TO THEN)
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Which idiom means 'to pretend you do not notice something, because you should do something about it but you do not want to'? (hint: it contains a part of the body)
TO TURN A BLIND EYE
15
What's the difference between 'uncountable' and 'countless'?
UNCOUNTABLE: of a noun that has no plural form
COUNTLESS: a great many
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What's the meaning of 'put up with'?
TO TOLERATE/BEAR
5
A stroke of luck, a rumble of thunder, a speck of....?
DUST
15
What's the difference: a wine glass / a glass of wine?
WINE GLASS: the drinking vessel
GLASS OF WINE: the drink
5
Which is correct? THE PRICE OF PETROL / PETROL'S PRICE / PETROL PRICE
THE PRICE OF PETROL
5
What's the meaning of 'waste not, want not'?
It is used for saying that people who do not waste things always have enough.
15
When would you 'eat humble pie'?
When you have to admit that you were wrong about something.
15
'Huawei phones are selling like ..... .....!' WHAT?
HOT CAKES
10
What negative adjective can be made from the verb 'deny'?
UNDENIABLE
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What negative adjective can be made from the verb 'EXHAUST'?
INEXHAUSTIBLE
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If something is a 'foregone conclusion', what do we mean?
THAT IT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN.
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Which adjective has a slightly negative connotation? SHREWD / WISE / WILY
WILY
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'If it hadn't been for Julie, I'd have missed my flight.' START THE SENTENCE WITH 'HAD...'
