Advanced Plus Revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 553 Public

Vocab Revision

Study Slideshow

The new airport is a huge w...... e....... for the local government now, no one is using it!

white elephant

Slow down! You'll hurt yourself, you're no s....... c........ anymore! - you're not young anymore

spring chicken

I used to ........... when I was younger.

sleepwalk

That car is going so slowly, try to .......... them. (pass them)

overtake

Catch the ball! Ooops! You dropped it b....... f........

butter fingers

I for a walk every day to k.... f...... (stay in shape)

keep fit

The two armies ........ forces to fight the enemy.

joined

We came within t...... d....... of a koala. (close enough to touch)

touching distance

Let's go up the a....... and p........ (stairs)

apples and pears

Someone's h.....-i....... my bike! (stolen/pinched)

half-inched

She's a really quiet, shy girl she wouldn't say b...... to a g.......

boo to a goose

What does NIMBY stand for?

not in my back yard

There was a big power b...... for two hours. We had no electricity.

blackout

We didn't realise that our new house is right under the f...... p...... to Barcelona airport. (route planes follow)

flight path

The RAC man came and rescued us like a k...... in s....... a........, we were so grateful! (a heroic figure)

a knight in shining armour

He's really quiet but sometimes he makes really clever, thoughtful and passionate comments. Still waters r...... d....... I suppose.

still waters run deep