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English Expressions and Idioms (C2 level)

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  • The high-pitched noise when a car brakes suddlenly.
    SCREECH
  • To hurry up - GET YOUR _____________ ON
    SKATES
  • The sound of SB sitting on your bag of crisps.
    CRUNCH
  • To get angry - ____________ A FUSE
    BLOW
  • If someone boasts or brags about themselves, we say they are __________ THEIR OWN TRUMPET
    BLOWING
  • A type of TV programme where a host inteviews celebrities.
    CHAT SHOW
  • To not understand SB - GET YOUR WIRES __________
    CROSSED
  • To do STH slowly - At A SNAIL'S _________
    PACE
  • To be totally correct - TO HIT THE NAIL ON THE _______ or BE _______ ON THE BUTTON
    HEAD, RIGHT
  • To act spontaneously - TO PLAY IT BY _________
    EAR
  • The noise of a ball or tyre as it deflates.
    HISS
  • To follow a trend or craze - TO JUMP ON THE ___________.
    BANDWAGON
  • A long-running TV drama usually involving different familes in a domestic setting.
    SOAP OPERA
  • When two people are involved when something goes wrong, we say IT _______ TWO TO ________.
    IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO
  • Another word to mean irritated beginning with G.
    GROUCHY
  • The adjective of SPITE.
    SPITEFUL
  • To make spectacular improvement or growth - TO COME ON IN _______ AND BOUNDS
    LEAPS
  • SB who talks quickly, TALKS NINETEEN TO THE _______________
    DOZEN
  • To be in the lead / the most advanced - TO BE AT THE ____________ EDGE
    CUTTING
  • Melodic ringing of a church's bells, beginning with P.
    PEAL
  • The adjective of TRIUMPH.
    TRIUMPHANT
  • If someone is 'going all out' or 'giving their all' we say that they PULL OUT ALL THE _________.
    STOPS
  • To tell SB to do STH quickly in a rude way - ...MAKE IT ___________!
    SNAPPY
  • The sound of a boot stepping in mud.
    SQUELCH