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  • When or why would you sweeten the pill?
    Teacher's discretion
  • When or why might you have a chip on your shoulder?
    Usually if you believe that you have suffered some injustice and it really annoys you
  • I don't have time for this. I have bigger __________ to fry.
    Bigger fish to fry
  • Finish this sentence any way you like… No sooner….
    Teacher's discretion
  • What does spill the beans mean?
    tell something that was previously secret
  • A pane of __________
    A pane of glass
  • What does in a nutshell mean?
    Briefly
  • A ray of __________
    A ray of hope, sunshine, light
  • Finish this sentence any way you like… Had we ...
    Teacher's discretion
  • What has happened if you have to eat humble pie?
    You have got something wrong that you are now embarrassed about
  • Finish this sentence any way you like… The chances are ….
    Teacher's discretion
  • What might you take great exception to?
    Teacher's discretion
  • Finish this sentence any way you like… Not until ...
    teacher's discretion
  • What can (idiomatically) burn a hole in your pocket?
    money
  • Finish this sentence any way you like… It's a foregone
    It's a foregone conclusion that ...
  • What can you shoulder?
    The blame, the responsibility
  • "It serves you right." What does this mean?
    The consequences fit your 'crime'.
  • What is the difference between the wrong way round, inside out and upside down.
    Teacher's discretion
  • What does flamboyant mean?
    Elaborately colourful and extravagant
  • Finish this sentence any way you like… Not only ….
    Teacher's discretion
  • Apple products have a built in __________ (obsolete)
    obsolescence
  • What is the difference between a wine glass and a glass of wine?
    A wine glass is a glass made for wine. A glass of wine has some wine in it.
  • I think it's important to treat Farage's promises with a great deal of __________ (sceptical)
    scepticism
  • If you burn your bridges, what do you do?
    You do something that makes it impossible to return to the situation you were in previously
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