C2 idioms and expressions 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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He was tired of playing second ______ to his more charismatic colleague.

violin

fiddle

cello

bassoon

I think you’ve got the wrong end of the _____; that’s not what I meant.

trunk

meaning

stick

question

It took me a while to get it, but the _______ finally dropped

dollar

cent

penny

pound

Planning the celebration before finalizing the deal is putting the ______ before the horse

donkey

cart

cat

house

Realizing she had no evidence, she was clutching at _____ to defend herself

strays

hay

straws

grass

She’s caught between a _____ and a hard place: stay in a toxic job or risk unemployment

cliff

stone

rock

mountain

Allowing that loophole in the law could be the thin end of the _____ for corruption.

mallet

wedge

heel

knife

Arguing with her about this is being on a _____ to nothing.

watching

hiding

finding

riding

Every family has its skeletons in the ______

attic

cemetary

cupboard

closet

The committee decided to kick the issue into the long _____ rather than tackle it now

run

way

hair

grass

His first novel was a _____ in the pan, but his later works didn’t sell well

steak

spark

fish

flash

We’ve broken the _____ of the project; the rest should be easy

main

promise

majority

back

The garden has really gone to _____ since they moved out.

seed

part

sea

pan

The rival company has thrown down the _____ with its new product line

challenge

glove

helmet

gauntlet

The company is battening down the _____ in anticipation of the economic downturn

hatches

matches

doors

windows

Trying to negotiate with him is like flogging a dead _____

dog

horse

camel

donkey