C1 - Money words & idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

______ (feed) daily, the tamagotchi can survive for years.

Fed

If _____ (apply) gently, the balm will calm the burn in no time.

applied

Do you think Michael is old enough ____ (play) on that?

to play

Rachel is definitely clever enough ___ (get) into Oxford University.

to get

It was devastating ___ (watch) them lose the final after all their hard work.

to watch

She sunk deep into the bath, ____ (forget) all of her worries.

forgetting

They opened up their Christmas presents, ____ (giggle) with excitement.

giggling

She walked away, ____ (talk) under her breath so he couldn't hear her.

talking

______ (utilise) all of our strengths, I think our team is capable of producing an excellent product.

Utilising

_______ (grasp) the basics of the language at an early age, Elizabeth found her school French classes a little tedious.

Having grasped

________ (win) all of the local competitions, Daniel decided to sign up for the national ones.

Having won

________ (take) into consideration all of the above, we advise the council to renew their contract with us for another year.

Taking

It's more sensible____ (try) to save up a little each month than rely on credit cards all the time.

to try

It is worse ____ (deny) it rather than tell me the truth.

to deny

It is better ______ (have) loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

to have

I was sorry ___ (learn) of the recent passing of Lisa Marie Presley.

to learn

Rephrase without the relative pronoun: "The badgers that are being released into the wild today will be closely watched."

The badgers (being) released into the wild today will be closely watched.

Rephrase without the relative pronoun: "Any resources that are borrowed by the town's inhabitants are promptly returned in their original condition."

Any resources borrowed by the town's inhabitants are promptly returned in their original condition.

Rephrase without the relative pronoun: "The fruit that is grown in this area is predominantly sold at local markets."

The fruit grown in this area is predominantly sold at local markets.

Rephrase without the relative pronoun: "The man who is speaking now is my physics professor."

The man speaking now is my physics professor.

Rephrase without the relative pronoun: "We're going to film the birds that are flying in a V shape."

We're going to film the birds flying in a V shape.

Rephrase without the relative pronoun: "Tell me about the girl who is playing centre forward."

Tell me about the girl playing centre forward.

It would break the ____ for me to buy a house right now...

bank

savings

They hold the ___ strings, so it's up to them to decide whether or not to we have a band at the event or not.

purse

wallet

Candela must have got a new job, because she's been spending money like ___ recently.

water

air

We all decided to pay our own ___, to avoid splitting the bill.

way

road

I had to pay through the ____ for the flat I rented in New York City. I never expected it to be so expensive!

nose

hand

You can't pay with a card or by phone here- it needs to be cold, hard ____.

cash

money

Anytime I ask my mom to buy me something very expensive, she always says: "Money doesn't grow on ____, you know."

trees

bushes

Jessica said in her last campaign speech she wants to help the homeless, but I think she should put her money where her _____ is instead of just talking about it.

mouth

pocket

Aitana will be running a marathon to ____ money for charity.

raise

make

Without any financial support from her parents, Irene had to ____ ___ a loan to pay for university.

take out

pick up

His wife lost her job, so they're low on money and struggling to make ends ____.

meet

Lucía's doing some extra jobs to try and ____ a quick buck.

make

earn

Can I ____ €20 for the cinema? I'll pay you back I promise!

borrow

lend

I didn't expect you to ____ me a birthday present, thank you so much!

buy

When you buy expensive designers clothes, it's really the label you're _____ for.

paying

buying

Those jeans ____ a fortune. I can't possibly afford them!

cost

I don't get paid until Friday. Could you ___ me €20 until then, I'll pay you back!

lend

borrow

We've ____ a jazz band to play at the party on Saturday.

hired

bought

I've decided to ____ my motorbike and get a car.

sell

My brother works in McDonald's and only ___ €100 a week.

earns

wins

I want to go to university in Eindhoven, so I'll need to ___ an apartment while I'm there.

rent

buy

I'd love to own a sports car, but I can't ____ one.

afford