Maria End of Year Quiz! | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

When was the last time you were held up?

Good enough? ;)

It’s a h________ having to travel with so many bags. (a situation that is annoying because it involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort)

hassle (bother)

I work s_____ s_____ in a busy restaurant.(two separate periods of time that you spend working in a single day, with several hours between them)

split shifts

He forgot the p_______ and the joke fell flat. (the last few words of a joke that make it funny)

punchline

What's this?

It's a clothes horse.

A bottle of wine had l_______ Harry's t_______. (to make somebody talk more freely than usual)

loosened Harry's tongue

What's his job?

He's a security guard.

How do you pronounc these words? selfies pricey nature & nurture cushion probiotics product experience

Good enough? :)

His legal team, clearly p_____ f____ t_____, sought to have the case heard a month later.

playing for time

Reformulate: 'In the middle of August start the matches.'

The matches (fixtures) start in the middle of August.

The heat was becoming u_________. (insoportable)

unbearable

I'm r______ o______ m_____ f______ at the moment. (to be extremely busy; to have too many things to do)

rushed off my feet

a man who is good at doing practical jobs inside and outside the house, either as a hobby or as a job

a handyman

Are most families b______ o_____ now than before the pandemic? Or are they w____ o____?

better off / worse off

How busy are you at work at the moment?

Good enough? :)

Tell me about the last thing you made yourself to eat e.g. how you made it, main ingredients..

Good enough? :)

What other ways are there to say 'I'll pay for this food/these drinks'?

It's my treat. I've got this. This is my treat. It's on me. It's my round.

How do you say 'merecer/valer la pena' in English?

be worth it

He's 'very' rich. (a word beginning with f or s)

filthy or stinking

He was in a f______ mood. (a very bad)

filthy

How do you say and pronounce this word?

sew (so)

Invent a sentence with the adjective 'sluggish'.

e.g. He felt very heavy and sluggish after the large meal.

How do you pronounce these two words? recipe & reciept

re-ci-pe & re-ceipt

What's the mistake? 'I went to home straight after work.'

I went home straight after work.

Reformulate: 'Can I book a table for tonight? We are five of us.'

There are / will be five of us. Can I book a table for five, please?

Tell me five expressions with 'time'.

have the time of your life, spend time, make up for lost time, waste time....

The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag had been s________.

squashed

What's this?

rocket

What's this?

bicarbonate of soda

What are these?

pine nuts

It’s b______ m_____ why she wants to marry Jeff. (be impossible for somebody to imagine, understand or do)

beyond me

I'm afraid the matter is now out of my h_____. (no longer my responsibility)

hands

I’m s______ u_____ at work. (have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with)

snowed under

I have a lot on my p_____ at the moment (I have a lot of work or problems to deal with)

plate

He is home by six every day, regular as c______.

clockwork

G______ the pie with beaten egg. (cover something to give it a shiny surface)

glaze

Some of these files seem to be o____ of p____. (not in the correct place)

out of place

How do you say 'Erase una vez...' in English?

Once upon a time.....

His eyes are bigger than......(He's greedy and it taking more food than he can eat)

his stomach