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  • What phrases could you use if you talked about dilemmas? i.e. to fell perplexed
    between a rock and a hard place; feel perplexed; in a predicament; sit on the fence
  • Name at least 7 phrases to talk about cities/traveling
    abandoned; come across; congestion; crammed with; diverse; dodgy area; exorbitant prices; get by; haunt; picturesque; put up with; rip off; slums;...
  • Define “over and out” and “emit”
    over and out - said to end the conversation; emit - to send something out into the air, especially gas, light, or heat
  • define “preposterous” and “scrutinize”
    preposterous - very silly or stupid; scrutinize verb - to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
  • Name at least 7 phrases on the topic privacy
    CCTV camera; classified information; data mining; eavesdrop; identity theft; privacy breach; raise one’s suspicion; stalk; surveillance apathy; tap; ...
  • What thee-word phrases do you remember?
    around and about; back and forth; by and large; dead and buried; dos and don’ts; ins and outs; over and out; safe and sound; trial and error; tried and tested..
  • Name at least 6 phrases to talk about danger and risk
    assess potential hazards; be hooked on; be scared stiff; bold; daredevil; gamble; handle the tension; harness fear; have the courage; make palms sweat;..
  • define “serene” and “ambiguous”
    serene - peaceful and calm; ambiguous - having or expressing more than one possible meaning
  • Name at least 7 supernatural creatures
    alien; dwarf; fairy; genie; mermaid/merman; (mummy); mythical beast; ogre; sorcerer/sorceress; the UFO; unicorn; werewolf; wicked witch/wizard
  • Name the idioms that mean: To avoid disastrous situation; To reveal smth surprising or unexpected; Entirely,completely; To be likely to be criticized for smth
    to dodge a bullet; drop the bombshell; lock, stock and barrel; in the line of fire
  • Deine the following: Use a loophole / Copyright infringement / Counterfeit goods / Cease-and-desist letter
  • Name as many words related to appearance as possible
    bandy-legged;bulbous nose;bulging eyes; complexion; crooked teeth; cross-eyed; skew-eyed; crow’s feet; curvy/curves; dimples; flabby stomach; freckles;goatee...
  • Name at least 5 expressions on topic DATING
    a catch; a keeper; dump; hang out; have a crush on; hit it off; hook-up; lead smb on; make a move on; one-night stand; significant other; split up with; ...
  • define “procure” and “decompose”
    procure - to get something, especially after an effort; decompose - to decay, or to cause something to decay
  • Define “get an axe” and “vagabond”
    get an axe - be fired; vagabond - a person who has no home and usually no job, and who travels from place to place
  • Name at least 5 phrases to talk about eating habits
    binge eating; body shaming; comfort food; crash diet; cut down on; pig out on gargantuan portions; premature death; reduce someone’s lifespan;...
  • Define “coddle” and “entitled”
    coddle - to protect someone or something too much; entitled - an entitled person thinks they are special and deserve special treatment
  • Define “bulbous” and “persevere”
    bulbous - fat and round (part of a body); persevere - to continue making an effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult
  • Talk about recent fashion trends. Use vocab
    “it” thing; a killer something; be in/out; brand new; endorse a craze; fall for the hype; lose appeal; passing trend; revive a trend; sought-after; take off...
  • Name as many animal idioms as possible
    a whale of time; act as a guinea pig; an elephant in the room; at a snail’s pace; chicken out of; dog-eat-dog world; get one’s ducks in a row;...