When do we use the expression 'for reasons best known to himself / herself / themselves'?
When we don't know why someone did something. We usually use this expression when we do not agree with what they did.
What's the missing word and what does the expression mean?
'Great minds think .......'
used for saying that you are both very clever when you and another person have the same idea
COMPLETE THE 2nd SENTENCE:
He had hardly left the house when the storm broke.
Hardly ………………………… the storm broke.
HAD HE LEFT THE HOUSE WHEN
Which adjective has a slightly negative connotation? SHREWD / WISE / WILY
WILY
What is 'to bridge the gap'?
to reduce the differences that separate two things or groups
A stroke of luck, a rumble of thunder, a speck of....?
DUST
What's the meaning of 'put up with'?
TO TOLERATE/BEAR
What's the missing word? 'I take the ...... that everyone should read for at least one hour a day.'
VIEW
What are the missing words and what does the expression mean?
'You took the ......... right out of my .........!'
used when someone says something you think or were going to say
Which phrasal verb means 'to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly'?
CHURN OUT
If something is a 'foregone conclusion', what do we mean?
THAT IT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN.
What's the difference between 'uncountable' and 'countless'?
UNCOUNTABLE: of a noun that has no plural form
COUNTLESS: a great many
What negative adjective can be made from the verb 'deny'?
UNDENIABLE
What's the difference: a wine glass / a glass of wine?
WINE GLASS: the drinking vessel
GLASS OF WINE: the drink
What does 'hitherto' mean?
UP TO NOW (OR UP TO THEN)
Which idiom means 'to pretend you do not notice something, because you should do something about it but you do not want to'? (hint: it contains a part of the body)
TO TURN A BLIND EYE
Which is correct? THE PRICE OF PETROL / PETROL'S PRICE / PETROL PRICE
THE PRICE OF PETROL
'If it hadn't been for Julie, I'd have missed my flight.' START THE SENTENCE WITH 'HAD...'
HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR JULIE...
If something is 'going for a song', what does it mean?
THAT IT'S A BARGAIN.
What's the missing word? 'People quickly lose faith in a political party that fails to deliver the ......'
GOODS
What's the meaning of 'waste not, want not'?
It is used for saying that people who do not waste things always have enough.
What's the missing word? 'No sooner had I got up ...... the phone rang.'
THAN
'Huawei phones are selling like ..... .....!' WHAT?
HOT CAKES
Which phrasal verb means 'to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that you will do something, because a lot of people oppose you'?
BACK DOWN
What's the missing word? 'Drawing doesn't come ...... to me - I've really had to practise to get better at it.'
EASILY
When would you 'eat humble pie'?
When you have to admit that you were wrong about something.
What's the missing word? 'I will take any job that comes my way, ...... reason.'
WITHIN
How would you use the adjective 'striking' in a sentence?
The most striking feature of those statistics is the high proportion of suicides.
He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin.
What's the missing verb in both cases? 'Let’s get inside – the rain’s ...... in for the day.' / 'Shortly after the business started, a long economic downturn ...... in.'
SET
What negative adjective can be made from the verb 'EXHAUST'?
INEXHAUSTIBLE
MIssing word?
The UK fought ……………………… France, Turkey, and Sardinia during the Crimean War.
……………………… work, children, partner, friends and chores, who on earth has a spare second to be a domestic star?
ALONGSIDE
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