Objective Proficiency Unit 3 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Which phrasal verb means to depend on or trust someone or something?

wait on

pick up

take on

rely on / upon

Which of the following situations would leave you high and dry?

A random stranger shouting at you on the underground

A person robbing your mobile phone

An internet scam

Someone abandoning you alone in an unknown forest

Reasons given to cause a wrong act or bad performance to be judged less seriously: e__________ c____________

extenuating circumstances (eg: She was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison).

To feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen: d _ _ _ _

dread

traditional knowledge and stories about a subject: l _ _ _

lore

If someone is described as "the life and soul of the party", what does this mean?

someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions

A strong feeling of hating someone or something: l _ _ _ _ _ _ _

loathing

If a situation is "touch and go" it mean that....

it is uncertain

Another way of saying "very often" : t___ ___ a____

time and again

"c___ o__ w___" = to say something suddenly and unexpectedly

come out with

Is the most recent Israel-Gaza war black and white for you?

*open answer* (black and white = a situation in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong)

To exist only in a particular area or group of people: be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to somewhere / something

be confined to (eg: We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society).

Use the phrase "make the most of (something)" correctly in a sentence.

*open answer* (make the most of something = To take full advantage of something because it may not last long)

A small amount of an emotion or quality: An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of

element

Use the idiom "clutch / grasp at straws" correctly in a sentence.

*open answer* (clutch / grasp at straws = willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success)

A strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant: r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

revulsion

Clothing or material does not absorb water when it is raining lightly: water-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

water-repellent

A strong personal interest in something because you could get an advantage from it: "... interest"

embroiled

seated

embeded

vested

Used to show that a statement is true in another situation: (eg: Paul has never been to France, or to any European country ___ ____ ______.)

for that matter

Use the word "was" to make the following sentence mean the same as the one above: "Anthony claimed ________________________ blood. "

Anthony claimed (that) he was only concerned about his flesh and blood.

An improvement or a change to a higher level or value (especially in economics): u _ _ _ _ _

upturn

thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted: d _ _ _ _ _ _

dubious (of / about)

My partner has stayed with me through t _ _ _ _ and t _ _ _ : (under all circumstances, no matter how difficult)

thick and thin

Perfect happiness: b _ _ _ _

bliss

To start to have a bad effect on something: start / begin to _ _ _ _

start / begin to bite (eg: Sales will slow as interest rates begin to bite).

The quality of being boring for a long time: t _ _ _ _ _

tedium

The state of being famous and rich

fortune and fame

fame and fortune

"There has to be some ____ ___ ____ if you want to make a peace deal. (mutual concessions and compromises)

give and take

Use the word "foremost" to make the following sentence mean the same as the one above: "________________ we need to save the environment".

First and foremost, we need to save the environment.

A very strong wind: g _ _ _

gale