25.09 | Vocabulary Practice | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Correct the mistake: His reaction was really over the head – he screamed at the waiter because his coffee was cold.

over the head → over the top

Correct the mistake: Uncle Petro seems grumpy, but his heart is in the correct place.

in the correct place → in the right place

Rephrase the sentence: I can never remember people's names. (SIEVE)

I have a head like a sieve (when it comes to people's names).

Correct the mistake: Mark is so full with himself – he only talks about his achievements.

full with himself → full of himself

Correct the mistake: He's very sensitive – he'd never do anything stupid with his money.

sensitive → sensible

Fill in the gaps: Since he won the competition, Ali has become a bit of a b _ _ - h _ _ _.

big-head

Rephrase the sentence: Joe behaves as if he knows everything.

He is a (real) know-all.

Correct the mistake: My aunt is very economic – she never wastes a single hryvnia.

economic → economical

Rephrase the sentence: My flatmate always says exactly what he thinks.

My flatmate is (very) frank.

Correct the mistake: That boy is a real pain in the back – he never stops complaining.

a pain in the back → a pain in the neck

Correct the mistake: Laura has been top on the class for three years.

top on the class → top of the class

Fill in the gaps: Stop reading my messages! Don't be so n _ _ _!

nosy

Rephrase the sentence: She's always telling everyone what to do.

She's (very) bossy.

Fill in the gaps: My cousin wears a winter coat in July – she's a bit of an o _ _ - b _ _ _.

odd-ball

Correct the mistake: She's a very talent pianist.

talent → talented

Rephrase the sentence: Olena is very good at maths. (FIGURES)

Olena has a good head for figures.

Rephrase the sentence: My brother is a dreamer and doesn't notice what's really happening around him. (CLOUDS)

My brother has his head in the clouds.

Rephrase the sentence: I always feel very tense before exams. (WOUND)

I always feel very wound up before exams.

Rephrase the sentence: You can't just refuse to think about your debts and hope they disappear. (SAND)

You can't just bury your head in the sand (about your debts)

Fill in the gaps: She spent her whole salary on one handbag – she's so e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Rephrase the sentence: Jake prefers being alone with his thoughts to being the centre of attention.

Jake is (very) introverted.

Fill in the gaps: I've forgotten your birthday again – I've got a h _ _ _ l _ _ _ a s _ _ _ _.

head like a sieve

Rephrase the sentence: He hates spending money, even on his friends.

He's stingy, even with his friends.

Fill in the gaps: Ask Sarah to check the budget; she has a g _ _ _ h _ _ _ f _ _ f _ _ _ _ _ _.

good head for figures

Rephrase the sentence: My aunt is very sensible and practical. (EARTH)

My aunt is very down-to-earth.

Fill in the gaps: My brother is very d _ _ _ - t _ - e _ _ _ _; he always gives practical, sensible advice.

down-to-earth

Correct the mistake: My political views are fairly middle-of-the-way.

middle-of-the-way → middle-of-the-road

Fill in the gaps: My boss never admits she's wrong – she's so p _ _ - h _ _ _ _ _.

pig-headed

Correct the mistake: She's head and arms above the other students in her group.

head and arms above → head and shoulders above

Fill in the gaps: Even when the car skidded on the ice, my mum k _ _ _ h _ _ h _ _ _.

kept her head

Fill in the gaps: Don't trust him – he's a n _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ o _ w _ _ _.

nasty piece of work

Fill in the gaps: She never loses her temper; she's very e _ _ _ - t _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

even-tempered

Rephrase the sentence: Our new director shows no sympathy for anyone. (NAILS)

Our new director is as hard as nails.

Correct the mistake: He's so envy of his brother's new car.

envy → envious

Correct the mistake: The children were as good as silver all afternoon.

as good as silver → as good as gold

Rephrase the sentence: My neighbour always wants to know everybody else's business.

My neighbour is (very) nosy.

Rephrase the sentence: Sarah really enjoys other people's company. (SOCIABLE)

Sarah is (very) sociable.

Rephrase the sentence: My dad won't change his mind, even when he's clearly wrong.

My dad is pig-headed; he won't change his mind, even when he's clearly wrong.

Fill in the gaps: The salesman was c _ _ _ _ _ _ – he tricked us into buying a useless product.

cunning

Correct the mistake: When the fire alarm went off, the teacher kept her mind and led everyone outside.

kept her mind → kept her head

Correct the mistake: Stop pretending you know everything! You're such a know-everything.

a know-everything → a know-all

Correct the mistake: You need a good hand for figures to work in accounting.

a good hand for figures → a good head for figures

Correct the mistake: Ben is very introverted – he loves being the centre of attention at parties.

introverted → extroverted

Rephrase the sentence: Joe always expects the worst to happen.

He is (very) pessimistic.

Fill in the gaps: There's no point b _ _ _ _ _ _ y _ _ _ h _ _ _ i _ t _ _ s _ _ _ – the problem won't go away.

burying your head in the sand

Correct the mistake: Our landlord is as hard as stones; he never listens to our problems.

as hard as stones → as hard as nails

Correct the mistake: Get out of bed, you lazy-legs!

lazy-legs → lazy-bones

Fill in the gaps: Nina always sits at the front and brings the teacher flowers – everyone calls her the t _ _ _ _ _ _'s p _ _.

teacher's pet

Correct the mistake: He's very tight-handed – he never buys anyone a drink.

tight-handed → tight-fisted

Rephrase the sentence: She's unhappy because her sister has a better job than she does. (ENVIOUS)

She's envious of her sister (because she has a better job) / She's envious of her sister's job.

Rephrase the sentence: His loud phone calls irritate everybody in the office. (NERVES)

His loud phone calls get on everybody's nerves.

Rephrase the sentence: Our neighbour is always arguing with people.

Our neighbour is (very) argumentative.

Correct the mistake: My grandmother has a heart from gold – she'd give you her last coin.

from gold → of gold

Fill in the gaps: He really g _ _ _ on everyone's n _ _ _ _ _ with his loud music.

gets, nerves

Correct the mistake: Don't worry about Olha; she's got her head screwed off.

head screwed off → head screwed on

Fill in the gaps: Uncle Jim can be grumpy, but his h _ _ _ _ is in the r _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _.

heart, right place

Fill in the gaps: Nobody can beat Max at chess – he's h _ _ _ and s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ above the other players.

head and shoulders

Correct the mistake: I always feel stressed up on Monday mornings.

stressed up → stressed out

Rephrase the sentence: Our boss is very relaxed and rarely gets annoyed.

Our boss is very easy-going.

Rephrase the sentence: Mark thinks he's more important than everyone else. (FULL)

Mark is full of himself.

Rephrase the sentence: I feel dizzy and scared when I'm high up. (HEIGHTS)

I don't have a head for heights.

Rephrase the sentence: The salesman used his intelligence to trick us.

The salesman was cunning.

Correct the mistake: Everybody knows Anna is the teacher's toy.

the teacher's toy → the teacher's pet

Rephrase the sentence: My grandmother is extremely kind and generous to everyone. (GOLD)

My grandmother has a heart of gold.