I've known Rachel for years and yet the ........ thing was she didn't seem to recognise me.//
If you're in a meeting and you suddenly realize you're wearing ...... socks, you can feel a bit of a fool.//
The weather will be sunny and warm with the ....... shower here and there.//
ODD
100
The doctrinal position of the English church depends on the sovereignty of Parliament.
If something becomes well-known by _______ ______ _______, it becomes well-known because people are telling each other about it, and not because of advertising or other marketing tools.
WORD OF MOUTH
100
A _____-letter day is a day that is very important for some reason.
RED
100
You can say an insult or criticism is like water off a __ __ __ __'s back if it doesn't upset you.
DUCK
200
There's not much .... in working so hard unless they give you a pay rise.//
In one ..... we are all to blame for what went wrong.//
A ..... of panic spread round the room as they saw the stranger enter.//
SENSE
200
The insoluble substance was spread all over the southern hemisphere.
If you d_____ ______ ______, you do something slowly because you don't really want to do it.
DRAG YOUR FEET
200
If you kill the goose that lays the ______________ egg, you destroy something that has made you a lot of money.
GOLDEN
200
If you say a situation or an issue is a can of __ __ __ __ __ , you think that getting involved in it could lead to problems.
WORMS
300
Jake .... chickenpox from his friend when he was eight.//
A stranger ...... hold of me and stopped me from falling over.//
I hope you're not .... trying to take photos, because it's forbidden.//
CAUGHT
300
The novel takes place in Copenhagen and it's about the choir and the reign.
If you get something _____ _____ ______, you tell somebody about something that's been bothering you and you've been thinking about a lot.
OFF YOUR CHEST
300
If you see ______, you become extremely angry.
RED
300
If you have a __ __ __ in your bonnet, you're obsessed with something.
BEE
400
Don't forget to ..... the cheque before you send it.//
Colloquial words sometimes ..... very quickly and make you seem old-fashioned if you use them.//
They haven't been able to ..... this piece of china but they think it's probably from around the 16th century.//
DATE
400
Salmon and trout are fish that go well with sage.
salmon: /ˈsæm.ən/
trout: /traʊt/
sage: /seɪdʒ/
400
If you grease someone's ___________, you pay them a bribe.
PALM
400
If something has been _______-pencilled, it has been censored, or the information that it shares has been limited.
BLUE
"The reports about how soldiers were being treated abroad had been blue-pencilled by the authorities"
400
If something is a different kettle of __ __ __ __, it's a completely different issue.
FISH
500
His time for the 100 meters has yet to be .....//
Don't put the milk in until you've ...... the eggs.//
The Government were ..... in the election because of the taxes they had put up.
BEATEN
500
I've bought a pleated skirt and watched my husband plough the field.
pleated:/ˈpliː.tɪd/
plough: /plaʊ/
500
If you let your ____________ down, you enjoy yourself by doing whatever you feel like doing and not worrying about what other people might think.
HAIR
500
I somebody talks a _____ streak, they talk very much and very rapidly.
BLUE
500
If you pull a __ __ __ __ __ __ out of a hat, you surprise everyone by doing something clever.