Fame & Fortune

Nouns

100

The place where journalists publish gossip about celebrities

tabloids 

200

The process of becoming successful: rise to f___

fame

300

Something that acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect: a double-edged s____

sword

400

Achieving success despite challenges: against all o____

odds

500

Being constantly watched and judged by the public: being under constant scr______

scrutiny 

Verbs

100

Letting success make you arrogant: let the fame ____ to your head

go

200

The pros are greater than the cons: the pros o______ the cons.

outweigh

300

Handling both good and bad times in life: t____ the rough with the smooth

take 

400

To be forced to stop working because you have become very ill or tired from working too hard: b_____ out

burn

500

t_____ a turn for the worse: to become worse

take

Idioms

100

To keep your feet on the ground: what does it mean? 

To be very practical and see things as they are

200

Have your heart/head set on something. 

heart

300

A situation in which you do something that makes people stop liking you or admiring you: fall _____ grace

from

400

An easy and happy experience: a bed of r______

roses

500

My mother is driving me around the bend. What does the idiom ’drive around the bend‘ mean? To make someone really happy/to make someone really bored or very angry.

To make someone really bored or very angry

Miscellaneous

100

To be very successful: make it to the t____

top

200

Bad news and unhappiness: doom and g____

gloom

300

To go off/out the rails: to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally.

off 

400

Being in the limelight 24/7 can’t be good for your mental health. What is the limelight? 

public attention and interest

500

To become famous and respected by a lot of people: to make a name for/of yourself

for