Networking & social activity
fame idioms
Binomials
expressions of time
food metaphors
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1. Stag party
2. Hen night
Which is for women, and which is for men?
1. Stag - men's
2. hen - women's
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To learn something by heart means...
to memorize some information
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"He has improved by ____ and _____".
This means that he has improved a lot
leaps and bounds
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It will save you money __ ___ ___ __.
hint: the phrase means over a big period of time.
in the long run
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If something 'turns sour' it....
went wrong or badly
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To be at a party too long is to _____ your welcome.
to outstay
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To have a short fuse...
a quick temper, gets mad easily
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Which binomial means "small, unimportant things"?
leaps and bounds
odds and ends
rock and roll
odds and ends
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hardly ever means...
rarely or seldom
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a plan that is not realistic or planned properly is
A) grilled
B) juicy
C) half-baked
C) half-baked
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To mix socially with people, informal.
hint: a body part is involved
to rub shoulder's with someone
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Which idiom = To fail suddenly
To go down in flames
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Some binomials are formed by sound patterns, while others are synonyms of one another.
Which is the sound pattern type, and which is the synonym type?
1. Wine and dine
2. law and order
1. wine and dine = sound pattern
2. law and order = synonyms
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this phrase means "occasionaly"
every now and then
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to be questioned intensely is to be _______
grilled
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A disapproving word for a small group of people who spend time together and don't include others.
A) clique
B) hobnob
C) an item
A) a clique
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If you feel out of place you could say you are a...
fish out of water
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This binomial means "to entertain" someone
to wine and dine
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a synonym for NOWADAYS is ____ ____.
these days
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What does it mean to 'cook up' a story?
to make up or invent something false
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What does it mean if someone 'stood you up' yesterday?
They didn't arrive for a date/planned meeting.
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To hear something directly from the _______ mouth.
bird's
donkey's
horse's
cat's
Horse's
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Which binomial means "belong to"?
part and parcel
prim and proper
live and learn
part and parcel
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If something is acceptable 'for the time being' it is...
A) ok for a long time
B) ok for the present time
C) never ok
B) for the present time
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This adjective is used for people who we find offensive and unpleasant.
unsavory