Expressions with Brain
Lexical Twins
Verb Patterns and Infinitives
Ellipsis and Articles
Vocab and Adjectives
100

Pavilions of Splendour is the ____ of Gwyn Headley who says the idea was born from a growing demand for unusual properties.

What is brainchild?

100

to conquer

What is to get over?

100

Many years after his brain injury he succeeded in ____ to speak again.

What is learning?

100

A: Have you done the washing up?
B: No, I haven't done the washing up.

What is?

A: Have you done the washing up?
 B: No, I haven't.

100

The ability to find new and clever ways to do things and to solve problems.

What is ingenious?

200

The head of the criminal mob is ___ the recent bank robberies in the city. Source: www.theidioms.com

What is the brains behind?

200

to cease

What is giving up?

200

My father encourages me _______ my artistic ability and follow a career in theatre design.

What is to use?

200

Do you know ___ people who live next door?

What is the?

200

The quality of being honest and behaving in a way which you believe is correct and moral?

What is integrity?

300

The detective kept ____ to solve the mystery when his eyes got stuck at the evidence kept on the table. Source: www.theidioms.com

What is racking his brain?

300

to recite

What is reel off?

300

The classroom is empty and the students seem _____ the day off

What is to have been given?
300

John himself doesn't go to ___ church.

What is no article?

300

(N) Variance, (A) ______, (A) _______

What is variable and various?

400

The handwriting of this ____ fellow was totally illegible.

What is scatterbrained?

400

to revolutionize

What is turn around?

400

My friend volunteered _____ in an experiment to find out more about the brain.

What is to take part in?

400

I am on ___ night duty. When you go to ___ bed, I'll go to ___ work.

What are no articles?

400

Studies suggests that some animals undergo experiences _____ to dreaming in humans.

What is analogous?

500

Do you have a moment? I need to ____ about a little situation that has come up.

What is pick your brain?

500
to discern

What is came to?

500

He looks exhausted and appears ______ all day

What is to have been working all day?

500

I expected the weather to be bad and stop us playing and the weather was bad and the weather stopped us playing

What is I expected the weather to be bad and stop us playing and it was and did?

500

The terms mind and brain are often seen as ____, although many experts would draw a distinction between the two.

What is interchangeable?