6 - Word pairs

Question 1

comromise/be flexible

Answer 1

give and take

Question 2

excuses or arguments

something that you say to a ​child to ​stop them ​arguing with you when you ​want them to do something:
I ​want no ​… - just get on and ​tidy ​your ​room now.

Answer 2

ifs or ​buts

Question 3

be patient and find out later

Answer 3

wait and see

Question 4

exact details

intricate details

Answer 4

ins and outs

Question 5

generally speaking

Answer 5

by and large

Question 6

to ​accept something ​bad without ​complaining

Answer 6

grin and bear it

Question 7

various things of different ​types, usually ​small and not ​important, or of little ​value

Answer 7

odds and ends

Question 8

accept it or refuse, i don’t care

Answer 8

take it or leave it

Question 9

occasionally
sometimes but not very often:
We still ​meet for ​lunch …, but not as often as we used to.

Answer 9

now and then

now and again

Question 10

majúci plné zuby niečoho

I’m … of hearing you complain.

Answer 10

sick and tired of sth

Question 11

viac-menej
mostly:
The ​project was … a ​success.

Answer 11

more or less

Question 12

​uncertain

close to both sucess and failure

Answer 12

touch and go

Question 13

Kľud

Please stop making so much noise. I need a bit of …

Answer 13

peace and quiet

Question 14

živý a zdravý, v úplnom poriadku (po veľkom nebezpečenstve ap.)

completely safe and without ​injury or ​damage:
After three ​days ​lost in the ​mountains, all the ​climbers ​arrived ​home ….

Answer 14

safe and sound

Question 15

carefully, in ​order to ​avoid ​problems:

… we made ​our way down the ​muddy ​hillside.

Answer 15

Slowly but ​surely

Question 16

ihneď, okamžite, na mieste (urobiť)
​immediately:
I ​suggested he ​call his ​mother and he did it ….

Answer 16

then and there

Question 17

the rich and the poor

Answer 17

haves and have-nots

Question 18

čachrovanie, kšeftovanie, machinácie

complex business negotiations

an ​attempt to make a ​deal or get an ​advantage by using ​complicated and sometimes ​dishonest or ​unfair ​methods:
There was a lot of behind-the-scenes ​political … going on.

Answer 18

wheeling and dealing

Question 19

essential component of something

Answer 19

part and parcel

Question 20

whenever

at the ​time that something ​happens:
We don’t own a ​car - we just ​rent one … we need it.

Answer 20

as and when

Question 21

most important

more than anything ​else:
In ​spite of being ​elected to ​office, she ​remains …a ​writer.

Answer 21

first and foremost

Question 22

everywhere
from a ​large ​number of ​places:
People came from … to ​see the ​house.

Answer 22

far and wide

Question 23

unmistakably clear

very ​clear and ​easy to ​understand:
I can ​hear you …

Answer 23

loud and clear

Question 24

náhodný, nepredvídateľný

inexact

Answer 24

hit and miss

Question 25

počkaj a uvidíš

be patient and find out later

Answer 25

wait and see

Question 26

vyberať si

choose whatever suits you

Answer 26

pick and choose

Question 27

(stále) meniť názory, byť veľmi nestály

repeatedly chang one’s mind

Answer 27

chop and change

Question 28

become wiser

Answer 28

live and learn

Question 29

complain by shouting angrily

Answer 29

rant and rave