8b

Question 1

A bitter pill to swallow

Answer 1

A difficult fact to accept

Question 2

Against all odds

Answer 2

Despise the difficulties

Question 3

Be out of pratice

Answer 3

Lacking practice

Question 4

Come to the point

Answer 4

Reach the main point in a discussion

Question 5

Fall into place

Answer 5

Become clear

Question 6

Get the sack

Answer 6

Be dismissed from one’s job

Question 7

Get the wrong end of the stick

Answer 7

Misunderstand completely what has been said

Question 8

Golden opportunity

Answer 8

The best chance to gain sth

Question 9

Grease sb’s palm

Answer 9

Bribe sb

Question 10

Grow out of sth

Answer 10

Become too big for sth

Question 11

Have no opinion but

Answer 11

Must, have no choice

Question 12

In public

Answer 12

In the presence of other people

Question 13

In the offing

Answer 13

Likely to happen

Question 14

Off the point

Answer 14

Irrelevant

Question 15

Once and for all

Answer 15

For the last time

Question 16

Out-and-out

Answer 16

Complete, total

Question 17

Out in the open

Answer 17

(Secrets) revealed, known

Question 18

Out of print

Answer 18

(Books) not available anymore

Question 19

Out of the frying pan into the fire

Answer 19

From a situation to a worse/similar one

Question 20

Part and parcel of

Answer 20

Basic part of

Question 21

Past one’s prime

Answer 21

Growing old/not at one’s best

Question 22

Pop the question

Answer 22

Make a proposal of marriage

Question 23

Short and sweet

Answer 23

Brief but pleasant (usu ironic)

Question 24

Status symbol

Answer 24

Property/possession that shows sb’s high social rank wealth etc

Question 25

Take things to pieces

Answer 25

Dismantle things

Question 26

Throw a party

Answer 26

Have/hold a party

Question 27

White elephant

Answer 27

Useless/unwanted possession