8B

Question 1

mess-up

Answer 1

something that has been done badly

Question 2

pay up

Answer 2

to give someone the money that you owe them, especially when you do not want to

Question 3

stump

Answer 3

the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed

Question 4

similarly

Answer 4

in a similar way

Question 5

play (it) safe

Answer 5

to decide not to take risks

Question 6

ship-shape

Answer 6

neat and with everything in its correct place

Question 7

seek sanctuary

Answer 7

look for a safe place

Question 8

to be/ got me stumped

Answer 8

to have no clue

Question 9

sit on sb’s lap

Answer 9

sit on the top surface of sb’s upper part of the legs

Question 10

show your age

Answer 10

to look as old as you really are

Question 11

neat

Answer 11

tidy, with everything in its place

Question 12

loose tract of sth

Answer 12

to stop keeping a record of something, or stop being certain that you know or remember what has happened

Question 13

let off steam

Answer 13

to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

Question 14

get out of hand

Answer 14

(about situation) it cannot be controlled any longer

Question 15

close knit (community or family)

Answer 15

a group helping and supporting each other = close relation

Question 16

sb’s bark is worse than his/her bite

Answer 16

sb is not as unpleasant or frightening as he/she seems

Question 17

drop out of

Answer 17

to let someone or something fall or proceed out of something (usually by his/her choice)

Question 18

get ahead

Answer 18

to be successful, to achieve success in the work that you do

Question 19

lap

Answer 19

the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down

Question 20

self-made (man or woman)

Answer 20

rich and successful as a result of your own work and not because of family money

Question 21

come to term

Answer 21

learn to accept (especially about sth negativ)

Question 22

get your head/mind around sth

Answer 22

to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange

Question 23

to be a bit rough around the edges

Answer 23

to be primitive

Question 24

endearing

Answer 24

easily able to make people like you

Question 25

sb’s eyes lit up

Answer 25

sb is excited

Question 26

dwell on sth

Answer 26

to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant

Question 27

textile

Answer 27

a cloth made by hand or machine

Question 28

outboard motors

Answer 28

a motor with a propeller, designed to be attached to the back of a small boat

Question 29

burp

Answer 29

to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth

Question 30

simile

Answer 30

(the use of) an expression comparing one thing with another, always including the words “as” or “like”

Question 31

be (as) good as gold

Answer 31

(of a child) to behave very well

Question 32

(as) hard/tough as nails

Answer 32

strong and very determined

Question 33

to not be important or popular any longer

Answer 33

be (as) dead as a/the dodo

Question 34

smoke like a chimney

Answer 34

to smoke ciggaretes a lot

Question 35

avoid sth/someone like the plague

Answer 35

to be determined to avoid something completely

Question 36

(as) white as a sheet

Answer 36

If someone is … their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock, or fear

Question 37

(as) clear as mud

Answer 37

very difficult to understand

Question 38

(as) clear as crystal

Answer 38

very clear

Question 39

be like a bear with a sore head

Answer 39

to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot

Question 40

be like chalk and cheese

Answer 40

If two people are … , they are completely different from each other

Question 41

be like two peas in a pod

Answer 41

to be very similar, especially in appearance

Question 42

drink like a fish

Answer 42

to drink too much alcohol

Question 43

belch

Answer 43

to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth

Question 44

be (as) old as the hills

Answer 44

to be very old

Question 45

be like a fish out of water

Answer 45

to feel awkward because you are in a situation that you have not experienced before or because you are very different from the people around you

Question 46

look/feel like death warmed over

Answer 46

to look or feel very sick