Brooklyn Nine Nine

Question 1

Candid

Answer 1

Truthful and straightforward, frank

Question 2

Travesty

Answer 2

A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

Ex.

The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice.

Question 3

Put someone up to something

Answer 3

Ex.
But bring it up naturally, so she doesn’t think I put you up to it.

Question 4

Throw someone under the bus

Answer 4

To someone else to suffer to save oneself or gain personal advantage

Ex.
You had it coming for throwing me under the bus.

Question 5

Hula hoop

Answer 5

A hoola hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist

Question 6

Thumb tack

Answer 6

Drawing pin

Question 7

Shiv

Answer 7

A knife or a razor used as a weapon

Question 8

stick one’s neck out

Answer 8

take a risk

Ex.
I know I am asking you to stick your neck out, but please trust me.

Question 9

nudge

Answer 9

the act of pushing someone or something gently
(to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person’s attention:);

Ex.
But could it be gently nudged into hyper-speed?

Question 10

thrift

Answer 10

the careful use of money, esp. by avoiding waste:

Ex.
She learned thrift from her mother.

Question 10

stall

Answer 10

stop or cause to stop making progress;
to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage:

Ex.
She says she’ll give me the money next week but I think she’s just stalling (for time).

Question 11

Put somebody away

Answer 11

Put someone behind bars

Ex.
- Jake, you put away 15 high-ranking mafia guys.
-Yeah, and one of them got away.

Question 12

Forthright

Answer 12

Straightforward and honest

Ex.
I think I like this new forthright and confident version of Charles.

Question 13

Have/keep one’s ear to the pavement

Answer 13

To pay attention to everything that is happening around you and to what people are saying.

Ex.
So much time with your ear to the pavement, it’s a pity a truck hasn’t run over your head.

Question 14

conflict of interests

Answer 14

A conflict of interest occurs when an individual’s personal interests – family, friendships, financial, or social factors – could compromise his or her judgment, decisions, or actions in the workplace.

Ex.
This is clearly a conflict of interest, so I am just gonna talk to the judge, and have you kicked off the case.

Question 15

folly

Answer 15

foolishness

Ex.
To believe all men honest is folly, to believe none is something worse.

Question 16

unimpeachable

Answer 16

not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized; entirely trustworthy.

Ex.
an unimpeachable witness.

Question 17

ration

Answer 17

a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available;
allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

Ex.
During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.

We should start rationing the food, and we should tell people that we’re in for a long night.

Question 18

I feel you

Answer 18

I understand, agree with, or can relate to what you’re saying

Ex.
No, I feel you, that’s too much money to pay for a concert. I’m OK with skipping it.

Question 19

quash

Answer 19

put an end to; suppress.

Ex.
We have to start putting people in detention, we have to quash this.

“a hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs”

Question 20

out of line

Answer 20

behaving in a way that breaks the rules or is considered inappropriate.

Ex.
The copy room is now a detention center for anyone who gets out of line.

Question 21

on edge

Answer 21

tense, nervous, or irritable.

Ex.
Captain, please forgive me. I’m just a little on edge because I am trying to quit smoking.

Question 22

go cold turkey

Answer 22

to withdraw suddenly and completely from an addictive substance or some other form of dependency.

Ex.
I’m going cold turkey, and it makes me irritable.

Question 23

dunk

Answer 23

to put something into liquid for a short time:

Ex.
Every time I’d feel a food craving, I would dunk my head into ice water and reset my brain.

Dunk the sponge in water every once in a while to stop it from drying out.