business

Question 1

tongue torn out

Answer 1

to tear

tore

torn

Question 2

tier

Answer 2

/tɪr/
one of several layers or levels:
- We sat in one of the upper tiers of the football stands.
- My wedding cake had four tiers, each supported by small pillars.
- I don’t understand why you think we need yet another tier of management.

Question 3

stiring up drama

Answer 3

/stɝː/
to cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow, to try to cause arguments or problems
- The teacher told him to stop stirring up trouble.
- The photographs stirred up some painful memories.

Question 4

backlash

Answer 4

/ˈbæk.læʃ/

a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics:
the 60s backlash against bourgeois materialism
the backlash against feminism

Question 5

slips through the cracks

Answer 5

/slɪp/
to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others. and to escape a punishment
- Once again terrorists have slipped through the police net.
- Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system.
- The program is meant to help workers who may have slipped through the cracks because of their age.
- There are laws to protect the mentally ill, but now and then someone does slip through the cracks.