CAE week 5

Question 1

to make sth happen

Answer 1

to get sth happening

Question 2

have a white/blue ….. job

Answer 2

collar

Question 3

earn a lot of money

Answer 3

command a high salary

Question 4

a civil - servant

Answer 4

works for the government

Question 5

prevalent

Answer 5

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time

Question 6

incidence

Answer 6

the occurence or frequency of a disease crime

there is a high incidence of….

Question 7

a dead-end job

Answer 7

no/little career progression

Question 8

to keep your nose to the grindstone

Answer 8

to stay focused as long as it takes

Question 9

a slave driver

Answer 9

sb. who gives unreasonable demands

Question 10

to coerce sb. ….. doing sth

Answer 10

into

force

Question 11

a carrot and stick approach

Answer 11

a method which involves punishments

Question 12

getting a foot in the door

Answer 12

to get a first opportunity which could lead to sth better

Question 13

to get round to doing sth

Answer 13

to do sth when you have spare time

Question 14

to …. sb from doing sth

Answer 14

prevent
stop
dissuade
discourage

Question 15

to do sth. … random

Answer 15

at

Question 16

to be sacked

Answer 16

to be fired

Question 17

to be laid-off

Answer 17

made redundant, lose job

Question 18

to get the boot

to be given the boot

Answer 18

get fired

Question 19

to work for peanuts

Answer 19

earn very little money

Question 20

to hone your accent

Answer 20

verbessern

Question 21

to be eager

Answer 21

looking forward to

Question 22

to look down … sb

Answer 22

on

Question 23

to hang up … sb

Answer 23

on

Question 24

cash cow

Answer 24

sth that produces a lot of money

Question 25

janitor

Answer 25

sb who cleans offices/buildings

Question 26

to put things in perspective

Answer 26

to put things in a way which is easy to understand

Question 27

an underlying problem

Answer 27

the actual problem that is the source for all other problems

Question 28

the city bounces back

Answer 28

when sth dies and come back -> recover

used for economy

Question 29

to see sth first hand

Answer 29

see it with your own eyes

Question 30

squander

Answer 30

waste money in a reckless way