Chapter One

Question 1

hit (one) like a ton of bricks

Answer 1

To have a sudden and significant impact on one.

The news that my cousin had died really hit me like a ton of bricks.

Question 2

If it’s anything to go by

Answer 2

If it’s true

Question 3

Perennialy

Answer 3

To have a sudden and significant impact on one.
The news that my cousin had died really hit me like a ton of bricks.

Always

Question 4

Notoriously

Answer 4

Widely known

Question 5

Preceed

Answer 5

to go before, as in place, rank, importance, or time.

Question 6

Groove

Answer 6

an established routine or habit