Deck 3

Question 1

a wealth of

Answer 1

a lot of something useful or good

Question 2

steep

Answer 2

steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive

Question 3

by any stretch of the imagination

Answer 3

used to emphasize that a negative statement is true

They’re not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.

Question 4

exorbitant

Answer 4

an exorbitant price, amount of money etc is much higher than it should be

Question 5

offhand

Answer 5

not very friendly towards someone when you are talking to them, impolite, not showing interest

Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand.

Question 6

insubstantial

Answer 6

not solid, large, strong, or definite

Question 7

packed out

Answer 7

a cinema, restaurant etc that is packed out is completely full of people

Question 8

make ends meet

Answer 8

to have only just enough money to buy the things you need

Question 9

trust fund

Answer 9

money belonging to someone that is controlled for them by a trustee

Question 10

grant

Answer 10

an amount of money given, especially by the government, for a particular purpose

A research grant.

Question 11

laze around

Answer 11

to relax and enjoy yourself in a lazy way

Question 12

cost the earth

Answer 12

to cost etc a very large amount of money

Question 13

inundate

Answer 13

to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all

We’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners.

Question 14

burgle

Answer 14

to go into a building and steal things

Question 15

come into (money)

Answer 15

to receive money, land, or property from someone after they have died

Question 16

money to burn

Answer 16

to have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things

Question 17

scrape by

Answer 17

to have just enough money to live

Question 18

live beyond one’s means

Answer 18

spend more money than you can afford

Question 19

put one’s money where one’s mouth is

Answer 19

to give or spend money or take some action in order to do or support something that one has been talking about

It’s time for the mayor to put his money where his mouth is and increase funding for schools.

Question 20

spendthrift

Answer 20

someone who spends money carelessly, even when they do not have a lot of it

Question 21

shop around

Answer 21

to compare the price and quality of different things before you decide which to buy

Question 22

window shopping

Answer 22

the activity of looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy them

Question 23

shopping spree

Answer 23

a short period of time when you do a lot of shopping

Question 24

make ends meet

Answer 24

to have only just enough money to buy the things you need

Question 25

chip in

Answer 25

if each person in a group chips in, they each give a small amount of money so that they can buy something together

Question 26

dip into

Answer 26

withdraw something in small amounts, usually money

I’ll have to dip into my savings.

Question 27

subsidy

Answer 27

money that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etc

Question 28

get bogged down

Answer 28

delayed so that no progress is made (or it’s not possible to get it done)

But why get bogged down in legal details?

Question 29

go off at a tangent

Answer 29

to suddenly start thinking or talking about a subject that is only slightly related, or not related at all, to the original subject

He’s always going off on a tangent.

Question 30

handful

Answer 30

a very small number of people or things

Question 31

stint

Answer 31

a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity

His varied career included a stint as a magician.

Question 32

cruise

Answer 32

to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose

Question 33

equalise

Answer 33

to make two or more things the same in size, value, amount etc