G Series

Question 1

Gain ground

Answer 1

Make progress; Catch up with.

Question 2

Game is up

Answer 2

A statement that we know what
someone has been doing and
that he must stop.

Question 3

Get along with

someone

Answer 3

Be on friendly terms with

someone.

Question 4

Get into hot

water

Answer 4

To get into trouble.

Question 5

Get under one’s

skin

Answer 5

Said of something that irritates

or annoys

Question 6

Get on one’s

nerves

Answer 6

Said of something that irritates

or annoys

Question 7

Get out of bed on

the wrong side

Answer 7

To be in a bad mood.

Question 8

Get wind of

Answer 8

To learn of something.

Question 9

Get shirty

Answer 9

To get angry with someone.

Question 10

Get someone’s

goat

Answer 10

To irritate someone.

Question 11

Get the sack

Answer 11

To lose your job or position.

Question 12

Give rise to

Answer 12

Results in

Question 13

Give somebody

a break

Answer 13

To give someone an

opportunity.

Question 14

Give and take

Answer 14

Mutual concessions.

Question 15

Give the cold

shoulder

Answer 15

Ignore or show indifference to.

Question 16

Go back on one’s word

Answer 16

Break a promise.

Question 17

Go Dutch

Answer 17

To spilt a bill into equal parts.

Question 18

Go the whole hog

Answer 18

To do something as completely as possible.

Question 19

Go through the

mill.

Answer 19

Experience suffering.

Question 20

Go with the flow

Answer 20

To do what other people wish.

Question 21

Goes without

saying

Answer 21

When something is so obvious

that it needs not be said.

Question 22

Going for a song

Answer 22

Being sold very cheaply.

Question 23

Golden

opportunity

Answer 23

An excellent chance.

Question 24

Gone for a burton

Answer 24

Something that had been

spoiled or ruined.

Question 25

Gone round the

bend

Answer 25

Go crazy. Become angry.

Question 26

Gone to pot

Answer 26

Gone to ruin.

Question 27

Gone to the dogs

Answer 27

Gone to ruin

Question 28

Gone to the wall

Answer 28

Failed.

Question 29

Good for nothing

Answer 29

A lazy person or useless

situation.

Question 30

Good health

Answer 30

To be well and not suffering from any illness.

Question 31

Good or bad egg

Answer 31

Good egg – someone who
behaves in a good way
Bad egg – someone who
behaves in a bad way

Question 32

Grasp the nettle

Answer 32

Deal with an unpleasant

situation with determination.

Question 33

Grey matter

Answer 33

Your intelligence; brain power.