Idioms - types of people Flashcards
1
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the apple of someone’s eye
A
the person someone loves most and is very proud of
2
Q
a bighead
A
someone who is very conceited, vain or boastful
3
Q
a busybody
A
someone with lots of modern ideas, enenrgy and enthusiasm and who achieves a lot
4
Q
a daredevil
A
a person who loves taking dangerous risks
5
Q
a figurehead
A
someone who is the leader of a country or organisation, but in name only, having no real power
6
Q
a gatecrasher
A
someone who turns up at parties without being invited
7
Q
a pain in the neck
A
a person is very annoying
8
Q
a skeleton staff
A
the minimum number of people that can run an office successfully
9
Q
a whizz kid
A
someone who is very conceited, vain or boastful
10
Q
a blackleg
A
someone who continues to work when their fellow workers are at strike
