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Question 1

Pinch his wallet:

Answer 1

If you pinch something, you steal it. It is informal word

Question 2

Sort of/kind of:

Answer 2

It is very common in is used when you cannot find the right word to describe what you mean

Question 3

Long time, no see!:

Answer 3

Used between friends who hasn’t seen each other for a long time. It is informal

Question 4

I actually thought it was excellent:

Answer 4

You use actually when it is different from what the person expected

Question 5

Over the top:

Answer 5

When something is extravagant or exaggerated. Sometimes we say: It was a bit OTT

Question 6

It’s not exactly Shakespear:

Answer 6

Informal way saying someone isn’t very good

Question 7

Doing over a hundred:

Answer 7

When the car is going at over a hundred miles an hour

Question 8

Some Italian director:

Answer 8

We use some when we don’t know the person’s name

Question 9

Bad language and the f-word:

Answer 9

Bad language is swearing. Using the f-word is avoiding saying f**k. Some people think it is offensive

Question 10

Sleeping policemen:

Answer 10

Is a way in British English referring to speed humps, designed to slow cars down

Question 11

I mean:

Answer 11

Is very common and is used before we go on to make our meaning clearer

Question 12

Six penalty points:

Answer 12

If you get caught for speeding you could get penalty points. If you get too many you lose your driving license.

Question 13

Impersonal they:

Answer 13

Use when you don’t know or don’t need the name in the subject

Question 14

Inner city’s

Answer 14

When British people talk about inner city the mean poor, overcrowded areas around the city center. It is a negative expression

Question 15

Chuck it to me

Chuck:

Answer 15

Throw

Question 16

Have you got a fag

Fag:

Answer 16

Cigarette

Question 17

My bicycle’s been nicked

Nicked:

Answer 17

Stolen

Question 18

They went out boozing

Boozing:

Answer 18

Drinking

Question 19

I’ve decided to flog the car

Flog:

Answer 19

Sell

Question 20

It only cost ten quid

Quid:

Answer 20

Pounds

Question 21

He’s really nice bloke

Bloke:

Answer 21

Man

Question 22

He flipped his lid

Flipped his lid:

Answer 22

Lost his temper

Question 23

I nearly died laughing:

Answer 23

Laughed so hard

Question 24

I slept like a log:

Answer 24

Slept fast

Question 25

I could hardly hear myself thinking:

Answer 25

Really much noice

Question 26

I’m dying for a coffee:

Answer 26

I really want coffee

Question 27

He drunks like a fishm

Answer 27

Drinks heavily

Question 28

Pigs might fly:

Answer 28

No chance of something happening

Question 29

He was driving like a lunatics

Answer 29

Driving crazy

Question 30

My marriage is on the rocks:

Answer 30

Heading to divorce

Question 31

We got off on the wrong foot:

Answer 31

Bad first impression

Question 32

It was all downhill from there:

Answer 32

Bad things started to happen

Question 33

I’ve got a soft spot for him:

Answer 33

I like him

Question 34

There’s no love lost between them:

Answer 34

They don’t like each other

Question 35

Hit it off immediately:

Answer 35

Their first impressions did go well

Question 36

They hate each other’s guts:

Answer 36

Dislike each other

Question 37

Brand new:

Answer 37

Very new

Question 38

Razor sharp:

Answer 38

Extremely sharp

Question 39

Dirt cheap:

Answer 39

Extremely cheap

Question 40

Stark naked:

Answer 40

Completely naked

Question 41

Dead easy:

Answer 41

Very easy

Question 42

Fast asleep:

Answer 42

Sleeping deeply

Question 43

Wide awake:

Answer 43

Fully awake

Question 44

Rock hard:

Answer 44

Extremely hard

Question 45

Gone to the dogs:

Answer 45

Lost it’s good meaning

Question 46

Bit of a dark horse:

Answer 46

Shy person succeeded unexpectedly

Question 47

Do all the donkey work:

Answer 47

Boring part of the job

Question 48

I felt like a fish out of water:

Answer 48

Unfamiliar situation you don’t feel comfortable in

Question 49

Let the at out of the bag:

Answer 49

Reveal secret carelessly or mistaken

Question 50

Till the cows come home:

Answer 50

Indefinitely long time

Question 51

The black sheep of the family:

Answer 51

Odd member

Question 52

A wild goose chase:

Answer 52

Hopeless search of something unattainable