Part 16

Question 1

Single file

Answer 1

Line of people with one person standing behind another.

Question 2

Sink or swim

Answer 2

Fail or succeed.

Question 3

Sinking teeth into something

Answer 3

Doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

Question 4

Sit on the fence

Answer 4

Unable or unwilling choose or make a decision.

Question 5

Skip class

Answer 5

Not go to school when you should.

Question 6

Sleeping (or silent) partner

Answer 6

Person who has put money into a business or venture but who is not involved in running it.

Question 7

Slice of the pie

Answer 7

Share of something, such as money, profits, etc.

Question 8

Smash hit

Answer 8

A big success.

Question 9

Snowed under

Answer 9

Having too much to do.

Question 10

Sooner or later

Answer 10

Something is certain to happen but it isn’t known when exactly.

Question 11

Sour grapes

Answer 11

Pretending to dislike something you cannot have.

Question 12

Spanner in the works

Answer 12

Suddenly disrupt something by introducing something unexpected or unwanted.

Question 13

Speak of the devil

Answer 13

When the person you have just been talking about arrives.

Question 14

Speaks volumes

Answer 14

Express a reaction without words.

Question 15

Spill the beans

Answer 15

Spill the beans

Question 16

Standing ground

Answer 16

Maintaining your position

Question 17

Standing the test of time

Answer 17

Something that lasts or continues to work well for a long time.

Question 18

Steal someone’s thunder

Answer 18

Take the credit for something someone else did.

Question 19

Stiff upper lip

Answer 19

Not showing emotions.

Question 20

Storm in a teacup

Answer 20

Exaggerate a problem.