Unit 27 Flashcards
1
Q
get-up-and-go
A
energy and a strong wish to get things done
2
Q
have another string/more strings to your bow
A
have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to
3
Q
a glutton for punishment
A
someone who likes working hard or doing things other people would finh unpleasant
4
Q
be highly strung
A
very nervous and easily upset
5
Q
act/play the fool
A
behave in a silly way, often to make people laugh
6
Q
look out for number one
A
put yourself first, as you think you are the most important person
7
Q
eat sb for breakfast
A
speak angrily or critically to easily control or defeat sb
8
Q
a love rat
A
a man having secret sexual relationship with sb not his wife or girlfriend
9
Q
a loose cannon
A
sb who cannot be trusted because they act in an unpredictable way
