Unit 3

Question 1

crash out

Answer 1

to go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired:

I just want to go home and crash out.

Question 2

come forward

Answer 2

to offer to give help or information:

No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police appeal.

Question 3

make sb’s jaw drop

Answer 3

make someone very surprised:

When I saw him make that amazing shot, he made my jaw dropped.

Question 4

roll your eyes

Answer 4

to move your eyes upwards as a way of showing that you are annoyed or bored after someone has done or said something

Question 5

blockbuster

Answer 5

a book or film that is very successful:

a blockbuster movie/novel

Question 6

gesticulate

Answer 6

to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying:
There was a man outside the window gesticulating wildly.

Question 7

escalator

Answer 7

a set of stairs moved up or down by electric power on which people can stand and be taken from one level of a building to another, especially in shops, railway stations, and airports:

Question 8

hit on an idea

Answer 8

to think of an idea when you didn’t expect or intend to, especially one that solves a problem:
When we first hit on the idea, everyone told us it would never work.

Question 9

recite

Answer 9

to say a piece of writing aloud from memory, or to publicly say a list of things:

Question 10

chant

Answer 10

to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously:

The crowd were chanting the team’s name.

Question 11

come off it

Answer 11

used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying is true, or that you strongly disagree with them:
Ask Simon to cook the meal? Come off it, he can hardly boil an egg!

Question 12

bonkers

Answer 12

silly or stupid:

She must be bonkers to do that.

Question 13

senility

Answer 13

the quality of being senile (= showing poor mental ability because of old age):
Low levels of selenium in the elderly are linked with an increased risk of dementia and senility.

Question 14

far-fetched

Answer 14

very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:

a far-fetched idea/story

Question 15

load

Answer 15

the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal:
The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.

Question 16

exploit

Answer 16

to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage:

Laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees.

Question 17

implication

Answer 17

an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly:
[ + that ] From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up.

Question 18

head off

Answer 18

to start a journey or leave a place:

What time are you heading off?

Question 19

stop in your tracks

Answer 19

to suddenly stop moving or doing something:

I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the scream.

Question 20

Split Second

Answer 20

a very short moment of time:

They brought out guns and for a split second nobody moved.

Question 21

Word for word

Answer 21

using exactly the same words:

She listened to everything I said and repeated it word for word to her mum.

Question 22

retain

Answer 22

to keep or continue to have something:
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.

Question 23

Dip into

Answer 23

to spend some of your money:

We had to dip into our savings to pay for the repairs.

Question 24

Fashion conscious

Answer 24

to be aware of the latest fashions and wanting to wear fashionable clothes and accessories

Question 25

get through

Answer 25

to succeed in talking to someone on the phone:

I tried to call her but couldn’t get through.

Question 26

get away with

Answer 26

to escape blame or punishment when you do something wrong, or to avoid harm or criticism for something you did:
She thought she could get away with cheating on her taxes.

Question 27

get behind

Answer 27

to fail to do as much work or pay as much money as you should by a particular time:
She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.

Question 28

get over

Answer 28

to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while:
They’re upset that you didn’t call, but they’ll get over it.

Question 29

get out of

Answer 29

to avoid doing something that you do not want to do, especially by giving an excuse:
I think her backache was just a way of getting out of the housework.

Question 30

get on

Answer 30

to have a good relationship:
We’re getting on much better now that we don’t live together.
He doesn’t get on with his daughter.

Question 31

get up to

Answer 31

to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of:
She’s been getting up to all sorts of mischief lately.
I wonder what those two got up to yesterday?

Question 32

be burnt to a crisp

Answer 32

to burn something badly so that it is black and very dry:

I forgot about the lasagne and it was burned to a crisp.

Question 33

lane

Answer 33

a narrow road in the countryside or in a town:

He drives so fast along those narrow country lanes.

Question 34

shade

Answer 34

slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun:
The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade.

Question 35

eminent

Answer 35

famous, respected, or important:

an eminent historian

Question 36

contentious

Answer 36

causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument:
a contentious decision/policy/issue/subject

Question 37

basket case

Answer 37

useless, someone who is extremely nervous or anxious and is therefore unable to organize their life:
By the end of the course I was a complete basket case.

Question 38

crux

Answer 38

the most important or serious part of a matter, problem, or argument:
The crux of the country’s economic problems is its foreign debt.

Question 39

to query

Answer 39

to ask a question

Question 40

to envisage

Answer 40

imagine or expect something in the future

Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.

Question 41

technophobe

Answer 41

a person who fears, dislikes, or avoids new technology

Question 42

to pop your clogs

Answer 42

humurous way of saying to die.

Question 43

gadgetrey

Answer 43

a collection of small devices or machines with a particular purpose:
We’ve got a juicer, a blender, a coffee grinder - all kinds of kitchen gadgetry.

Question 44

array

Answer 44

a large group of things or people, especially one that is attractive or causes admiration or has been positioned in a particular way:
There was a splendid array of food on the table.

Question 45

advent

Answer 45

the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving:
Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.

Question 46

feasible

Answer 46

able to be made, done, or achieved:

With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.

Question 47

redundant

Answer 47

(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed:
In the sentence “She is a single unmarried woman”, the word “unmarried” is redundant.

Question 48

shattering

Answer 48

making you feel extremely tired:

It was a shattering schedule - seven meetings in two days.

Question 49

to pin down

Answer 49

to discover the exact details about something:

The fire department is trying to pin down the cause of Wednesday’s fire.