Unit 3.1 & 3.2

Question 1

touch-and-go

Answer 1

If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain:

The doctor says that it’s touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.

Question 2

first and last

Answer 2

as the most important fact:

Don was, first and last, a good friend. (UK!!!!)

Question 3

leave sb high and dry

Answer 3

to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation:
They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.

Question 4

to be in black and white

Answer 4

A black-and-white subject or situation is one in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong:
How could you not understand? Look at this
letter – it’s all there in black and white

Question 5

first and foremost

Answer 5

more than anything else:

In spite of being elected to office, she remains first and foremost a writer.

Question 6

time and (time) again

Answer 6

very often:

I’ve told you time and time again to lock both doors before you leave.

Question 7

give and take

Answer 7

willingness to accept suggestions from another person and give up some of your own:
In every friendship there has to be some give and take.

Question 8

the life and soul of the party

Answer 8

someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions

Question 9

life-and-death

Answer 9

involving the possibility that someone will die:
We were now in a life-and-death situation.

very important and serious:
a life-and-death matter

Question 10

flesh and blood

Answer 10

someone from your family:

I was surprised at how much I cared for this girl who wasn’t even my flesh and blood.

Question 11

thick and fast

Answer 11

quickly and in large numbers:

Distress calls were pouring in, thick and fast, from all over the area.

Question 12

through thick and thin

Answer 12

If you support or stay with someone through thick and thin, you always support or stay with them, even if there are problems or difficulties:
She has stuck with me through thick and thin.

Question 13

find fame and fortune

Answer 13

(ya know it)

Question 14

dubious

Answer 14

thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted:

These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.

Question 15

impending

Answer 15

used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon:
impending disaster/doom

Question 16

in due course

Answer 16

at a suitable time in the future:

You will receive notification of the results in due course.

Question 17

exhaust

Answer 17

to make someone extremely tired:
The long journey exhausted the children.

to use something completely:
How long will it be before the world’s fuel supplies are exhausted?

Question 18

lore

Answer 18

traditional knowledge and stories about a subject:

According to local lore, the water has healing properties.

Question 19

inconclusive

Answer 19

not giving or having a result or decision:

The evidence is inconclusive.