Unit 4 All in a Day's Work

Question 1

a clear sense of purpose

Answer 1

to have a good idea of the aim that you want to achieve

Question 2

be to your advantage to

Answer 2

to do something thatmakesyou morelikelytosucceed

Question 3

be useless at

Answer 3

to be very bad at something

Question 4

come in useful

Answer 4

to behelpfulin aparticularsituation

Question 5

for a purpose

Answer 5

the aim that something is intended to achieve

Question 6

make good use of

Answer 6

to use someone or something for aparticularpurpose,especiallyone thatbringsabenefitto you

Question 7

purpose in life

Answer 7

anaimormeaningin yourlifebecause there is something that youwanttoachieve

Question 8

put you at a disadvantage

Answer 8

to be less likely to succeed than other people or things

Question 9

see the point of

Answer 9

to understand what someone is trying to say, especially when you disagree with it

Question 10

seem a bit pointless

Answer 10

to lack any purpose or use

Question 11

take full advantage of

Answer 11

to use asituationoropportunityto get what youwant

Question 12

there comes a point in life

Answer 12

to reach a particular stage in your existence

Question 13

cover your back

Answer 13

to takeactiontoprotectyourself againstcriticism,blame orlegalproblems

Question 14

get your head down

Answer 14

tocontinuedoing something by concentrating and working hard

Question 15

have the stomach for

Answer 15

to have enoughdeterminationto do somethingunpleasantordangerous

Question 16

keep an eye on

Answer 16

tolookafter someone or something

Question 17

kick yourself

Answer 17

to be veryannoyedbecause you have made amistake,missedanopportunityetc

Question 18

leap in

Answer 18

to do somethingimmediately, and often withenthusiasm, assoonas you have thechanceto do it

Question 19

lend a hand

Answer 19

to give someonesupportorhelp

Question 20

walk before you can run

Answer 20

doing more basic things first before trying to achieve something very difficult

Question 21

catch out

Answer 21

to show that someone has made a mistake or is not telling the truth, especially by asking them questions

Question 22

check out

Answer 22

to look at someone or something to see whether you like them (informal)

Question 23

come down to

Answer 23

to be the most important aspect of a situation or problem

Question 24

cover up

Answer 24

to hide the truth about something by not telling what you know or by preventing other people from telling what they know

Question 25

cut out for

Answer 25

possesses the right qualities or character for doing something

Question 26

let up

Answer 26

when an unpleasant, or continuous situation lets up, it slows down or stops

Question 27

pay off

Answer 27

to give someone all the money that you have borrowed from them

Question 28

put off

Answer 28

to cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm for someone or something

Question 29

see through

Answer 29

to realize what someone is really like or what they are really doing and not be tricked by them

Question 30

start out

Answer 30

to begin a process in one way that later evolves into something else (often about a career)

Question 31

talk into

Answer 31

to persuade someone to do something

Question 32

turn out

Answer 32

to develop in a particular way or to have a particular result