W43

Question 1

turn one’s nose up at sth

Answer 1

reject or refuse something

Question 2

follow one’s nose

Answer 2

go straight forward

Question 3

pay through the nose

Answer 3

pay a very high price for something

Question 4

keep one’s nose to the grindstone

Answer 4

work hard without stopping to rest

Question 5

get hot under the collar

Answer 5

become angry about something

Question 6

have a bone to pick with sb

Answer 6

want to talk to someone about something annoying they did

Question 7

a chip on one’s shoulder

Answer 7

easily offended due to feeling unfairly treated in the past

Question 8

get cold feet

Answer 8

feel discouraged or hesitant to do something important

Question 9

the salt of the Earth

Answer 9

a very good and honest person

Question 10

a bad apple

Answer 10

a person who negatively affects others in a group

Question 11

a snake in the grass

Answer 11

a deceitful person who cannot be trusted

Question 12

be rotten to the core

Answer 12

be completely immoral or dishonest

Question 13

work one’s way up to/through sth

Answer 13

achieve something gradually by working hard

Question 14

a blessing in disguise

Answer 14

something that seems bad at first but ends up being good

Question 15

clean slate

Answer 15

a fresh start

Question 16

a shot/stab in the dark

Answer 16

a wild or uncertain guess

Question 17

be a specialty of sb

Answer 17

be a typical feature or skill of someone

Question 18

punitive measure

Answer 18

a punishing action or penalty

Question 19

be on the cards

Answer 19

likely to happen

Question 20

be susceptible/vulnerable/liable/prone TO (illness)

Answer 20

easily affected by illness

Question 21

be subject to sth

Answer 21

likely to experience something unpleasant

Question 22

at face value

Answer 22

accept or believe without questioning

Question 23

delve into sth

Answer 23

search deeply into something

Question 24

mark sb off (from others)

Answer 24

make someone different from others

Question 25

mark sb out as sth

Answer 25

make people recognize someone for something

Question 26

so to speak

Answer 26

in a manner of speaking

Question 27

fell flat

Answer 27

failed to impress or amuse

Question 28

turn sb down flat

Answer 28

completely reject someone

Question 29

bone of contention

Answer 29

a long-standing issue people argue about

Question 30

go/turn (bright) red

Answer 30

face turns red from anger or embarrassment

Question 31

see red

Answer 31

become extremely angry

Question 32

take/get the flak for sth

Answer 32

receive criticism for something

Question 33

be back to square one

Answer 33

start again from the beginning

Question 34

the donkey work

Answer 34

boring and tiring work

Question 35

be at sixes and sevens

Answer 35

be in complete confusion or disarray

Question 36

in the wake of sth

Answer 36

as a result or consequence of something

Question 37

until/till the cows come home

Answer 37

for a very long time

Question 38

get one’s tongue around sth

Answer 38

pronounce something difficult

Question 39

dicing with death

Answer 39

doing something very dangerous or life-threatening