Why Do People Lie And How Often Are You Lied To

Question 1

Pull the wool over someone’s eyes

Answer 1

to deceive someone:

Question 2

Get a kick out of sth

Answer 2

To enjoy sth very much

Question 3

Favorably (adv)

/ˈfeɪ.vər.ə.bli/

Answer 3

in a way that is positive (opinion of somebody about …)

Question 4

Poll (v,n)

/pəʊl/

Answer 4

a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person

Question 5

Pull/throw/take a sickie

Answer 5

a day when a worker says they are ill when they are not, in order to stay at home and not go to work:

Question 6

Excuse (n)

Answer 6

a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong:

Question 7

interpret (v)

Answer 7

to describe the meaning of something; examine in order to explain

Question 8

polarised (adj)

/ˈpəʊ.lə.raɪz/

Answer 8

to cause people in a group to have opposing positions:

Question 9

budding (adj)

Answer 9

growing or developing:

Question 10

intention (n)

Answer 10

something that you want and plan to do:

Question 11

tell porkies (idiom)

Answer 11

To tell a lie

Question 12

footage (n)

Answer 12

film or videotape that shows a single event or place:

Question 13

underestimate (v)

/ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/

Answer 13

a guess about the amount, cost, size, etc. of something that is less than the real amount, cost, etc.

Question 14

slope (n)

Answer 14

to be at an angle to the horizontal:

Question 15

immoral (adj)

/ɪˈmɒr.əl/

Answer 15

not following accepted standards of morally right behavior or thought:

Question 16

stimulus (n)

/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/

Answer 16

something that causes growth, activity, or reaction:

Question 17

commit (v)

/kəˈmɪt/

Answer 17

to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong:

to commit an offence

Question 18

implication (n)

/ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Answer 18

1. an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly:
2. a possible effect or result of an action or a decision

The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the implications will be for our department.

have implication (of something) for something