Wordskills unit 43

Question 1

INF very annoyed or unhappy about sth that has lasted a long time

Answer 1

sick to death of sth/sb / sick to the back teeth of sth/sb

Question 2

get sth by putting pressure on sb

Answer 2

squeeze sth out of sb

Question 3

INF used to say you think sth is much too expensive

Answer 3

daylight robbery

Question 4

INF be impossible for sb to understand or imagine

Answer 4

be beyond sb

Question 5

be unpleasant to sb or punish them for sth that is not their fault, often because you are angry or upset

Answer 5

take sth out on sb

Question 6

INF if sth is more expensive that it should be

Answer 6

a rip-off

Question 7

INF used to say you wouldn’t be surprised if sb did sth bad or unusual because it would be typical of them

Answer 7

I wouldn’t put it past sb (to do sth)

Question 8

be tricked into believing sth that is not true

Answer 8

fall for sth / be taken in by sth/sb

Question 9

show that you do not support or agree with sth/sb by not going somewhere or by walking away

Answer 9

vote with you feet

Question 10

used when you are going to criticize sb and do not want to seem rude or offend them

Answer 10

no disrespect (to sb)

Question 11

used to say that you could have used much stronger words to describe sth

Answer 11

to put it mildly / and that’s putting it mildly

Question 12

used when you are defending yourself or sb/sth agianst criticism

Answer 12

to be fair / let’s be fair

Question 13

INF criticize sb or their ideas very severely

Answer 13

pull/tear sb/sth to pieces -
pull/tear sb/sth to shreds

Question 14

let yourself get upset about sth that sb has said or done

Answer 14

take sth personally

Question 15

INF used to say sth seems reasonable, but you do not agree with it completely

Answer 15

fair enough

Question 16

INF react very angrily to sb in an unfair way

Answer 16

jump down sb’s throat

Question 17

believe strongly that sth should be done

Answer 17

be all for sth / for doing sth
OPP : be dead set against sth

Question 18

INF think or talk about sth all the time and think that it is very important

Answer 18

have a bee in your bonnet

Question 19

INF continue to argue against a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it’s not very important

Answer 19

argue the toss

Question 20

used to say that sth is even less suitable or possible than another unsuitable or unlikely thing

Answer 20

let alone