Is the Euro Doomed?

Question 1

Cheating death

Answer 1

idiom

To only just avoid death / being destroyed

_{I think he’s been cheating death most of his skydiving career.}

_{Some believe that the Euro has been cheating death.}

Question 2

Perpetual crisis

Answer 2

adjective - noun

A very bad situation that seems to never end

_{Their marriage has been in a perpetual crisis from the start.}

_{I feel like the pandemic has forced us into a perpetual crisis.}

Question 3

Discontent

Answer 3

noun

Being unhappy with one’s circumstances / wanting a better situation

_{He expressed some discontent in his speech.}

_{We are trying to relieve the discontent of workers.}

Question 4

Nationalism

Answer 4

noun

A belief that love for one’s country is more important than the interests of other groups

_{Both Russia and China have been very effective in promoting nationalism.}

_{Nationalism has been on the rise in Germany.}

Question 5

Fed up

Answer 5

phrasal verb

To be unhappy / bored with a situation

_{She’s fed up with having to stay home all day every day.}

_{Are you fed up with your job?}

Question 6

“A rally cry”

Answer 6

noun

Something that is used to make people join together to support a cause / idea

_{Unemployment became a rally cry for Trump.}

_{The COVID-19 pandemic has become a rally cry for anti-immigration policies.}

Question 7

Austerity

Answer 7

noun

Difficult economic conditions created by government measures that increase taxes & cuts spending

_{They believe that austerity will lessen their debt to the World Bank.}

_{The public is getting frustrated with the government’s insistence on greater austerity.}

Question 8

Lingering

Answer 8

adjective

Something that takes a long time to leave / disappear

_{She’s had a lingering headache the whole day.}

_{The effects of the crisis is still lingering years later.}

Question 9

Wobble

Answer 9

verb

Made to be unstable

_{The economy wobbled a bit after the election.}

_{Their relationship was wobbling a bit last year.}

Question 10

Pushed to the brink

Answer 10

idiom

Something is forced to be in a terrible position

_{His choices pushed the company to the brink.}

_{Most EU countries are being pushed to the brink by Putin.}

Question 11

Pay the lion’s share

Answer 11

idiom

The pay the biggest part of something

_{They were forced to pay the lion’s share of the debt.}

_{We might need to pay the lion’s share of the office rent.}

Question 12

“Time and time again”

Answer 12

idiom

On many occasions

_{Time and time again he told me to buy shares in BioNtech.}

_{They have shown us time and time again that they cannot be trusted.}

Question 13

Prosperity

Answer 13

noun

A state of being successful and having a lot of money

_{Their prosperity was their downfall.}

_{A country’s prosperity depends on its leaders.}

Question 14

Demise

Answer 14

noun

The end of something that was previously considered to be very powerful

_{The demise of the music industry shocked many.}

_{We might see the demise of our competition soon.}

Question 15

“Just a matter of time”

Answer 15

idiom

Something will definitely happen

_{It’s just a matter of time before she quits her job.}

_{It’ll just be a matter of time before we see the effects of climate change.}

Question 16

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