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Question 1

01 Make a fuss

Answer 1

• Complain about something (usually unimportant)

EX: After work, I have to submit a report to my boss. I never want to forget it because if I’ll do, she’ll definitely [make a fuss] about it and I don’t like her voice at all. In fact, nobody does

Question 2

02 Bang for the buck

Answer 2

• Worth the money you spend

EX: Macbook is relatively expensive but it gives you more [bang for the buck], I get more things since I bought it

Question 3

03 Around the corner

Answer 3

• Coming up very soon

EX: The next IELTS exam is just [around the corner], you study or you die. New Year is also [around the corner] too. You have to choose which is priority

Question 4

04 Hands down

Answer 4

• Simply too obvious and not worth arguing at all

EX: Calgary is the best city in Canada to get rich, [hands down].

EX: Siro-a is the [hands down] the best performer in America’s Got Talent this year

Question 5

05 Heads-up

Answer 5

• An advance notice, just to remind you something is coming so better be prepared

EX: It’s easier to get A and A+ in Canada than in Vietnam because professors usually give students [a heads-up] before the exams on what chapters to focus on. I feel like I get more [bang for the buck]

Question 6

06 Big time!

Answer 6

• Used to stress the extreme (usually put at the
  end of the sentence)

EX: I earned $3,000 from stock investing [big time] last week. However, yesterday’s market crash also made me lose, [big time]. To get more [bang for the buck], I better do more research.

Question 7

07 Back to square one

Answer 7

• Back to the starting point (square one), usually as a result of a failure

EX: After losing all the money in the stock market, my saving is now [back to square one]. But still I believe stock market is [hands down] the best place to make some bucks

Question 8

#08 Pull off
(Pull it off)

Answer 8

• Successfully make something happen or accomplish something, succeed

EX: I had a job interview last week and guess what, I [pulled it off]!
EX: I just [pulled off] the $200,000 real estate deal with my client. Now I have money to spend!

Question 9

09 Pull an all nighter

Answer 9

• Do not sleep at all to do some-freaking-thing. Most used by college students.

EX: Even though I’m well-prepared, I still have to [pull an all-nighter] for the exam tomorrow. Coffee is ready. Hopefully, I can [pull it off]

Question 10

10 Goof off

Answer 10

• Waste time instead of studying or working

EX: I don’t get it when Jim [goofs off] all the time but still get A+. He must have a secret sauce.