Unit 18: Home styles, lifestyles

Question 1

hovel

Answer 1

a very small, dirty house or flat in a bad (or rundown) condition

Question 2

squat

Answer 2

an empty building where people start living without the owner’s permission

Question 3

high-rise flats

Answer 3

flats in a tall, modern building with a lot of floors

Question 4

a granny flat

Answer 4

a set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relative’s person

Question 5

get on like a house on fire

Answer 5

get on very well with sb

Question 6

a household word/name

Answer 6

sth/sb everyone knows

Question 7

on the house

Answer 7

free of charge

Question 8

home truths

Answer 8

information that is true but not pleasant and welcome

Question 9

nothing to write home abouts

Answer 9

nothing special

Question 10

hit home

The difficulty of managing without a regular salary is hitting home now.

Answer 10

become fully understood or fully felt

Question 11

make yourself at home

Answer 11

make yourself feel comfortable in sb else’s home

Question 12

life in the fast lane

Answer 12

a way of life that is full of activity and excitement

Question 13

have the time of your life

Answer 13

have a wonderful time

Question 14

get a new lease of life

Answer 14

become more energetic and active than before

Question 15

a dog’s life

Answer 15

a very unhappy and difficult life

Question 16

lead a sheltered life|lead a busy, etc. life

Answer 16

have a life that is protected from unpleasantness

Question 17

(not) be a matter of life and death

Answer 17

(not) be very serious

Question 18

take your life in your hands

Answer 18

do sth very dangerous

Question 19

breathe new life into

Answer 19

bring new ideas and energy to sth