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Question 1

tense situation/mood near the end of a competition/election

Answer 1

it’s squeaky bum time

Question 2

there is nothing you can do/that can be done to…

Answer 2

there’s nothing for it but to

Question 3

du bist aber schon früh da

Answer 3

you are bright and early this morning

Question 4

sie verteilt ihre Zuneigung (gleichmäßig oder auch übermäßig/sex)

Answer 4

she’s spreading her favours

Question 5

Seid ihr fertig wer ist fertig

Answer 5

have you finished who has finished

Question 6

sie streben schnell auseinander (grüppchen, Menschenmassen)

Answer 6

they disperse quickly

Question 7

ich kann jetzt schon sein Bedauern hören wenn ich ihm davon erzählen werde

Answer 7

I can already hear his commiseration when I have to tell him

Question 8

to get/form an idea of sth - what something is like (job, task etc)

Answer 8

I get the measure of my job

Question 9

nur noch 3 Lasagnes schaffen und dann

Answer 9

3 lasagnes to nail

Question 10

sth is clean and spotless

Answer 10

clean as a whistle

Question 11

I brauche jetzt was starkes zum Rauchen

Answer 11

I need a bonghit

Question 12

meine Zeit ist sehr begrenzt

Answer 12

I have many demands on my time

Question 13

verkauf dich nicht unter Wert

Answer 13

no sell out don’t sell yourself short

Question 14

in Männer programmiert

Answer 14

hard -wired in men

Question 15

sie hat einen sehr hohen IQ

Answer 15

she is a Mensan (sehr hoher IQ)

Question 16

that’s fair

Answer 16

fair do’s

Question 17

Sorgfalt

Answer 17

due diligence

Question 18

es kommt Leben in die Party

Answer 18

party livens up [laivens]

Question 19

verwässere das nicht zu sehr (text usw)

Answer 19

don’t water it down don’t dilute it too much

Question 20

nach dem Porno Protokoll löschen

Answer 20

discharche your pipe then have a wipe

Question 21

super phone

Answer 21

sidekick

Question 22

er rekelt sich im Sitz

Answer 22

he lolls back in his seat

Question 23

surrt der Computer?

Answer 23

where is the whirr it’s whirring

Question 24

staring with sexual intent

Answer 24

perving at arses

Question 25

the concepts and theories about human mental life and behavior that are purportedly based on psychology

Answer 25

pop psychology -

Question 26

du hattes völlig recht

Answer 26

That's a good answer, Bob. You're right on the money.

Question 27

I have lost my orientation/ bearings (in life)

Answer 27

I'm drifting

Question 28

halbherzig planlos

Answer 28

desultory

Question 29

pal, comrade (but the lesser))

Answer 29

sidekick Robin as opposed to batman

Question 30

two mugs of strong tea in a tea bag

Answer 30

two mugs of builder's tea

Question 31

möchtest du vorher wissen was es wird (baby)

Answer 31

do you want to know in advance if...

Question 32

schließ den Drucker an

Answer 32

hook up the printer

Question 33

he likes me immediately

Answer 33

he's taken a shine to me

Question 34

Auto ramponieren

Answer 34

prang a car

Question 35

jmd kurz abfertigen kurzen Prozess mit etw, jmd machen

Answer 35

it gets short shrift

Question 36

Sie hing an seinen Lippen

Answer 36

she was hanging on his every word

Question 37

Vielseitigkeit

Answer 37

versitility

Question 38

Kunde ist König

Answer 38

Customer is king

Question 39

Wichtigtuer

Answer 39

pompous ass

Question 40

orten

Answer 40

locate get a fix on

Question 41

zaudern nicht in ihrer Reaktion

Answer 41

not flinch in their response to

Question 42

to reach an agreement after long discussions

Answer 42

to thrash out a deal

Question 43

Problem erfassen

Answer 43

to grasp the problem of

Question 44

Skandal erschüttert 2x

Answer 44

scandal jars ... shocks.

Question 45

to say that so or something is likely to do sth (Preise werden fallen)

Answer 45

prices are tipped to fall

Question 46

Kinnladenfallende Bilder

Answer 46

jaw-dropping images

Question 47

er hat sich um etwas verdient gemacht

Answer 47

has rendered outstanding services to sth

Question 48

du machst Ausflüchte und zauderst

Answer 48

You're prevaricating , dithering

Question 49

Wolken zogen über den Himmel

Answer 49

Clouds scutted across the sky

Question 50

Tendenz zum Lügen, ohne dass es ihm bewusst ist

Answer 50

Mythomanie

Question 51

Selling sex for money or drugs

Answer 51

turning tricks

Question 52

Ebola accomplishes something before we do

Answer 52

Ebola is stealing a march on us

Question 53

to boast or talk too much

Answer 53

He was shooting his mouth off

Question 54

talking with the lack of restraint or responsibility

Answer 54

he's talking loosely

Question 55

Leute ohne Rettungsleine hinterlassen nachdem sie entlassen wurden

Answer 55

Leave people without a lifeline after they were sacked

Question 56

think differently, unconventionally

Answer 56

Think outside the box

Question 57

people react angrily to something I've said

Answer 57

People are jumping down my throat/mouth

Question 58

sagte etwas ein bischen unkontrolliert

Answer 58

Say things a little bit out of hand

Question 59

to make sth faster, larger or more efficient They have...

Answer 59

They have stepped up ( but they could do more)

Question 60

to sneak up on sb

Answer 60

to steal up on sb (and scare him)

Question 61

ungewollte Worte

Answer 61

inadvertent words

Question 62

spätestens jetzt sollte der Brief weg sein

Answer 62

the letter should have been posted by now