2016-06-02

Question 1

Don’t hold your breath. The plan for the stadium is fundamentally flawed, but the government rammed it down the throats of the voters.

Answer 1

Don’t hold your breath. - don’t be too surprised or look forward to something. Ram down the throat - if someone rams their opinions or ideas down your throat, they force you to listen to them and try to make you accept them

Question 2

Do you really think the project is doomed?

Answer 2

doomed - expected to fail

Question 3

They’re cutting corners left and right.

Answer 3

cut corners - lower the cost of doing sth by lowering the quality; left and right - in many different places/areas

Question 4

The entire thing is a joke!

Answer 4

complete failure.

Question 5

I wouldn’t be surprised if the stadium is being built with shoddy materials.

Answer 5

shoddy - o as in shop; low quality, poorly made

Question 6

Government officials are going through the motions, not caring about the results. All they care about is lining their pockets.

Answer 6

go through the motions - do something perfunctorily, without any enthusiasm or commitment. line your (own) pockets - usually said about a person who either makes money illegally or takes more than is fair or right

Question 7

I have heard about the cost overruns. Do you think the city will ever recoup the money spent on this project?

Answer 7

cost overrun - cost more than expected. recoup - as in poop; reCOUP; get money back

Question 8

sell the entire thing as scrap metal

Answer 8

scrap metal/food/feed dogs scraps