8A

Question 1

something that has been done badly

Answer 1

mess-up

Question 2

to give someone the money that you owe them, especially when you do not want to

Answer 2

pay up

Question 3

the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed

Answer 3

stump

Question 4

in a similar way

Answer 4

similarly

Question 5

to decide not to take risks

Answer 5

play (it) safe

Question 6

neat and with everything in its correct place

Answer 6

ship-shape

Question 7

PPE -> what is it

Answer 7

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 8

look for a safe place

Answer 8

seek sanctuary

Question 9

tidy, with everything in its place

Answer 9

neat

Question 10

to have no clue

Answer 10

to be/ got me stumped

Question 11

sit on the top surface of sb’s upper part of the legs

Answer 11

sit on sb’s lap

Question 12

to look as old as you really are

Answer 12

show your age

Question 13

to stop keeping a record of something, or stop being certain that you know or remember what has happened

Answer 13

loose tract of sth

Question 14

to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

Answer 14

let off steam

Question 15

(about situation) it cannot be controlled any longer

Answer 15

get out of hand

Question 16

a group helping and supporting each other = close relation

Answer 16

close knit (community or family)

Question 17

sb is not as unpleasant or frightening as he/she seems

Answer 17

sb’s bark is worse than his/her bite

Question 18

to let someone or something fall or proceed out of something (usually by his/her choice)

Answer 18

drop out of

Question 19

to be successful, to achieve success in the work that you do

Answer 19

get ahead

Question 20

the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down

Answer 20

lap

Question 21

rich and successful as a result of your own work and not because of family money

Answer 21

self-made (man or woman)

Question 22

learn to accept (especially about sth negativ)

Answer 22

come to term

Question 23

to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange

Answer 23

get your head/mind around sth

Question 24

to be primitive

Answer 24

to be a bit rough around the edges

Question 25

easily able to make people like you

Answer 25

endearing

Question 26

sb is excited

Answer 26

sb's eyes lit up

Question 27

to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant

Answer 27

dwell on sth

Question 28

a cloth made by hand or machine

Answer 28

textile

Question 29

a motor with a propeller, designed to be attached to the back of a small boat

Answer 29

outboard motors

Question 30

to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth

Answer 30

1-burp | 2-belch

Question 31

(the use of) an expression comparing one thing with another, always including the words "as" or "like"

Answer 31

simile

Question 32

(of a child) to behave very well

Answer 32

be (as) good as gold

Question 33

strong and very determined

Answer 33

(as) hard/tough as nails

Question 34

be (as) dead as a/the dodo

Answer 34

to not be important or popular any longer

Question 35

to smoke ciggaretes a lot

Answer 35

smoke like a chimney

Question 36

to be determined to avoid something completely

Answer 36

avoid sth/someone like the plague

Question 37

If someone is ... their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock, or fear

Answer 37

(as) white as a sheet

Question 38

very difficult to understand

Answer 38

(as) clear as mud

Question 39

very clear

Answer 39

(as) clear as crystal

Question 40

to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot

Answer 40

be like a bear with a sore head

Question 41

If two people are ... , they are completely different from each other

Answer 41

be like chalk and cheese

Question 42

to be very similar, especially in appearance

Answer 42

be like two peas in a pod

Question 43

to drink too much alcohol

Answer 43

drink like a fish

Question 44

to be very old

Answer 44

be (as) old as the hills

Question 45

to feel awkward because you are in a situation that you have not experienced before or because you are very different from the people around you

Answer 45

be like a fish out of water

Question 46

to look or feel very sick

Answer 46

look/feel like death warmed over