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Question 1

Tooth and nail

Answer 1

Furiously or fiercely, with all of one’s strength and effort - I know my brother has fought tooth and nail to be re-elected, so his victory tonight is certainly well earned.

Question 2

Small potatoes

Answer 2

A tiny, trifling, and/or inconsequential person, thing, or amount (of something) - I’ve been trying to raise my concerns about the project, but I’m small potatoes to the company’s upper management.

Question 3

Like shooting fish in a barrel

Answer 3

Of some task or activity, exceptionally easy to do or accomplish - It should have been like shooting fish in a barrel, but convincing them to increase their investment is proving a lottrickier than we expected.

Question 4

Bolster [sth]

Answer 4

Support

Question 5

Murky

Answer 5

1. Torbido - The crocodile waited in the murky water.
2. Confuso, nebuloso - The law student had a hard time getting through all the murky details of the case.

Question 6

Crony (n)

Answer 6

Friend, associate

Question 7

Lame duck

Answer 7

Person holding office after his or her replacement has been elected to the office, but before the current term has ended.

Question 8

Cajole [sb]

Answer 8

Persuadere, convincere

Question 9

Budge (v)

Answer 9

Move slightly: physically - I can’t make the rock budge even a little bit!

Question 10

Chivvy [sb]

Answer 10

Molestare, tormentare

Question 11

Go figure!

Answer 11

1. Pensa un po’, pensa te
2. Chi l’avrebbe mai detto? - After years of reckless spending, now she’s broke–go figure.

Question 12

Case the joint

Answer 12

Check out a place / fare un sopralluogo

Question 13

Out of whack

Answer 13

1. Not or no longer working or functioning properly.
2. In a disordered or chaotic state

Question 14

Bristly

Answer 14

Ispido, irsuto, irto

Question 15

Garish (adj)

Answer 15

Sgargiante, vistoso

Question 16

Sleet (n)

Answer 16

Wet snowfall / nevischio

Question 17

Tomfoolery

Answer 17

Scemenza, pagliacciata, baggianata

Question 18

Gait

Answer 18

Way of walking / passo, andatura, camminata

Question 19

Speckled

Answer 19

Maculato, punteggiato

Question 20

Mawkish

Answer 20

Overly sentimental

Question 21

Winsome

Answer 21

Accattivante, seducente

Question 22

Waxing

Answer 22

Crescente - The manager was concerned by the waxing number of complaints

Question 23

Waining

Answer 23

In calo, diminuzione

Question 24

Drab (adj)

Answer 24

Not colorful / scialbo, grigio

Question 25

**Lily pad**

Answer 25

Foglia di ninfea

Question 26

**Plywood**

Answer 26

Compensato

Question 27

**Twangy**

Answer 27

Voice: nasal

Question 28

**Billfold**

Answer 28

Wallet for paper money

Question 29

**Knead [sth]**

Answer 29

Press firmly / massaggiare

Question 30

**The cut of [sb]'s jib**

Answer 30

The typical way that someone behaves // il modo di fare di [qlcn] / il suo stile

Question 31

**Dew**

Answer 31

Rugiada

Question 32

**Seesaw**

Answer 32

Altalena

Question 33

**Pantyhose**

Answer 33

Calze

Question 34

**At the helm**

Answer 34

Al timone, a capo di

Question 35

**Quip**

Answer 35

Remark wittily / fare una battuta - *Heather made a quip about my new hairstyle - Richard quipped that he would need a forklift to move him after eating so much.*

Question 36

**Liftoff**

Answer 36

Decollo

Question 37

**Heckler**

Answer 37

Person who interrupts a performer / disturbatore

Question 38

**Deadpan [sth]**

Answer 38

Dire/raccontare con fare impassibile

Question 39

**Extol [sth]**

Answer 39

Praise [sth] - *Andy likes to extol the virtues of following a vegetarian diet.*

Question 40

**No small feat**

Answer 40

No small achievement

Question 41

**Loosely**

Answer 41

Freely, not strictly - *By loosely established convention, it would be his political farewell*

Question 42

**Fawning (adj)**

Answer 42

Adulatorio

Question 43

**Amble (v)**

Answer 43

Stroll / Procedere a passo lento

Question 44

**To be on the back foot**

Answer 44

To be on the defensive

Question 45

**Sweeping (adj)**

Answer 45

Affecting many / vasto, ampio

Question 46

**Berm (n)**

Answer 46

Earthen barrier / terrapieno

Question 47

**Be tied in knots**

Answer 47

To be worried, upset, confused

Question 48

**Ply [sth]**

Answer 48

Esercitare, svolgere, fare

Question 49

**Plastered**

Answer 49

Sbronzo

Question 50

**Manacle (v)**

Answer 50

Ammanettare