Gd3 Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
Q
Its razor-sharp
A
clarity
2
Q
Come in handy
A
Turn out to be useful
3
Q
I will take it with a grain of
A
Salt
4
Q
A political powder
A
Keg
5
Q
The government was embroiled
A
in controversies
6
Q
The rollout of the national
A
education curriculum
7
Q
To grab newspaper
A
Headline
8
Q
Barely able to contain
A
His excitement
9
Q
The illustrations lighten
A
The text
10
Q
It saddens me when
A
I see…
11
Q
A group of like-minded
A
Professionals
12
Q
Rouse him from his
A
Deep slumber
13
Q
Iron-fisted
A
Enforcer
14
Q
Planned
A
Obsolescence
15
Q
As its name
A
Suggests,
16
Q
Their careers were
A
On the line
17
Q
She loses her composure
A
In TV interview
18
Q
Voter
A
Turnout
19
Q
Stake its calm to leadership in the
A
Red-hot smartphone market
20
Q
I could
A
Care less
21
Q
Application came in thick and
A
Fast
22
Q
Did he walk his
A
Talk?
23
Q
Take its toll/ take a heavy
A
Toll on
24
Q
It would have been a
A
Trail-blazer
25
Live subtitling is not very popular,
If not unprecedented
26
We are always glad to be
Of help
27
We have a great appetite
For adventures
28
Think highly
Of us
29
Off the
Hook
30
Launch probe into
The complaint
31
Maroon tens of thousands of travelers at
Airports across the region
32
Take a walk down
The corridor
33
Take in five students under
Our wings
34
Have our hands
Full
35
It adds to the sense of vitality
And growth
36
Spurred on by the feeling
Of excitement
37
I shudder to think
What would happen if
38
Deserve rounds of
Applause
39
The quiet and sleepy summer was bestirred by
The roaring cheers and laughter
40
For your vicarious
Pleasure
41
Her dedication and cheerful character have endeared her
To our hearts
42
Become more of a finger hunt-and-pecker than a
Spread-finger typist
43
A ticking time
Bomb
44
The breadth of content
A
45
Shoot the
Breeze
46
To teach a fish
To swim
47
Get stuck in
A rut
48
The stage is set
For
49
Not to put too fine a
Point on it
50
Partisan bickering and
Political posturing
51
Long may this
Continue
52
Pound the
Pavement
53
Be at your
Service
54
Throw out the red
Carpet
55
Whether people still believe in traditions or just go through the motions to
Please parent is hard to say
56
Late-night
Snack
57
That's what we
Read
58
Have tunnel
Vision
59
Give priority
To
60
In one
Go
61
Evolve into
Discrimination
62
Take my aggravation
On you
63
Heave a
Sigh
64
Glean ears of
Wheat
65
Bound
Feet
66
Pick up the
Pieces
67
It is just tit for
Tat
68
Crack a
Joke
69
Take the
Fall
70
I don't care
Less
71
Have a hidden
Agenda
72
Since the crack of
Dawn
73
Chase away the
Blues
74
Turn back the
Tide
75
Overexert
Oneself
76
You are out of your
Mind
77
On the fly
While in motion or progress
78
Behind the
Wheel
79
She is a
Phenomenon
80
It is a pleasure to write in
Support of sb
81
A polite and
Conscientious student
82
He came across as a young gentleman who
Has a real strong vision
83
The setup and breakdown
Of equipment
84
His instincts were
Right on
85
Come in handy with last-minute
Changes and mishaps
86
Wonderful moments of events were
Recalled and relished
87
Has a down-to-earth
Demeanor
88
To work as part of a
Cohesive team
89
The project at
Hand
90
Make him an asset to
The compamy
91
They have nothing but
Praise for sb
92
He has my unreserved
Recommendation
93
In full
Swing
94
The exchange
Glances
95
Long-term goals can be achieved
In incremental stages
96
It will blow the dude
Away
97
In their foolishness lies the
Seed of what-might-be, little by little
98
His eyes gushed
Tears
99
He stocked by his friend through
Thick and thin
100
Early
On
101
A fortified
Hill
102
He owed his longevity to his refusal to drink anything stronger than
Adam's ale
103
He has bulging
Eyes
104
Add a cubit to his
Stature
105
Newspaper comic
Strip
106
She said with furrowed brow as
She gave up the search of clues as to the whereabouts of her diary
107
A stern-faced pitchfork-wielding
Farmer
108
He appears to fit the character by virtue of their
Dim-wittedness or naive incompetence
109
Under / in the guise
Of sb
110
Veer off
Course
111
Create chaos in the procession
Ranks
112
Conjure up an
Alibi
113
Side bet a
Meal
114
Blurt out the
Secret
