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Question 1

He is taking him

Answer 1

on

Question 2

If the rebel forces succeed in cutting off the road, they will have achieved

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checkmate

Question 3

Put on a macho

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front

Question 4

The boy in me is super

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excited now

Question 5

Adrian could not draw to

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save his life

Question 6

Save sb

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bacon/skin/neck

Question 7

Find the

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woodwork again

Question 8

The keeper tried to rush forward to boost

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the number

Question 9

A null

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draw

Question 10

I have no beefs

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with him

Question 11

A blatant

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disregard of

Question 12

To blank out

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the noise

Question 13

Level crossing

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A

Question 14

People have been giving lip service

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to these issues

Question 15

We are taking stock of what he has achieved

The issue has moved to the forefront of the political agenda

Just one point clear of the relegation zone

He steered a volley past Courtois

Answer 15

Produced a sublime effort

Leicester City moved ahead of Arsenal into pole position

Kept faith with the same line-up

Called the goalkeeper into action

Question 16

Courtois looked nervy, but his team showed more composure to control a greater share of possession

The player limped off and was replaced by Pedro

The looping header clipped the crossbar on its way behind for a goal kick

Answer 16

Remy headed home from a Pedro cross to halve the deficit

Does it bother you that there is a cult of personality built up around him

He is being marketed as a cult of personality

New Left radicals roundly condemned liberals for their reluctance to take sides

Question 17

What happened in Darwen proves that is not the case, not in the slightest

His effort was barren of result

Like a bat out of hell

Not to bat an eyelid

Answer 17

They waited with bated breath

The fox sped by before I can draw a bead on it

The sides of the boxes bear against each other

I will go to beard the lion in his denÿtomorrowÿand ask my boss why he has not increased my salary

Question 18

Off the beaten track

Follow the beaten track

Not to make a song about

Not to commit oneself

Opportunity makes the thief

He that shows his purse longs to be rid of it

Answer 18

Mow down like grass/ kill like flies

Have a finger in the pie/ poke one s nose into

Take the mickey out of it

Cupboard love

The hand that gives gathers

Whistle a different tune

Out of the common run

Question 19

It is littered with hackneyed phrases and lazy commonplace

I hope once the lust wears off, they are still totally in love with each other

The lovebirds are engaged

Political pundits were tipping him for promotion

Answer 19

After the game the vast majority of experts and pundits were gushing in their praise of the official

A white, studious-looking man with flowing, straight hair

He carried the club at times last season, but others must take a leaf out of his book

You sort yourself out at the other end of the pitch and take a leaf out of Jamie Vardy’s book

Question 20

There were going to be seismic changes in London sooner rather than later

He is in no position to be throwing stones

You certainly are missing the likes of Lampard

I will try to give an impartial take on Chelsea’s current predicament

Answer 20

You don’t go from being a good manager to a really bad one in a season

You are dealing with over-inflated egos who are overpaid and spoiled beyond belief

Make wholesale changes

He is sick of chasing games because of concentration lapses

Question 21

Truth be told, there are very few who could have stopped the goal

He ghosted in at the last second to latch on what seemed to be a somewhat speculative cross. That is where positional play comes to the fore

The in-form player

They dug in to defend their lead

Answer 21

Mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career

You have made your bed, now you must lie in it

Don’t expect marriage to be a bed of roses

It is not all beer and skittles

Question 22

We are always beforehand with the rent

To beg off helping with the washing-up

I beg to differ

Is this piece of toast going begging

Answer 22

To begged description

Belt and braces

He has been bending my ear about his new car all morning

Why do you bend your brows

Question 23

I think we can bend the rules and let the children in, just this time

Give it the benefit of the doubt

They went berserk and threw stones at him

Bet his boots/ bet my bottom dollar

Answer 23

He promised to take her for better or for worse

Between ourselves/you and me, I know the bride has already married thrice

Tickle sb’s ears

Opinion rules the world

Question 24

We are all slaves of opinion

Any chance they have to portray a male opponent as a milksop, they do it

To chew the cud

Relive the good old days

Answer 24

It is time for the players and the coach to bury their hatchets and make peace

Give one a dressing down/ to roast sb

Blow hot and cold/ play fast and loose

Tower above the rest/ out of the common run

Question 25

Born with a wooden spoon in one s mouth Born in low water Rise from the gutter Many go out for wool and come back shorn A raw recruit, as green as grass, a green horn, wet behind the ears She was no babes in the woods and knew exactly what she was doing

Answer 25

If you ever wonder why you are getting the stink eye for absolutely nothing, you may be guilty of these subtle actions that come off as rude Now I am inclined to chalk that up to sheer dumb luck, or more accurately, to contingency Stop chalking it up to having a bad memory As a stay-at-home mom, my grief was pushed to the side by the overwhelming realization that I had absolutely no way to provide for my kids

Question 26

Assistance for mortgage borrowers facing foreclosure I was crushed to learn that The government has given me no wiggle room, no opportunity to grow, no sliding scales that I can work with while I dig myself out of this hole I am forever surrounded by the stigma of being a welfare mom

Answer 26

Politicians would never countenance starving all their favourite programmes for such an outlay The vaunted recovery on which expectations of a return to normalcy rest also looks decidedly anaemic Menial services The zero interest rate policy of the past eight years has created froth in financial markets but done little to strengthen real industry

Question 27

The Fed will administer that 25 basis points and then dither, dally, dawdle and delay about administering another Banks will face no heat except in the applause of their shareholders It is too parochial and conservative The Asian financial centre is well-positioned to weather these challenges

Answer 27

Go jagging Beam with joy The sluggard's convenient season never comes Die a martyr's death She muttered curses and swore like a trooper throughout Not budge an inch

Question 28

There are wheels within wheels Clip the wings of/ take down a notch/ peg A little bird told me He is a regular bird of passage You have only got yourself to blame for the mistake I have consulted all the professors here but drew a blank every time

Answer 28

The blind leading the blind A boat has been captured in running the blockade There is nothing secret about what we are doing; it is all perfectly above board His description of listening to the opposition drew ire

Question 29

Her remarks disparaged mentally ill patients and those tending to them Cut prices to offload assets amid the unfavourable environment Hong Kong interest rates move in lockstep with US rates in the next two years An outright collapse remains unlikely since rate hike calendar is expected to be gradual

Answer 29

Due to the removal of one of the key overhangs, the prevailing bid-ask spread will narrow Burning questions Their souls were forever doomed to wander aimlessly in the netherworld To kill the dead air If Allah wills it A good night s sleep can work wonders for mind and body

Question 30

Palpable discord-Chelsea sacks manager Jose Mourinho In a masterful understatement, the association pointed out the obvious That is certainly an unfortunate and ill-advised comparison Have coping strategies Not a few of its members are nuttier than most fruitcakes

Answer 30

The self-styled "mad dog" Has rightly expressed regret for her ill-considered remarks Issuing their strongly-worded criticism The reigning European champions Jibe / putdown

Question 31

It is countered through some form of legal entity often using a local frontman That was clearly no contest A huge property market glut This short history is not to apportion blame or praise

Answer 31

Mini-units in the private market; rooms, cubicles, bedspaces, cocklofts, cage homes The trouble of caring too much is becoming a soft touch The bit that still gets to me is the look on her face as she approached me, as though she thought I was a soft touch and I was going to bow down at her feet and beg forgiveness The manager was basking in the glow of his impressive side

Question 32

Watford have defied the pundits who tipped them for relegation The manager is determined to ensure his players don't rest on their laurels The victim sustained injuries to his face and sought medical attention at a private hospital He chronicles the poignant last hours at Hap Wah

Answer 32

The roof was of corrugated tin, and big metal fans hung from it to cool diners eating alfresco beneath a tarpaulin in summer It turned into an ordinary tea house with French windows and glazed tiles Many people who once operated mom-and-pop stores are gone Productivity improved in leaps and bounds

Question 33

When all the butterflies have fluttered away and your wedding day becomes a distant memory, you will discover that you have married someone who is just as imperfect as you It was said in jest A Christmas hamper A picnic hamper He is the next in line

Answer 33

I cannot ride a bike without stabilizers Many of the drivers complain that they had no reason to suspect their vehicles contained stowaways Sling one s hook She is not wearing enough layers Out with the old, in with the new

Question 34

Youngsters who were losing out on regular schooling It really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination Get funding into infrastructure projects that are shovel-ready Use strong-arm sales tactics to force him into signing up for classes

Answer 34

Bureaucratic inertia I became a materialistic and pragmatic girl Shoot oneself in the foot He added a couple of chilies for good measure A milk run

Question 35

Geopolitical black swan events, such as the Arab Spring and the Japanese earthquake, have further complicated the market dynamics That is a make or break factor He liked to boast and she would egg him on shamelessly At the Class X hotel, the percentages hit the stratosphere

Answer 35

Everybody - from old hands to novice players - were in the game until moment came when the music stopped Investors stampeded for the exits and the central government scrambled to stem the losses that threatened to undermine social stability The government mouthpieces touted the rally as an opportunity to bolster the slowing economy The indicators surged, more investors piled in and then in almost an instant it all unraveled

Question 36

The boom-to-bust cycle was a crude reminder to many of us to re-evaluating the risks of using margin financing to trade shares Mary bumped a thread from last year Are you sure your friend on Facebook isn't a catfish The full firehose of data What is your Twitter handle

Answer 36

Internet memes are spread like wild rumours I will ping it to you later Steer clear of political hot potatoes His speech stood in stark contrast from last year Handle non-refoulement claims To spearhead all initiatives

Question 37

Abandoned farmland has been turned to haphazard uses such as scrap car storage or recycling yards Another of her pet projects was the arts centre Tackle the problem with resolve and perseverance Marked divergence in standards poses big challenges to teaching

Answer 37

His repeated mantra of "One Belt, One Road" stood in sharp contrast to the omission of hot-potato topics such as political reform, growing anti-mainland sentiment and the rise of localism It is uncharacteristic of Leung, known for his uncompromising and combative style, to avoid controversial topics To win Beijing's blessing To boost his flagging popularity

Question 38

Pepper his speech with piecemeal measures to tackle livelihood issues He meant business He got barracked by pan-democrat lawmakers To tout for business Four of his associates likewise vanished in Oct A put-upon drudge who slaved for her employer

Answer 38

Flashes of infantile humour to conceal the often terrible storytelling at the core of this film, which is as diverting as it is forgettable There are a few good jokes and plenty of cheap laughs It is a case of two rural boors who refuse to mature into middle age The actress looks out of her depths in this slapstick farce Romantic triangle

Question 39

We do inch forward, except little baby step by baby step Two-entree combo To unplug ourselves during dinner It is a treasure trove for would-be blackmailers Writing became the main outlet for his energies He portrays people who disagree with him as stupid or evil, using withering scorn in his rhetoric

Answer 39

Why hasn't the approach entirely swept the board, bringing all linguists into the fold of orthodoxy I marveled at its beauty Prayer is a concept that baffles and beguiles. It eludes definition, comprehending wildly disparate and even contradictory practices Rattling the bars of the prison cage of language The figure undershot the government's estimate

Question 40

For two years, she applied herself to studies with dedication Movements in oil prices have knock-on effects on other fuels The teaching plan says we are due to issue the instructions I will knock up a draft for the oral presentation That is a possible title, deliberately vague but with huge scope for diligence and attention to detail

Answer 40

Error-ridden text, but such a task risks collusion This is addressed to the twenty of you who missed the final tests I can understand the temptation not to come to class That should concern you particularly Be ruthless with the test

Question 41

I should be most grateful if you would please review it together I was only just thought of that Contempt is the kiss of death You find yourself knee-deep in how he or she bought the wrong type of pepper His life was a succession of felicitous opportunities that came his way without much effort

Answer 41

The view was the room's only felicitous feature This one is likely to make your conscientious co-workers cringe She had already scaled the heights of the acting profession Scale new heights My words count very little, very little indeed

Question 42

A spell of greenhouse work They don't want to put anyone up He is well out of his depth He played everything for laughs, especially when there were girls around We have been inundated with complaints from listeners

Answer 42

That is demoralizing our staff A laundry list of people and organizations that would have to be won over The road runs parallel to the river The increase in the quality of wine has paralleled the rise of interest of food The goal had more than a shade of good fortune about it

Question 43

Spike him with their cleats Inducted him into the hall of fame Do you think it is a pull factor for people to come to Britain Ours, for better or for worse, is the century of youth Single-handedly quash the verdict of a court

Answer 43

The buck stops with me You stole credit for their work Illegally converted pigsties Left-tard and right-tard Siamese twins conjoined twins

Question 44

He used a little poetic licence to embroider a good tale I was eating your dust I am only just ready in time this week Busy times! I worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg

Answer 44

ISAs are probably the best way for us to save money for a rainy day, build up a nest egg and save for the long term You have to go really badly; you run into a public restroom, barely have time to lock the stall and unbutton your pants before plopping down on the toilet seat Ew, I'd hate to think what has been trampled intoÿÿthat carpet Don't bother putting down a layer of toilet paper - except to mop up a splash His heart condition will see him pushing up the daisies at a young age

Question 45

Conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen and most are either ridiculous or just plain impossible She leapfrogged into a sales position In the past you could spread the blame, but now the bucks stop here This length of sleep usually makes it easier to hit the ground running after waking up Sleeping this long may cause sleep inertia, a hangover-like groggy feeling that lasts for up to 30 minutes

Answer 45

Running street battles between police and protesters Signs of fracas were still fresh after overnight violence in which police opened fire with two warning shots after protesters launched projectiles like flower pots, bricks and ignited objects An acrid stench fills the air following the burning of metal dust bins Police hosed down protestors with pepper spray Protestors were engaged in skirmishes with the police

Question 46

Paving stones were being ripped up and some objects were being hurled at the officers Protestors had become more radical due to a ramp-up in government heavy-handedness using the example that a fracas occurred over hawkers selling fish ball on the street Police fend off the unhappy crowd that flung objects at them. A standoff ensued The tone of coverage is clearly biased and unbefitted of supposedly professional journalists There are few people more dangerous than the hateful boss

Answer 46

Detailed accounts of public humiliation, ostracism, and even physical abuse It was so demoralizing More people are coming forward Soporific commentary style Your voice literally drains the life out of me

Question 47

I don't think he is cut out for commentary Act on a tip-off Man will never understand women's fetish for shoes and handbags You are spacing out The wipers go swish, swish, swish Runaway growth of Internet finance A crooning busker

Answer 47

But under the gaze of uniformed and plainclothes police officers, on streets that bore charred marks, it felt like a scene of subdue defiance Their stalls were distinguished from buskers, broadband touts and knick-knack vendors by their bright splashes of yellow Amid their wares was an array of street sign-like banners with disparaging remarks aimed at CY Leung Doing a brisk trade

Question 48

Fishballs were races out in hot armfuls, as diners strained to finish their treats before the paper bags disintegrated into a s soggy mess Despite intense interest from police on street corners in squads of 20, it hosted a jubilant scene of dancing To have the hots for your coworkers Free trade in international aviation will remain a pipe dream It would be a pipe dream to expect the council to grass it over

Answer 48

The evaluation results testify to the enthusiastic reception of the modules My relationship with my publicist was doing my head in Double-barreled questions A misanthropic drunken loner Clip the prominence of traditional themes The major decision in life have already been taken - phew

Question 49

Where people rollerblade on runways The husband was a tall and genial fellow, friendly, youthful and easy-going A crew-neck sweater Have her stomach pumped It sets my teeth on edge

Answer 49

All the major hits are here with a couple of new tracks thrown in for good measure Tariffs in the region were not that high to begin with, though You know better than to listen to neighbourhood gossip Lower coddled sectors such as agriculture Hilary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner

Question 50

In the case of TPP, the glaring outcast is China, the linchpin of most global supply chains A shopkeeper held up at gunpoint decided to fight back by firing at the armed robber If anything, he feels more dangerous Instant gratification China's newly rich should take their cues from European old money

Answer 50

It can only be attained with a "wealth beyond avarice" kind of net worth The kind of historical significance is beyond priceless The only similarity is that their lives orbit around their own social order, which is vital for maintaining a semblance of security in a lifestyle of never ending conspicuous consumption But the rich have multiplied; the nouveau riche have become more ostentatious and their spending habits seem to be contagious Conceives a child out of wedlock

Question 51

Hush money Mr Pringles John Tsang Fear of capital flight Money is no object Lets accede to any requests for groups of 5

Answer 51

We don't end up with pairs or lone students as a consequence The interviews have blown my time for improving the lesson Put on a proper suit, do up his tie