Unit 14

Question 1

Become less

Answer 1

Diminish

Question 2

Same distance from 2 places

Answer 2

Equidistant

Question 3

Extremely large

Answer 3

Immense

Question 4

Less than what you need

Answer 4

Meagre

Question 5

Limited amount of sth (esp. food) that you are allowed to have

Answer 5

Ration

Question 6

Money that someone receives due to sth bad

Answer 6

Compensation

Question 7

Money in a single large payment

Answer 7

Lump sum

Question 8

Legal transaction from bank so that you can afford accommodation

Answer 8

Mortgage

Question 9

Agreement with bank that allows you to spend money when you have no money left

Answer 9

Overdraft

Question 10

Give Sb money do not act against you

Answer 10

Buy off

Question 11

Pay your business partner so you can control all of a business you owned together

Answer 11

Buy out

Question 12

Buy large amount of st / all that is available

Answer 12

Buy up

Question 13

Reach particular number/amount

Answer 13

Clock up

Question 14

Each ppl give money so altogether can be used to buy st

Answer 14

Club together

Question 15

Try to make people support you

Answer 15

Drum up

Question 16

Get much larger

Answer 16

Mount up

Question 17

Go to every part of something

Answer 17

The length & breadth of somewhere

Question 18

Sit down

Answer 18

Take a load off one’s feet

Question 19

Examine something carefully to improve in the future

Answer 19

Take a long, hard look

Question 20

Receive good value

Answer 20

Get Sb’s money worth

Question 21

Show by actions & not by words to show that you support st

Answer 21

Put your money where your mouth is

Question 22

To be considered lower in value, qualify or importance than one, two,… Things mentioned

Answer 22

Come a poor 2nd, 3rd,…

Question 23

Encourage everyone to have equal amount of st

Answer 23

Share and share alike

Question 24

System used in car park in which you buy ticket and stick it on your car

Answer 24

Pay and display

Question 25

Exist in only small amounts

Answer 25

Thin on the ground

Question 26

Lose strength and feel you will fall over

Answer 26

Week at the knees

Question 27

To gain no profit or loss

Answer 27

Break even

Question 28

You can't choose between two things because they are equal

Answer 28

It's as broad as its long

Question 29

Try to be rich/successful / etc. As your neighbors

Answer 29

Keep up with the Joneses

Question 30

Obtain money, esp. dishonestly

Answer 30

Line your pockets.

Question 31

Include every part of particular thing

Answer 31

Lock, stock & barrel

Question 32

2 things are equal

Answer 32

6 of 1 & half a dozen