Vocabulary list 1
A DEAD HIT
THE LAST STRAW
A SPLITTING IMAGE
DOUBLE DUTCH
A CONFIRMED BACHELOR
IT’S CATCH 22
A MIXED BLESSING
A PRACTICAL JOKE
A BLUE-EYED BOY
A RED TAPE
A SORE POINT
A GOLDEN HANDSHAKE
A GENERAL DOGSBODY
A RAW DEAL
TAKE THE SHORT CUT
a situation in which two or more
competitors in a race are exactly level.
a further difficulty or annoyance, typically
minor in itself but coming on top of a
series of difficulties, that makes a
situation unbearable.
an allusion to someone who is so like
someone else as to appear to have been
spat from his mouth
language that is impossible to
understand; gibberish
a man who never intends to marry
a dilemma or difficult circumstance from
which there is no escape because
of mutually conflicting or dependent
conditions.
a thing that has disadvantages as well as
advantages.
a trick played on someone in order to
make them look foolish and
to amuse others.
a person highly regarded by someone and
treated with special favour.
excessive bureaucracy or adherence to
official rules and formalities.
an issue about which someone
feels distressed or annoyed and which it is
therefore advisable to avoid raising with
them
a payment given to someone who is
made redundant or retires early
a person who has to do all the boring jobs
that nobody else wants to do
a situation in which someone
receives unfair or harsh treatment.
a quicker way of getting somewhere than
the usual route
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