CSFG Week4 Idiom Quiz

To get cracking (v)

• To take a break
• To start working on something
• To stop and think
• To make something break

Hard yakka (n)

• A type of clothing
• Easy work
• Difficult and strenuous work
• A kind of food

To put in the hard yards / to do the hard yards (v)

• To do minimal work
• To work diligently and persistently
• To take shortcuts
• To rest and relax

To be under the pump (v)

• To feel relaxed
• To be under pressure
• To be physically pressured
• To take a nap

Bludger (n)

• A hard worker
• Someone who avoids work
• A type of machine
• A kind of food

To chuck a sickie (v)

• To fall ill
• To work very hard
• To take a day off work pretending to be ill
• To eat something quickly

To feel crook (v)

• To feel well
• To feel sick
• To feel happy
• To feel confused

To start from scratch (v)

• To begin again from the very beginning
• To finish a task
• To take a break
• To add something extra

To touch base with someone (v)

• To meet someone in person
• To briefly make contact or check in
• To ignore someone
• To argue with someone

To take/ have a squiz at something (v)

• To avoid looking at something
• To glance or take a look at something
• To fix something
• To clean something