Guess what there was even a quiz section. What about this one for size?Any ideas what we mean in English when we say that a person or a thing is
1) a clock-watcher
2) to be henpecked
3) a godsend
4) a stickler
5) a conman
6) to be double Dutch
7) to be knackered
8) to be skint
9) to be famished
10)a stick-in-the-mud
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Answers:
1) a clock-watcher = a worker who is always checking the time to make sure that they do not work longer than they need to
2) henpecked = a man who has a wife who is always telling him what to do, and he is too weak to disagree with her
3) a godsend = something good that happens unexpectedly and helps sb/sth when they need help
4) a stickler = a person who thinks that a particular quality or type of behaviour is very important and expects other people to think and behave in the same way
5) a conman = a man who tricks others into giving him money, etc.
6) double Dutch = speech or writing that is impossible to understand, and that seems to be nonsense
7) knackered = very tired (slang)
8) skint = have no money (slang)
9) famished = very hungry = starving
10)a stick-in-the-mud = a person who refuses to try anything new or exciting