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  • a title that is given to a man by a British king or queen for services to his country
    TO BE KNIGHTED
  • the highest OR lowest card in a deck
    AN ACE
  • to win a game very comprehensively
    A WHITEWASH
  • an expression about being close to losing but not wanting to give up
    IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS
  • an injury incurred from a car crash usually in the neck and or back
    WHIPLASH
  • an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules
    A LOOPHOLE
  • to do or say something in an impolite manner
    TO BE CHEEKY
  • to hold something back like a laugh or volume of your voice in a non appropriate situation to hear these
    TO STIFLE
  • something or someone fails completely
    TO FALL FLAT OU YOUR/IT'S FACE
  • to work together as a group and come up with ideas on a certain topic/subject
    BRAINSTORMING
  • the circle in the middle of the road or street cars have to use to travel in various directions
    A ROUNDABOUT
  • to tell lies
    TO TELL PORKY PIES
  • to scan a text or listen to something for the overall general meaning
    GIST
  • a form of restraint when a person has lost mental capacity and is capable of hurting themselves or others
    A STRAIGHT JACKET
  • to annoy a person
    TO HARASS SOMEONE
  • the day to day work schedule
    THE DAILY GRIND
  • to have your head in the clouds
    TO BE AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
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