The journalist has used some lovely words and expressions in the above ‘story’. Match the words or groups of words with the meanings given.

A

B

1.

swanky

(a)

a return to the original situation from where one started

2.

candour

(b)

highly unbelievable

3.

A far cry from

(c)

very quickly or in large amounts

4.

stranger than fiction

(d)

frankness

5.

back to square one

(e)

very different

6.

by leaps and bounds

(f)

fashionable and expensive

7.

inherent

(g)

a great performer

8.

maestro

(h)

pertaining to a natural quality that can’t be removed

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Solution

A

B

1.

swanky

(f)

fashionable and expensive

2.

candour

(d)

frankness

3.

A far cry from

(e)

very different

4.

stranger than fiction

(b)

highly unbelievable

5.

back to square one

(a)

a return to the original situation from where one started

6.

by leaps and bounds

(c)

very quickly or in large amounts

7.

inherent

(h)

pertaining to a natural quality that can’t be removed

8.

maestro

(g)

a great performer

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A		B
1.	swanky	(a)	a return to the original situation from where one started
2.	candour	(b)	highly unbelievable
3.	A far cry from	(c)	very quickly or in large amounts
4.	stranger than fiction	(d)	frankness
5.	back to square one	(e)	very different
6.	by leaps and bounds	(f)	fashionable and expensive
7.	inherent	(g)	a great performer
8.	maestro	(h)	pertaining to a natural quality that can’t be removed